The growing costs of fast fashion

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Publicado 2024-07-21
Fast fashion giant Shein is rumored to have made steps to list the company on the London Stock Exchange. It's the latest move for an industry that has been growing wildly in recent decades, but so has textile waste as people are buying more and more, and yet wearing items for less and less time. Where does this clothing end up when it's no longer wanted? We visit a clothing graveyard in Chile, home to the remnants of the US and European fashion industries. We also explore the possible solutions that are hoping to chip away at this growing mountain of "Ropa Americana."

Chapters:
0:00 Intro: Fast fashion, fast profits
00:36 Chapter 1: Where does fast fashion come from?
04:31 Chapter 2: The effect of online shopping
06:00 Chapter 3: What happens to recycled clothing?
10:42 Chapter 4: Stopping the flood of cheap clothing
13:55 Conclusion: A solution will need all of us

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Todos los comentarios (20)
  • @urbansenicar81
    There's no reason why you couldn't wear a cheap t-shirt for years. Price is irrelevant.
  • @Crackermonster
    The fashion industry way too shallow and generic today. What about choice of textiles, personal fashion assistance, styles, for ex. different cultural styles, feels like there's an opportunity to profit in other areas then just production.
  • @Immudzen
    If people had to pay the full lifecycle costs of these garments they would not be so cheap. They are only cheap because the companies don't have to pay to fix the damage they cause. This is just a classic issue of externalized costs. These companies don't really make the economy better.
  • Is it my imagination or do clothes just appear to disintegrate after a few washes these days? I have a few old shirts that have lasted several years, but every new one I have bought in the last few years appear to only last a few months before holes or stretches appear.
  • @catsupremacyy
    I love how informative this was for how much it's condensed! Great job 🖤
  • @PaperBoat.
    What is slow fashion? Seriously I don't know what is fast and slow...
  • @tajmajal4197
    Shein is cheap and cheap. Don't buy from them.
  • @johnransom1146
    I see sunshades everywhere in this video. If you sewed unwanted clothes together, there’s a sunshade. Jeans and heavy fabric could be tote bags. I’ve seen carpet underlays in cars and houses made of shredded clothes. Buy fewer better clothes.
  • @Lauren-zh8xz
    As a millennial I can say we believe SHEIN will make us hot and become instagram models.. also we’re broke. SHEIN gives you more quantity for your buck, (not quality) but I was looking for quantity… …. I’m defining my definition of quality as I age … anyway, great video!!
  • @kolviczd6885
    Are More Expensive Clothes Actually Better Quality? - Hardly. We are paying more for the 'Brand Tag' rather than for 'quality'. Price is not the issue here. If the world want people to buy less cloths, just don't give too many option in - design, brand, quality, and color. In that case, I'm sure not many people will want to buy the same cloths that they already have unless they really need to replace it.
  • @darinherrick9224
    Meanwhile I’m transitioning to more expensive higher quality clothes that last longer. Bamboo boxer briefs that are $20 a pair. $120 hoodie with lifetime guarantee. Thick heavy jeans that my wife patches as they wear out. Berkinstock sandals that can just have the cork replaced after 20 years. No, no, no. No fast fashion. Buy t shirts from American Giant. Wrangler jeans. Puma shoes (I’ve still never worn out a pair but resoled my fav pair twice for $10 each time. Use shoe goo to repair when he glue on clothes starts to come apart. Buy bamboo and cotton people. Avoid synthetics!
  • @ACK333
    German designers with hk can do child fashion?🎉
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