How Fast Fashion Kills: Slave Labour, Toxic Waste and Catastrophic Pollution | Fashion Documentary
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2023
- The planet is being overwhelmed with clothes. Close to 56 million tonnes of clothes are sold every year. In Europe, the amount purchased has almost doubled since the year 2000. Thanks to fast disposable fashion, you can constantly renew your wardrobe. But producing clothes at such a low price has a very high environmental cost. Textiles are the second most polluting industry in the world, after oil.
Creating a dress for ten euros in Europe, in less than a fortnight. It’s not only possible, but it’s becoming the norm. Since the fashion industry went down the path of fast fashion, it’s always both faster and cheaper - no matter the consequences.
Let’s start with those suffering the most: the workers. They work between 12 and 15 hours a day for salaries less than half the legal minimum wage. And in abominable working conditions. Chemical products in textile factories often poison the workers and local residents.
According to the brands, they no longer have time to create. In order to satisfy an insatiable consumer appetite, copying the competition’s models makes things go faster and cheaper - even if it means risking a court case now and then.
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I HATE that my family is forced to buy cheaply made clothes because of prices and our lack of money. We try to wash clothes carefully so as to keep them longer. I used to work in S. San Francisco in the garment district. It was horrifying when our country shifted to outsourcing the industry. So many were laid off. Worse, the quality of clothing plummeted. Our penchant for cheap throwaway goods is one of our country's most self-harming characteristics. Edit: keyboard warriors: I'm speaking of economics, jobs, world pollution and quality of life NOT racism. Your children are being harmed by wearing so many cheap synthetic clothes.
Boy foh delusional ass nobody said anything about racism😂. Ugh h onkies I tell ya.
0:33: 👗 Fast fashion brands like Zara have revolutionized the industry with their inexpensive clothing and quick production process, but at a great cost to the environment and workers.
12:33: 💼 A rainwear brand, Reigns, sued Zara for copying their design and won the case after three years of proceedings.
19:11: 💼 The rise of influencers and online shopping has transformed the advertising and fashion industry.
26:21: 👗 The fast fashion industry in Leicester, England operates with an emphasis on quick delivery and low prices, but at the cost of poor working conditions and illegal wages.
36:04: 💰 The fashion industry's focus on fast fashion and low prices comes at a high environmental cost and worker exploitation.
41:48: 😷 Residents of Nagda, India, suspect that the Berlain factory is responsible for pollution-related health problems.
50:16: 👗 The fast fashion industry is not sustainable, with a short lifespan for garments and a large amount of textiles ending up in the trash.
Recap by Tammy AI
Fast Fashion is dumped in Africa or Asia per pound when NOT sold off the rack. Cheap fashion ask questions about how the product created. My clothes are a decade old.
Me too 😅. To this day, I use my old clothing and shoes, plus underwear for yard work. If you stay away from Fast Fashion your clothing will last forever.
I wear my clothes untill they are broken or very worn out, sometimes takes 10 years.
H&M and similar brands products break down in 2 months
I have clothes that people call "vintage". No, I just still have the same stuff lol.
This is why I only buy what I need and when I need
People still thinking they do not have enough clothes, i would say live out of two suitcases and bags like you are travelling. I did this and i was like why i have this many clothes? 😅. Now keeping the decade old clothes that i have, if i buy, i focus on if i need it or things like wardrobe essentials or a minimalist approach like capsule wardrobe.
I’m so happy I’m not into fashion. Shopping in second hand stores or even making your own is best. I know people making their own clothing is not going to happen, but it’s a nice thought. I wonder what Zara is hiding behind?
At least some of Zara's made in china jeans didn't reach europe
I make my own clothes, admittedly not all the time but I have done it for many years. I also shop in charity shops, thrift stores in your country. I alter things to fit etc. I do realise not everyone is good with a sewing machine but how sad things have become now.
What are they hiding behind? The question is more of what is the driving force behind fast fashion ? The self described social media influencers…. I.e. noholita in the video. Who are really the new dopamine heroin addicts waiting for the next internet fashion fix.. I can’t wait…I need it NOW.
My mother-in law passed away 29 years ago, I still wear the clothes she left behind. I don't throw out my clothes until they were worn out. I haven't bought any clothes in the past 20 years, until this year I bought a pair of shorts.
bro its not normal to wear the same underwear for 20 years
@@lenas6246 What I call clothes does not include underwear. Isn't it obvious ? Nobody wear the same underwear for 20 years.
@@lenas6246 why not, I have Benetton linen skirt for over 20 years now & still in good condition -- the quality which is hard to find now btw idk abt underwear😅
Ya that’s not normal.
Poshmark is great for bras… brand new and 50 to 60 percent off.
I dislike shopping for clothes because most do not fit me would rather have a tailor.
That and the ethical issues are why I've started to see my own clothing.
the flip side of the argument is how people look after their clothes. My Primark haul from 15 years ago is still going strong, the only items I've donated/updated are ones that no longer fit me. Look after your clothes.
You are one of the exceptions! Most people wear and throw away!
Promote locally made fashion, good for local economy, less landfills and supporting local designers is our future for survival
Factory’s like these should be closed down
In the past i have renewed my wardrobe 4 times exclusively by picking up what others throw away. And i dont mean rags. I live in Moscow and people constantly put the unwanted clothes by the dumpster. They put it in a bag and place ot by the dumpster, sometimes the exit of the buildinng. Shoes, bags as well. Sometimes cosmetics, new ones or hardly used. And thats not even including the atuff i dont pick up like if i see that something is not my size. Or that something is not really my style. Like imagine....its at a point where people that dress at dumpsters pick and choose.
In Austin, Texas- we just put out useable items with a free sign. Twice a year, we have the big item pick up- that is fun! People are allowed to put out anything they want except tree branches. We also have large brush pick ups - anything wood twice a year also. Man, I would so be going through those bags ! What fun. Also, what a great way recycle!
Except for undergarments, T-shirts and socks, l try shop Resale fashion stores. Prices are just competitive and clothing styles are current. Plus I am supporting local businesses.
It's horrible. I don't understand this love to ZARA. They actually don't make something special. But it is not only ZARA but another brands either. People are bekommig addicted to fashion and it is sad!
With how fast fashion seasons come and go every year, not to mention resort collections and whatnot, luxury fashion houses are also as bad, if not worse than fast fashion. Because they are the pinnacle of it. With celebrities and influencers wearing them online, fans will try to emulate the look with whatever they can afford
I remember around the 2012..2015 is when hm quality drastically described. I was annoyed, stopped using them. As a busy American it’s annoying to have smith that rips, stretches , deforms. It also is annoying to me having to go to the store for shopping. Simple as that, with age cloth shopping can become a headache. So not just brands are thinking about, consumers themselves are ready to welcome diff trends. If it were to me I’d live on a farm with my old car and notebook and quiet the society for the most part.
I wonder, if these air headed influencers saw this, how would they react?
Do you actually think they care?
I only buy as much as I need, and give them away in good condition after using for at least a year or two.
It is really complicated; developing countries depend on fashion (and I just do not know what to say) -- particularly assembling and manufacturing things like buttons, fabrics etc. but Hollywood celebrities wearing new clothings with long, layered, long clothing long train, long hem is so out of line, they need to stop! It is ugly.
my paternal great grandmother was a seamstress though not in the clothing industry for around 45 years from 1928-1973 had 3 children 2 sons 1 daughter Benjamin born 1925 -d April 6th 2002 Constance "Connie" Marie Salamone born May 1928 -died April 4th 2002 aged 75 and Phillip born June 14th 1931 still alive aged 92 Nana Puzzo passed age 94 on February 12th 2003
25:20 not the sweatshop owner bragging about how "you need to be quick" while the guy behind him is cutting single pattern pieces out with scissors lmao
I love how they refer to someone who has no interest in dealing with journalists as "allergic to the media". If I was some influential person I wouldn't give them the time of day either if I could avoid it.
There are UA-cam channels such as Bernedette Banner where you can learn how to sew
I miss more views on this video. Good job!
When reporter shows Kirmani the shirt made in the sweat shop; He suddenly doesn't want answer any questions. Which means he totally knows about illegal sweat shops
Very useful information 🎉
Welp! I have been browsing plt but I never pulled the trigger. I won't be buying anything from there lol
I buy simple things. Solid colors so that I don't have to have a huge wardrobe.
I always say as long as I am clean then it shouldn't matter what I am wearing.
And it is good for environment 👍
“These clothes can’t be resold”
Goodwill: hold my beer.
When I retired from teaching, special education, I then subbed for 6 years. I am cleaning my closet now- none of my clothing is Goodwill worthy- all faded and deeply worn- not fast fashion. Most of the clothing is cotton- now all if my clothing is working outside clothing and cut up cotton rags for cleaning. People think that non fast fashion clothing is expensive. The clothing is not expensive- it is well made and will last. People do not want to invest for the long haul.
Read the Radium Girls… the young girls had no idea what the radium would do to them in the future. They licked the brushes to apply the radium.
voice non-english parts over!
I love zara❤
Textiles, while a significant polluter, they are not #2.
Jason derulo said look for the "white guy with the polo shirt"
A great deal of these Influencers are going to end up broke! The resale on this cheap fashion is Pennie’s on the dollar if that. Social media has made it worse.
I want to make nice quality clothes at a good price
best way to combat this practice? OFFER SIMILAR PRICES !!!!
I personally don't like fast fashion being I know I am not to crazy for fashion but still like some nice clothes if I need to dress up for something but with me I will keep my clothes for a long time being I know some of my clothes are about ten years old more or less as long my clothes looks somewhat decent and it's wearable it's like you can almost keep these clothes almost forever intell they eventually warned out or badly stained to a point that bleach won't be able to do anything for the clothes
Clothes can be done in an ethical way. Allbirds does regenerative farming their boots are carbon neutral
Useless without English voiceover as i prefer to listen to documentaries.
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That Boo Hoo is cheap and so hideous. I bet that if countries could not dump this crap in Africa, Chile, etc… things would change. One of the Kardashians, was with this brand for awhile saying that the company recycled. She was called out and is not representing the brand. A Kardashian representing the brand should tell you something! .
Fast fashion, badly made, poor quality clothing robbed thousands of highly skilled seamstresses in England of their jobs, 100's of factories had to close down.
starting to feel like if you breath in the modern world someone will tell me that that oxygen was created with slave labor and the suffering of humans
maybe if the economy was not based o spend spend spend.
Define “economy”
The state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.
What a wooze that son of the Pretty Little Thing CEO - pathetic.
When you never have to work for a living and are not held accountable, this is what you get!
I wonder if wearing all of this artificial stuff will bite us, health wise, down the road. These clothing plants will kill people off just like the coal plants have done.
Buy Art not clothes
Yeah, I am wearing a Monet mankini.
there is nothing positive in this channel cos its all about someone else's evil doing .....