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And I love how these are the same people who say “don’t bash fast fashion, it’s all that poor people can afford” umm you’re clearly not broke or poor. Regardless of economic status no one needs to buy a massive Shein haul every week.
yeah like people on here will say that and then go spend $1000+ on shein every week, poor/broke people will buy what they NEED, unlike over consumers who will buy a new outfit for every day of the year
Also, as someone who grew up poor, thrift stores exist. It's actually cheaper to get a good sweater from Goodwill that will last you 3+ years for $15 (even if it takes a bit of digging), than having to buy a new $10 sweater every six months. Also, the cost of shipping usually makes thrift stores a far better alternative. The whole argument that fast fashion is good for poor people is total BS. If I could put the money upfront to buy a $200 dollar coat that would last 5 years, I would do it, and it would be cheaper in the long run.
@@stringcheese6833 exactly, ive shopped only at goodwill for my whole life for clothes and you can find really good stuff if you take the time to look and it’s pretty cheap, and the quality of the clothes i’ve found have been great people just want something new and trendy
@@petals5390 yes! When I was broke for a few years, I wouldn’t even let myself near a mall or look at online stores because I knew I couldn’t afford it. I just wore my old clothes and tried to fashion them in a way that was trendy. But like you said people on a strict budget only buy what they need, not massive hauls.
Do you actually think these influencers bought these clothes with their own money?. They were loaned or given the clothes to show on social media Reality check
Becoming interested in sustainable fashion should not be an excuse to chuck out an entire wardrobe and start from scratch and buy more ‘sustainable’ stuff. The things one already owns are inherently sustainable, even if they are fast fashion. It’s really bothersome how capitalist/consumerist culture has eaten away at our understanding of needs, wants, ethicality and sustainability.
@@pitbulllover151 capitalism has everything to do with over-consumption and the way so many of us feel the need to buy endless things we don’t necessarily have use for even if it’s to the detriment of other human beings and our planet… it’s profit > people.
yes. everytime i saw those huge "sustainable" reformation hauls etc. i always thought, what about not buying new stuff? wouldn't that be much better for the environment?
Yes this ! I still hold onto a lot of my fast fashion items I’ve bought because I usually 1. Buy stuff that is timeless and reminiscent of my own personal style 2. Know that the means of it weren’t good so I must make good out of it. Otherwise it feels like it was done in vain. Kind of like when my mom will make a large family dinner when I come to visit and adds meat to it. I usually still eat the meat because I don’t want the means of how it got to our table to go to waste while still trying to be vegetarian on my own.
I grew up poor and got my clothes from charity shops and some cheap clothing stores but I never got things I didn't need. I wore the same clothes and was fine with it. Poor people aren't the ones who buy massive hauls of clothes from shops like Shein. We're not the problem, the influencers are the problem
I love wearing clothes that my mom used to wear herself in her 20’s and it’s still in such good condition. Old fashion was so much better quality and made to last 😍
Yes! I love rummaging through my mom’s wardrobe as well. It is also oddly freeing to wear pieces that are out of style as you can completely focus on how they make you look and feel rather than if they are instagram approvable. Who cares if something went out of fashion twenty years ago, if it‘s cool why not wear it?
Honestly unsubscribing from these fast fashion haul videos saved me so much money! I quit fast fashion back in March and thrifted everything I own just to realize that fast fashion repeats itself. It's ok to wear an item more than once and being "trendy" isn't everything. So glad you addressed this
I'm so tired of mindless overconsumption. I try my best to purchase secondhand quality garments and curate a closet where I can make a lot of outfits through matching pieces. But if I have a favorite outfit? I know damn well that outfit is going to be worn at least once or twice a week. I'll be a cartoon character, who cares! Rewearing is just logical! I buy a lot from small businesses for funky earrings or buy secondhand/antique items like keys or broken jewelry to make my own earrings and it makes fashion so fun without accumulating hundreds of pieces, too!
it's mind boggling when there are people out there really wear a garment just once?? 😭 I would wear max 3 times and yes I'm a huge outfit repeater. people actually don't care if you wear the same thing, it's more astonishing if you have a new outfit everyday 🤔
And you don't need much of clothes to wear different outfits everyday. I have 151 items of clothing, footwear, accesories and jewelry combined, for weather that varies from -15 to +30 C during the year. For the last 1,5 year my two most worn looks were worn for 4 times each! And there are few items that weren't used at all, and items that were used more than 150 times.
Honestly I really want the fashion influencer sphere to shift towards DIY customizing clothes demos. Sewing machines can be expensive, but hand sewing buttons and patches is an accessible skill for most people. Plus, it would open the door for creative ways to personalize clothes. Imagine if instead of clear out videos, we just had tutorials on how to add elbow patches to a cardigan using the fabric that was cut off after turning a shirt into a crop top? Or how to make button mosaics on the back of an old jacket with a stain on it? Also instead of going shopping all the time, they could host clothing swaps where friends get together and exchange their old clothes.
I love that you touched on the "I donate the clothes" excuse. because as you said if the clothes are shit quality why would you assume someone else (of lower economic status) would happily buy it from a charity shop.. as if they wouldn't care about quality??.. its just lazy and insulting. There's already been videos mentioning how the high comsumeristic nature of fast fashion has led to charity shops flooded with cheap fast fashion clothes limiting the choices down to very poorly made clothing. Meanwhile all the nice stuff gets snapped up by depop vintage clothing shops to be resold online for 3x the original price. I really wish that these people in privileged positions with huge follows stop making weak excuses, just own up to their wilful ignorance and do better. but that's very unlikely.
I saw one fashion influencer who sells all her clothes "to rid of" herself, and since she has quite big following it is usually fully sold in 3-4 days. And clothes are good quality items.
Giving it to charity or thrift shops, actually makes the issue even bigger. Now people who buy from there are going to be stuck with cheap ass quality clothes that are going to break down after one wash 💀 These haul videos and everything related to it really takes the fun out of thrifting. Same shit with depop and apps like it. They all thrift clothes from good will and other places and jack up the prices to sell on depop. What a joke 💀
I find it really funny how thrifting is only acceptable if it's trending, if it's cute. But wearing clothes you bought in 2017 is cringey???? bcs it's not the fasion right now????? like, dear influencer, what are you trying to promote? buying used clothes is STILL buying things, albeit not new, you are still circulating a discartable item. Plus, I'm not going to discard my infinity scarf just because it"s cheugy ffs
ofc this isnt hate to you but i just want to say that i hate the word cheugy the first time i heard it my body had a fight or flight response. also i still wear sweatpants that were from my last school uniform, i left that school 3 years ago but they're comfortable and they fit so the darn influencers can suck it!
i’m sick of these influences being like I donate all my stuff like donation is wishful recycling because you’re just putting the actual work onto someone else. less than 1% of stuff donated to a thrift store is actually sold and given a new home
I remember being young, watching UA-cam hauls and thought that that amount of clothes or makeup or whatever was normal. And I wanted to “collect” stuff just because I wanted to be like the influencers I watch. It’s insane how low key the impact they have on people is. I don’t think a lot of them realize exactly how much influence they have. It’s a huge responsibility that they aren’t aware of
I used to volunteer at a bargain bin charity shop, it was a large charity shop that would sell 3 shirts for £1 and stuff like that to try and cope with the shear amount of clothes that people donated, we would have people come in by a bunch of these cloths one week then redonate then the next week or try and resell them online, and any clothes we couldn’t sell we would get given to another charity to be take over to other countries. Like the shear amount of clothes ranging from primark to high end was insane and it wasn’t old cloths they were newish.
Since I quit fast fashion I keep thinking about how I've own these pair of Zara dresses for 5 years now! Some people think that they should throw away all their fast fashion items when they want to go sustainable but you should just take care of them and keep wearing them!
I had to stop watching one of the creators you mentioned because she had a series where she would try to make "wearable" clothes out of the worst Wish/ fast fashion items she had bought, and the materials were so low quality and unusable, unrecyclable, undonatable... There comes a point where you have to stop and think "my entertainment and consumption of this media is not worth the exploitation and abuse it took to create it."
This was so cathartic to hear someone put words to everything I've observed about about online influencing. They fane innocence at every opportunity and it's so frustrating. No more excuses.
this is part of why I stopped watching pretty pastel please. she had a monthly deal with yesstyle where she would get $500 of clothes and she consistently makes huge shein/wish/etc hauls. I think it used to be worse but it's still like.. come on.
She's been better recently, making videos where her friends pick clothes for themselves or to a theme but I also wish she would pick clothes from higher quality and more ethically made brands
I actually just commented about her channel, but I think I am going to unsubscribe from her as well since she responded very poorly to people who were trying to bring some awareness of how unethical her hauls are, claiming she does it for good, since not a lot of people can afford sustainable brands so she reviews the clothing for them and they won't waste their money. But I feel torn about that logic.
I definitely stopped watching her back in like 2017/18 when I couldn't stand watching anymore hauls from clothes I could never wear anyway as a plus sized kween.
@@6101994 i understand this because with the little money I have to spend on clothes I would like to know if it’s good quality and true advertising instead of trusting blindly what they say and having to risk paying for something that isn’t good.
Agreed! I'm so sick of seeing so many big youtubers make videos of yesstyle, aliexpress, and shein hauls (there are more brands, of course, but these are the ones that came to mind). For one, I understand that sustainable and ethical clothing that is handmade is in no way cheap, though these youtubers have the money to support these brands. Everything you mentioned in this video was incredibly well said.
THANK YOU for saying the part about merch. I never understood why people were so keen to buy a t-shirt with someone’s UA-cam channel or Instagram handle on it. The only merch I ever got was a charity stream shirt because ALL of the money from the purchase went to the charity. And I wear the shirt as pajamas, so I’m not even wearing it out to advertise the channel or anything.
I occasionally buy merch from shows, podcasts, etc. I enjoy, but only if it's something I find aesthetically pleasing and would actually fit with my style, such as graphic tees with an artistic print. I hate the look of logos on clothes and it's a huge deal-breaker for me if there's a huge logo on the item, unless it's underwear.
@@hyenaedits3460 same if it’s Star Wars or like I really want a Frank ocean shirt but most shirts I own I wear until there’s holes and even then still wear and if it tears I’ll sew and patch up. But again this is what five ten shirts I wear for both going out and gym and some times pjs
Imagine how skilled the labor is that actually sew these garments. They know they’re not suppose to cut pattern pieces out in that direction or that the stitch length will never hold long. Imagine knowing how to do something properly and someone half a world away saying, “nope, make it for even less whatever way you can”.
Absolutely! I recommend everyone learns to sew at least a little bit because it really familiarises you with the process of making a garment and how much skill that requires.
I found your channel through this video. I’m struggling with a shopping addiction and I’m finally talking to a therapist about it. I would love to see you do a video of the evolution of the luxury industry as well and how it’s following the tracks of fast fashion with fads and how it’s become so much more mainstream than ever before. Especially bizarre how well luxury brands are doing in a pandemic. That could actually be two separate videos
Such a good suggestion! I've been quite ill for the last year but I'm hoping to get some treatment soon and be back to making videos - I'll definitely add this to the list!
To be honest watching you tubers who do fast fashion hauls has helped me to stop buying clothes I don't need. So it has actually be a positive thing for me to see these.
I have to agree, sometimes it really highlights how excessive it is! And it gets very boring very quickly imo, how many clothes does one person need? It's one thing to spend a lifetime curating a true fashion collection and another to unbox 25 new fast fashion items every month.
What a breath of fresh air! I couldn’t agree more. Treating clothing like rubbish is treating humans and the earth like rubbish. It needs to stop! Thank you!
❤ YES !!!!! FAST FASHION is starting to be seen as what it is ! Toxic for the planet and the brands don't pay livable wage to the workers. Fashion needs to change. The only way it will, is if people encourage and support sustainable and ethical brands.
Glad that someone is voicing their opinions on fast fashion. And amazed to see how less are the views on such a thoughtful topic. Keep posting such videos ..,,the future needs influencers like you :)
The person comparing their mountains of fashion to an electrician killed me 💀 Electricians have what they need, maybe upgrading the tools once in a while, but not a new tool basically every single day lmao
Influencers saying they are trying to be sustainable, but then ends up making $100 thrift hauls, is the same energy is people saying they are trying to be more healthy, but then continues to chug like 6 Diet Coke per week.
This is the one. I get confused by thrift youtubers because they're still posting a haul every single week, they're still over consuming and promoting that to their followers, even if it is second hand. They'll just get rid of the clothes in a few months and who knows if it'll ever actually end up back on the rack at the thrift store or not. It's weird seeing them preach sustainability while purchasing new clothes every week.
I’m impressed at how many clothes they can find that they buy though because I’m so picky and usually just some home with like 1 or 2 pieces 3 pieces if I’m lucky on that day of if there happens to be a discount 💀 and I don’t even shop for clothes a lot
Honestly so much of the fashion industry (and thus fashion influencers) irritates me. The over consumption, the body shaming and misogyny, even just the idea that people need to stick to a single style and have all their clothes match that. It feels so manipulative and suffocating. I’m glad there’s a lot more people (like you
Sorry to ask, but how is fashion misogyny?? Or body shaming? There's a lot of plus size fast fashion channel and all types of bodys. The problem here is the fast fashion and the over consumption, not the fashion itself
We have such a normalized disposable culture that I have seen comments like "watching the ads so you can buy more clothes!" in some thrift/fast fashion hauls. Regrettable.
Absolutely! I'm all for creators being paid fairly, it's an issue that needs to be addressed, but I hope they are able to consider where their money is going and what those purchases are supporting.
Yeah, as someone who recently started working in a charity shop as a volunteer I can safely say all clothing is checked and looked to see if it's good enough quality before we put it out. The way the system works is the lower quality the brand, the lower we make people pay for it (whilst also acknowledging the type of product too), and I'm afraid, like you mentioned, the stuff of worst quality (as in rips, stains or if they are thought of as something that won't be bought) is "ragged" and disposed of in most likely awful ways (I don't know what the system is for it at all). The way influences can just joke about products they found on something like Wish to then just throw them away is appalling. I don't know if my wording in this is rubbish, but whoever is welcome to correct anything I said or suggest ways I can improve how I work whilst there, it's appreciated! :)
Agreed with everything!! Except for merch but to an extent. I think band t shirts especially are what stay in closets longer, at least for myself however I see where you’re coming from. There’s also that limit, like do you really need 50+ for every content created ever? Of course not
True!! Like I have four or five shirts from the same brand and, though I get a lot of use out of them, was that really necessary? It’s so eye opening when you think about this kind of stuff
okay but donating fast fashion bundles that will probably just end up falling apart in a few months ? a problem in itself. as someone whose family cant afford to keep buying clothes when they fall apart, im not excited for the future of thrift stores
First, thank you SO much for being brave enough to make this kind of video! Recently, I realized that I am so tired of having so many clothes that I do not even WEAR!!! I just feel like its such a waste to have so many clothes and not even wear them! I think the fast fashion industry has made a crucial impact on consumerism! My friends literally think I am crazy because I don't mind wearing things more than once! I thought it was just me and It feels so good to hear someone discuss this topic!
i feel like the big takeaway here is like you said, those doing wish hauls and making it seem quirky to do direct-to-trash purchasing. I personally have an unhealthy relationship with clothes, or at least i thought, but i’m still nowhere to this level. I would never buy anything just to giggle at the poor quality, and I’ve at least reached the point where if I intend to buy something i make sure it’s something i genuinely will have use for, ideally for 5 years or more. I always think I have a problem but then I realize I have a lot of clothes because I still have things from like, 9th grade that I keep and make use of. Clothes can stack up over time but these influencers being so passive about it really isn’t cute. And also, at this rate the donating excuse really is kind of a cop out, we all should know by now that the majority of those items get trashed. I almost never donate, only pass items down to friends or fam that I know will use it. “Donating” is like a last resort, and trashing only truly if it’s damaged beyond use (not even as scrap fabric because i sew lol). My mom has items from 40 years ago that I wear and still look great, that’s ideal when it comes to clothing. I’m sure those items were still fast fashion at that time as well but at the very least they’ve been in use for 4 decades, not sent to a landfill after just a year.
I’m especially sick of those crocodile-teary videos where someone is donating all their crappy worn-out fast-fashion polyester items to “help people”. Every time I see one of these, the real reason for the wardrobe clean-out is obvious- that young person has become too obese to wear those things, and needs bigger clothes, but let’s be honest, at least. If you want to “help”, buy items that someone will value enough to wear after you, that is natural-fiber classics, and take excellent care of them. Even the poorest, just-arrived immigrant won’t wear them, they’ll buy a lot better things brand-new with a their first day’s wages. Also, I constantly see people wearing clothes with food and beverages spills, even chunky, fresh ones, a stomach-turning thing, or stains, down the front. What, do they recline while eating, like decadent ancient Romans? While spots are not always 100% avoidable, it’s not difficult to take reasonable care to prevent and remove them! The charities spend incredible amounts just sending all the crummy, stained, worn-out, torn, filthy, or otherwise non-wearable, cheap things they get to landfills. Find a textile recycler instead, maybe that polyester and acrylic can be made into useful items, like patio awnings or car covers. Plastic certainly is not a reasonable choice for clothing.
When I would do a wardrobe clean out. It’s clothes that I haven’t worn in years. I usually clean out my closet after 5 years or so. Even then it’s usually two bags max.
I agree with quite a bit of what you are saying. I do not think there is anything wrong with wearing a brand, whether it be a person or thing, generally it is because it is somehow a part of my identity. For example, I ride BMX bikes. I like showing the different company brands I wear because it also says, "hey, this guy is a part of the BMX community in some fashion." Good video
i wish i could go thrifting and buy secondhand but i’m a minor and my parents think it’s classist because you are taking away affordable options from people who need it more then you do, so i only end up buying clothes when i go to mall from brands i’m familiar with. it’s a double edge sword because i don’t buy from online places like shein or wish, but i’m also putting clothes into circulation when i donate them. (i only get rid of clothes when my draws start overflowing and i actively wear all my clothes that i buy) but because i’m buying stuff at retail price, i only end up buying a few things per shopping trip (which only happen like once a month)
It's definitely harder when you're living with parents and can't make all these decisions entirely alone, but as you say there are still ways to be mindful about your consumption! Shopping less, buying high quality items, supporting small and ethical businesses... You got this.
Maybe if you can educate them that thrift stores get more clothes than they can handle (they throw a lot away or send it to 2nd/3rd world countries where it ends up in HUGE landfills with clothing only). And that we need to limit our consumption of new stuff to limit our impact on the planet. Which makes reusing what we already made (like second hand clothing) a really important thing to do. They'll reconsider letting you shop there? A lot of people have the mindset that second hand clothing is this tiny limited pool of stuff where "poorer" people can shop. But it's not like that anymore. I hope they'll listen. It must be so hard to want to make better choices and being denied that. Best of look ❤
There’s also fashion influencers who go thrifting every single week and over-consume in that regard too, using “it’s sustainable” as an excuse, doing closet clean out videos every two weeks. I think it’s just important to not create consumerism into content. If buying things is your method of making money/content, you can’t truly be sustainable. There’s the whole, reuse, recycle but REDUCE is the key element that people seem to always skip. The less we buy in general, the less goes to waste etc.
For the merch point, it would be interesting if influencers made something that could be used to alter clothing you already have. Like selling patches or a good quality iron on
glad i saw this because im just a fashion student but i almost thought about buying new t-shirts for crafts when i could just buy secondhand or leftovers or something. almost forgot my principals!
i also disagree with "fast fashion is for poor people". i am poor, and almost all of my clothes are either hand-me-downs from my aunt in her teens (she's 30+ now) and my mom (in her 50s now), or clothes that my grandma thrifted. they look old but still wearable. i can't afford to buy new clothes even how "cheap" Shein is. i'm sure those who can afford to buy in shein or other similar shops regularly are not as poor as they claim.
Immediately started darning a sock I’ve put off. I’ve gotten sucked into so many fashion haul videos and fast makeup, even when I’ve actively unsubscribed and made an effort to buy “new” thrifted pieces - I still have the urge to open a new shopping cart online and fill it. This put a voice to the issues I had a hard time putting into words of some of my beloved fashion channels. Closing carts and looking into diying a loom to potentially reuse my textile waste. Time for a deep dive of your channel, I’m so glad I’ve finally landed here! Also I think another point of interest is the historical fashion scene, and how much effort and skill is required has really cemented the value of textiles and clothing. Long rant aside thanks for making this video!
It can definitely be hard to overcome that mindset, but it really sounds like you're doing great! I'd love to have a look some day and I looove the historical fashion side of UA-cam, I'm sure you know of her but Bernadette Banner does a great job of showing the whole process of garment creation using historical methods.
I used to shop at fast fashion places a lot, because it was affordable, and I still have nearly all of those pieces of clothing. Some of my favorite shirts are from Forever 21 that I bought a few years ago and I've just made them last. I feel like we often adopt this mindset that because fast fashion is bad, it's shameful to own anything from a fast fashion company, so people will toss out all their H&M tops and buy all new sustainable things, which is still really harmful!
Absolutely! Once you own something, the best thing to do is cherish it for as long as possible, even after it's unwearable if you can. I've turned a few old tshirts into makeup wipes and stuff.
America fashion YT content is absolutely saturated with huge amounts of dirt-cheap, throawy, fast-fashion. It all seems to be about getting the lowest possible prices and features exploitative brands like Walmart, Target, etc. I just can’t feel good about wearing $8 jeans, I know the workers who made them didn’t get fair pay, much less safe, clean decent working conditions. Then, there’s the environmental impact of all this crap. Why are we so reluctant to pay the true costs for good-quality, ethically-made clothing and accessories? Clothes now cost about the same or even less than they did when I began my career in 1980, but are vastly inferior. But, we have had huge inflation in the last 40 years, it doesn’t make any sense. I think you’re right, we just have to boycott content that features fast-fashion. The argument is always “not everyone can afford more expensive clothes”, what nonsense. I have a tight wardrobe budget, too, I just buy fewer, but better, choices. Anyone can do this, and start by wearing the items they already have. I happily ignore trends, they’re specifically designed by brands to make us feel outdated, so that we’ll buy more cheap crap, especially synthetic fabrics and plastic accessories. You vote with that debit card, friends, use it only at good-quality, non-exploitative brands. If we Americans weren’t always getting fatter and fatter, we need not but so many new clothes. Don’t browse H&M, go for a walk instead.
I love Mia Maples she has an awesome vibe/attitude but I really hope she sees this cause it’s true, a chunk of her content is like this and it makes me 😭
This is so informative, thank you. I got a bit of a laugh when you mentioned merch, because I've always been so fascinated by how popular UA-camrs merch is! I guess the demand is there, but the fact that there is a demand is so strange. Great video! 🙂
Thanks! I totally agree with you about merch, I've never understood it either. If a UA-camr I really loved started some kind of sustainable fashion brand, maybe I'd buy from it. But it would need to be a legit brand with "normal" designs, not a tshirt or hoodie with their name on it!
Thank you for this video. This is why I stopped watching fashion haul videos a long time ago, even some influencers that I enjoy watching (prettypastelplease 😭). It’s simply not enjoyable anymore, after knowing that every clothing in every video can be so problematic. Occasionally I do enjoy a video about beloved thrifted clothes, haute couture shows, or fashion videos that do not support fast fashion. I’m also doing my fashion degree but at least I can choose to not be recruited into the fast fashion industry (which will be challenging since most designers actually work in a cooperate setting).
Oh I agree, I love fashion videos! It's so lovely to see that there are still lots of creators doing sustainable fashion content, even if they don't specifically call it that.
This video is so good! Congrats!!! Will def subscribe! The thing i hate the most abt huge fashion influencers other than what you have mentioned its them deflecting blame and using poor people as a scape goat. No, beverly, you spending 1000$+ shein hauls weekly is not the same thing as a poor person finding some clothes who theyll probably cherish and use for years
Thanks so much! And yeah, I really think an awareness of privilege and power is vital to understanding the role we can play in working towards a sustainable fashion industry.
I've been interning for a sustainable fashion manufacturing company for 6 months and honestly, it's extremely eye-opening and so so so difficult to implement because of how much more it costs to make it using sustainable materials and most designer wants sustainable but at a normal price BUT if big companies mainstream these materials, it would make sustainable clothing attainable. I just hope impactful big companies can just put aside profit and look into this alarming situation. Calling out H* even if their tag says recycled cotton, check the labels sew on the inside, normally it's just plain unsustainable cotton Don't let them fool you
The only youtuber merch I buy is from actual artists (like appleminte or Emichiru) bc they actually care about the quality and put effort into their merchandise. However, majority of these youtuber “merch” are so low effort and cheap looking. The design is just their name or a random picture slapped on for $40. They like to play in your emotions like “you’re showing you’re a part of our beautiful community” but it’s all just a cash grab.
Honestly super surprised to see you have under 1k subscribers, i thought you had more because your production is really good! Anyways, I am astounded with the idea of "wearing it once". I have alot of clothes but only because I keep everything and get clothes from family. I literally have a shirt that I've had for 7 years!
Aw thank you so much! I've unfortunately been quite ill recently and haven't been able to create as much content as I'd like but I'm really hoping to get back to it soon :)
I have a pair of FLAX pants that I bought second hand twenty years ago. Noticed the inner thigh is getting mighty thin….planning to reinforce the area to get another twenty years. Have another dress that has a small hole on the side. Made by my favorite dog ever. Have had the dress for close to twenty years as well….keep it and wear it as a remembrance of my girl who died seven years ago.
Subscribed. Thank you so much for unapologetically calling out the BS overconsumption of fashion/beauty influencers. It's so gross how accumulating plastic bags of flimsy clothing made by underpaid exploited workers is considered an 'interest' or 'hobby' nowadays. And the whole 'Oh, I donate it all' after-comments really grind my gears. It's pure laziness - you're still discarding clothes you didn't even need to buy in the first place. Not to mention, most of the clothes we donate ultimately end up in landfills. I literally can't watch any UA-camrs that promote this behavior, it's so goddamn unethical.
Another thing with Merch, those fundraisers or events that bulk produce a horrible quality T-shirts just need to stop because you can promote their organisation give back to them in other ways ways.
Actually love fundraiser tee shirts! They are usually great quality and I can usually give them to other people if I’m not wearing it. It’s perfect to wear when I don’t want to ruin my nicer clothes (to maintain their quality) or for just sleeping.
It's always thrown me for a loop that people who can afford like a $50 t shirt or $200 jeans are the ones telling folks who don't have wealth to buy more sustainably. I barely make minimum wage I legit can only afford a $6 t shirt (one I'll wear for years of course) but somehow I have to make the change to a $50 shirt? When they have the money for a $500 shopping haul?? 🤔 (I will say I do make the conscious choice of buying items that are more made to last & timeless. Trying to go for basics, 100% cotton, & do my best to avoid buying 1st hand as much as possible)
Agree with everything you said. The only thing I have been struggling with is guilt. Feeling guilty that I get excited over a new dress coming in the mail. Feeling guilty that I have contributed to such awful brands and that my friends ans family still continue to do so. Restarting is really necessary In a switch to sustainability like this, along with forgiveness. If you think you have already done too much harm to the earth, then you can only go up. Do not think u are too far gone and just continue to support such horrible brands and practices. The earth needs each and every one of us to join together to help. 🌎🌎
Ah the eco guilt hits hard! I struggle with it too. I actually wrote an article for Fashion Roundtable which might help, I did a bit of research on guilt in the sustainability movement and it was really interesting! www.fashionroundtable.co.uk/news/eco-guilt-environmental-change?ltclid=3826e9e5-a1d9-40a5-8ee7-3322dd1a3539
Well said! I’ve been diving more into sustainability and listening to several podcasts/interviews with Aja Barber and found you along the way. I appreciate the info and aim to make several more changes in my consumption knowing what I know now. I started weaving baskets out of all the plastic bags that I have laying around my house and some quilts out of old tee shirts/sheets :)
I don't follow any fashion haulers except for freddymylove. I just really love her style, and being a student with a kind of similar girly style things I like aren't always easy to find within ethical brands (I also have lots of sensory sensitives so buying secondhand online on things like depop is tricky, same for online ethical brands), so I possibly will end up walking into an &otherstories or zara a couple times a year when I can't find it in a thrift store, local sustainable fashion store or have time to make it myself. In that case, I want to know in advance what there is and some kind of 'review' and fashion youtubers help with that. And in freddy's case, we have the same size and I could try to buy something she throws out and puts on her depop once in a while. Never done so though. That said, and she and likely most others I don't follow are real idiots sometimes. 'Ugh it feels so plasticky' WELL DUH IT SAYS ON THE SITE IT IS POLYESTER AND IT IS €10 CAN YOU NOT READ. and things like that.
Freddy is someone I actually used to follow because I love how unique her style is, and although it's nothing like mine it gave me confidence to see someone embracing their unique style so openly. It's clear how much happiness she gets from fashion and style. Unfortunately, as you say, she is one of these types of "offenders" mentioned in the video. I hope that over time sustainable and ethical creators will become just as mainstream, and the existing ones will be influenced into a better mindset.
Absolutely no judgement for buying fast fashion at times though, it's completely understandable! But I do think influencers need to be held to a higher standard because of their impact.
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 Yes! Exactly. I actually recently read on her instagram she herself has been feeling off with the ultracheap fashion things, constant hauls etc and wants to step away from fast fashion a bit more, but hasn't done so yet mainly because her followers expect her to give her review of what's available in H&M. And the things she buys off-video have more often been more expensive designer or independent ethical-ish brand items. I don't think she's the worst offender by far and has been *trying*. Not hard enough, though.
Like a lot of us as someone who grew up below the poverty line having to wear clothes until they're broken, seeing the trend of people PURPOSELY throwing out perfectly clean, wearable clothes coz they're done with the trend/video, It's incredibly disgusting and wasteful.
I feel so outside of this whole discussion. I watch a few fashion influences, but not many. I wear the same wool jumper my mum made for a whole week. I wear the same jeans and skirts every week, I almost never buy new clothes. I use the same pair of trainers every day. Are there really any normal people out there who won’t repeat outfits?? Just curate your wardrobe so you can mix and match!!! You don’t need a shein haul a month to get by, learn to knit and sew. Wear your clothes till there’s holes in them, then patch them up.
I absolutely agree with you, but unfortunately there are lots of people who hesitate to re-wear things, especially younger people. I do think people are slowly becoming more conscious though!
Being poor growing up, the fact that rewearing clothes is considered bad to some people was absolutely shocking to me lol I have shirts passed down over literally 2 decades of children and like 3 outfits I rotate through like a cartoon character lmao
Thank you so much for making this video, and for calling out specific influencers instead of just being vague about it. I do understand that it's a brave thing to do as a smaller content creator on YT, and I applaud you for speaking up. I think the point that resonated with me the most in your video is the little tidbit about Wish hauls. I've always thought they were stupid, but I was never able to articulate exactly why and never connected the dots until now. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.
This was so helpful and insightful! As an aspiring fashion inspiration (I don't really like the idea of being an 'influencer' but I guess on today's platforms that's the only way to put it) I'm really trying to make more informed and ethical decisions about the kind of impact I have on my audience. I personally hate how I'm sucked into the trap and influenced by social media myself to overconsume, and want to get out but feel like there's no possible balance between genuine exploration of personal style and fashion with consumerism, capitalism and materialism in this current society. I also love the point you made about actions speaking louder than words-so true!
the thing with shein and these other fast fashion companies is that in the past when i have bought from them, 99% of those items were things i only wore a couple times or just didn't last more than a year because either the quality was so cheap, or the item was a very trendy piece that didn't look cute in a few months. and some i never even ended up wearing because they just looked nothing like the picture. i now realize a lot of my favorite pieces that i've been able to wear for 4+ years were more basic/simple pieces and they weren't even crazy expensive. its like $70 for some pants and $40 for a shirt and they last many years. im sure thats much cheaper than buying a new trendy outfit every month.
THANK YOU for this video! recently I've been trying to be more sustainable and exclusively buy secondhand/slow fashion/small businesses and I love learning about stuff like this
This is so on point! thank you so much for making this. It annoys me so much when they try to justify why they have so many clothes.... clothes don’t just appear magically into your closet mate 🤔 they get there somehow. if u have to buy more clothes than you can realistically use (like for review videos and such) you don't???? have??? to keep them all??????? like this baffles me so much! I was thinking about what someone reviewing ethical fashion brands would do in that case where they're getting more than they need (for reviewing purposes) and like..... They could sell them to (or give them to perhaps if they're well off) their followers online secondhand, they could maybe find a reputable charity shop or family or friend who wants/needs them, they do not have to keep them 🤷♀️ also idk, it feels like something is inevitably lost when you have too many. Like.... I have plenty of clothes, not nearly as many as these folks do but still plenty for me and it occured to me how their closets would probably feel smaller to me in a way than my own does even though they own more garments by sometimes several factors because even though I have plenty I still know and recognize each one, I still remember where I bought it from and why and such and each piece is special to me. Some are associated with certain things (like favorite fictional characters a certain color reminds me of or something like that) or certain people (like a nice sweater my aunt gave me that makes me think of her whenever I wear it) I don't see how that would be possible with that many and the fact that they seem to not even remember where a lot of them came from..... it makes me wierdly sad to know that not everyone feels like that in relation to their clothes or has a positive relationship with their style in general and I just wish there were more influencers out there who preached that sort of valuing rather than this treating them like they're disposable stuff. Sigh.
Yeah, I'm not one to say that a capsule wardrobe is the only way forward because if you love fashion I think it's totally fine to have a lot of clothes, but only if you love them and look after them all! And the reality is, fast fashion isn't sustained by those who can't afford to spend anything more, it's sustained by the privileged who go on shopping sprees and do hauls when instead they could be investing in high quality items that will last a lifetime.
I feel very fortunate to be raised by a mom who enjoys thrift shopping. I also was raised with hand-me-downs from relatives and even my own grandma. I find that old clothes are sturdier and I haven't really bought jeans since Highschool (im now 24 lol)
10:27 I really like this point you brought up... never thought about it this way before. Always brushed those videos off as another dumb Wish video without really considering *why* they're problematic. Glad I found your channel! :)
I can't deny that they can be entertaining, but once you think about it for a second it becomes so clear that they're a terrible idea... Glad you found me, too! :)
OH MY GOD you are out here spilling facts and like literally speaking my mind so much!!! I remember a while ago I got so disgusted because I joined a UA-cam fight on how wrong it was for a HUGE influencer to be making a video comparing real and fake Lirika Matoshi dresses and ENCOURAGING HER AUDIENCE TO BUY THE FAKE ONES "for those who don't have money", and people were defending her in the comments saying she is only making this type of content because her fans are asking her to do so. COME ON. Influencers carry such a big responsibility over the content they make and this has to be addressed just like you did! It's so sad to see fashion designers being stolen like that and to see how unethical and uncaring these influencers are with environmental responsibility and with lives - both human and animals - who get deeply harmed by this mentality, overconsumption and desperate need for likes.
Omg yes I have in my notes a video idea about where style comes from and how many fashion brands just steal from designers (and even other cultures) with no recognition!
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 you should definitely make a video about it, specially now that SheIn had the audacity of launching a reality show contest for fashion designers while they steal designs from minorities and small businesses from the very start!
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 you're so necessary here on UA-cam and I wanna thank you for advocating for such an important cause! I hope you have a lot of happiness and that no hate ever gets under your skin ✨ hugs from Brazil ♥️
One fashion influencer comes to mind, they made a video talking about how hard they were dealing with the fast pace of trends and fashion and said they wanted to do better - and then went straight back into huge hauls 🙃 (don't ask who it was because I genuinely can't remember their name)
What a great video! I love how you look at the subject from this global and logical perspective. Your delivery is also amazing! So empathetic and understanding while conveying your values. As a minimalist I often find myself watching these videos because their views are so foreign to me so it’s interesting. You made me second guess myself as well with this view. Like I do not personally have more clothes than I can fit in a small wardrobe and try to always be mindful of my wastefulness but I am still contributing to these shenanigans.
oh god the "stop making merch" point!!!! The number of "sustainable" influencers who put out merch that's just... some fast art heat pressed onto a bulk made tshirt or huddy... it's not sustainable, it's not ethical, it's not right!
As a consumer, I realize how bad it was effecting my life and the world around me, and have been learning new sustainable ways to do better in this life. To be bombarded with adds and huge sales/clearance deals, then to turn around to find your home filled with stuff thinking "But I couldn't pass up on a good deal!" Is a huge problem. I've learned to reassess my belongings and re-purpose things, like gleaning. Not to buy new clothing unless I know it'll be sustainable or secondhand. I'm a learning progress:/ Love your content, nonoffensive but frank and straight to the point. Keep posting!
The only closet clean out I've ever liked was from a girl who worked in art, she said most of her clothes we're from the early 2000 (2018) and she kept most of the things, she only threw the things she knew she hadn't worn in 5 years and probably wouldn't again, I loved seeing her relived at everything that she had throne and kept and the things she found that she had forgoten about, because in truth that's what cleaning your closet should be, 5 or more years apart and only taking out things you would never wear again
I like your rant and I agree with it. However when an influencer buys something just to show how badly made and horrible it is, it could stop many other people from buying the same item. It's better when the influencer had the intention of getting people to buy less and care about the environment more. I'm trying to maintain a smaller and more functional wardrobe, so that does mean getting rid of some things but it has to be done in a mindful way.
This is great! I know exactly what you mean with careful scripting to ensure you don't leave yourself open to mistakes, but honestly, just saying what you mean here comes across as both illuminating and coherent. I say that, but I script my stuff to the letter, though hoping to develop some ad-lib ability of my own eventually!
The thing that i HATE is that they make a video decluttering, because they have to much and after a few days they post a haul ???…and im not talking about those that say thats their job🙄🙄
I'd say 97% of my clothes are second hand. Even my period underware.(they were brand new from a person who bought a size 2 small if anyone was like yuck). The onlt new things I buy are shoes cause I only wear barefoot ones. And I only have few pairs. It is totally possible to have even bussines atire all second hand. So no, influencers have no excuses. This video was done well, I am subbing!
Also I do buy fast fashion but rarely have I just worn something one and thrown it away. I don't know anyone who can actually afford to do things like that. Maybe it's being middle aged and getting to know yourself but I buy stuff I that I know looks good on me and/or I need. I don't have to a lot of stores that carry my size or have designs that are not horribly ugly (apparently you can't like nice looking things if you over size 16) so the fast fashion store near me carries affordable'ish decent looking clothes in my size. However I wear and keep these clothes until they are actually falling apart. Most of my clothes are 3 to 25 years old. I even have dress from 30 years ago that i still wear at least 10 per year. I shop for clothes once or twice a year. Why would need to do more? I really don't understand. I work in a professional with important people and I don't stick out. As the clothes get older I just move them from work clothes to home and non-work related activities. Maybe people don't understand how much are too busy thinking about themselves to pay attention to what you are doing or wearing. There was a lady who wore they same shirt to every meeting for a year and literally none of her co-workers even noticed.
I admired the way my parents and their friends dressed in the old snapshots from the 1940s when I was a lad in the 1960s . When I emerged into my teens in the 1970s I did wear a sort of student look at college ,but had no money until I began to work in the 80s and by then a vintage scene emerged in chrysalis form in London. It became quite good and you could find second hand clothes in shops all over the city and flea markets .That has died away compared to back then . I still dress in the style with some additions added from a tailoring friend . It meant standing away from the trends and setting your own style and because it had become outdated from passing fashion fads ,it had also passed the problem of being out of fashion-in other words-timeless, and one possessed a style of it's own . I was often receiving compliments from people of all ages wherever I went. In reference to the issues discussed regarding waste- it was possible to swap or sell on items - or give as presents items when you found others you preferred. And instead of accumulating masses of useless items ,you tended to maintain a sensible permanent wardrobe of favourite classics.
sometimes i wear a hoodie that my mom bought with her first salary and it's still in good condition! i was lucky to snatch some pretty good stuff from modern shops too but i still wish they'd make clothes like that, long lasting and made to actually wear it everyday.
YES The amount of merch produced, the amount of these influencers with this shitty mindset and the amount of clothes they throw out just boggles my mind and makes me sick. Like. What sensible human would find an issue with wearing an item more than ONCE. When I heard about that, that outfit repeating NEEDS TO BE NORMALIZED like it's not normal to begin with, I could not believe it was an actual concern. I come from a fairly humble household in a developing country and just thinking about someone buying tons of clothes and then never wearing them and disposing of them immediately makes my head physically hurt because of how absolutely ABSURD it is. Damn those privileged people. We need more influencers with mindful approach to fashion 'cause this has gotten out of hand, so I'm glad there are people like you calling out these terrible trends
I love useful merch, it's the only kind I get. I have the Drawfree activity book, How to Cook That's cook book and pay for Christen McConnell's paitrion. The shirts never vibe with me.
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And I love how these are the same people who say “don’t bash fast fashion, it’s all that poor people can afford” umm you’re clearly not broke or poor. Regardless of economic status no one needs to buy a massive Shein haul every week.
yeah like people on here will say that and then go spend $1000+ on shein every week, poor/broke people will buy what they NEED, unlike over consumers who will buy a new outfit for every day of the year
Also, as someone who grew up poor, thrift stores exist. It's actually cheaper to get a good sweater from Goodwill that will last you 3+ years for $15 (even if it takes a bit of digging), than having to buy a new $10 sweater every six months. Also, the cost of shipping usually makes thrift stores a far better alternative. The whole argument that fast fashion is good for poor people is total BS. If I could put the money upfront to buy a $200 dollar coat that would last 5 years, I would do it, and it would be cheaper in the long run.
@@stringcheese6833 exactly, ive shopped only at goodwill for my whole life for clothes and you can find really good stuff if you take the time to look and it’s pretty cheap, and the quality of the clothes i’ve found have been great people just want something new and trendy
@@petals5390 yes! When I was broke for a few years, I wouldn’t even let myself near a mall or look at online stores because I knew I couldn’t afford it. I just wore my old clothes and tried to fashion them in a way that was trendy. But like you said people on a strict budget only buy what they need, not massive hauls.
Do you actually think these influencers bought these clothes with their own money?. They were loaned or given the clothes to show on social media Reality check
Becoming interested in sustainable fashion should not be an excuse to chuck out an entire wardrobe and start from scratch and buy more ‘sustainable’ stuff. The things one already owns are inherently sustainable, even if they are fast fashion. It’s really bothersome how capitalist/consumerist culture has eaten away at our understanding of needs, wants, ethicality and sustainability.
Love this comment accept that capitalism has literally zero to do with this. Not sure why people throw that word around so much
@@pitbulllover151 capitalism has everything to do with over-consumption and the way so many of us feel the need to buy endless things we don’t necessarily have use for even if it’s to the detriment of other human beings and our planet… it’s profit > people.
yes. everytime i saw those huge "sustainable" reformation hauls etc. i always thought, what about not buying new stuff? wouldn't that be much better for the environment?
Yes this ! I still hold onto a lot of my fast fashion items I’ve bought because I usually 1. Buy stuff that is timeless and reminiscent of my own personal style 2. Know that the means of it weren’t good so I must make good out of it. Otherwise it feels like it was done in vain. Kind of like when my mom will make a large family dinner when I come to visit and adds meat to it. I usually still eat the meat because I don’t want the means of how it got to our table to go to waste while still trying to be vegetarian on my own.
Also ah yes, green capitalism. Buy more things to save the planet
I grew up poor and got my clothes from charity shops and some cheap clothing stores but I never got things I didn't need. I wore the same clothes and was fine with it. Poor people aren't the ones who buy massive hauls of clothes from shops like Shein. We're not the problem, the influencers are the problem
100%! This is exactly why I put those disclaimers at the beginning.
You will be naked if you rely on charity shops in my country. I buy things from shein and wear them for years.
I love wearing clothes that my mom used to wear herself in her 20’s and it’s still in such good condition. Old fashion was so much better quality and made to last 😍
Yes! I love rummaging through my mom’s wardrobe as well. It is also oddly freeing to wear pieces that are out of style as you can completely focus on how they make you look and feel rather than if they are instagram approvable. Who cares if something went out of fashion twenty years ago, if it‘s cool why not wear it?
Look for that union label.
yessss like, legit a good portion of my wardrobe is second hand from my mom
@@chiaralinnea4335 I wear my grandma’s leather coat in the winter. It’s really cool to remember her by and it is timeless.
@@catherinecampbell1215 GOD i wish a had a vintage leather coat! I love how that memory of her is attached to it as well
Honestly unsubscribing from these fast fashion haul videos saved me so much money! I quit fast fashion back in March and thrifted everything I own just to realize that fast fashion repeats itself. It's ok to wear an item more than once and being "trendy" isn't everything. So glad you addressed this
I'm so happy to hear that!
I'm so tired of mindless overconsumption. I try my best to purchase secondhand quality garments and curate a closet where I can make a lot of outfits through matching pieces. But if I have a favorite outfit? I know damn well that outfit is going to be worn at least once or twice a week. I'll be a cartoon character, who cares! Rewearing is just logical! I buy a lot from small businesses for funky earrings or buy secondhand/antique items like keys or broken jewelry to make my own earrings and it makes fashion so fun without accumulating hundreds of pieces, too!
it's mind boggling when there are people out there really wear a garment just once?? 😭 I would wear max 3 times and yes I'm a huge outfit repeater. people actually don't care if you wear the same thing, it's more astonishing if you have a new outfit everyday 🤔
And you don't need much of clothes to wear different outfits everyday. I have 151 items of clothing, footwear, accesories and jewelry combined, for weather that varies from -15 to +30 C during the year.
For the last 1,5 year my two most worn looks were worn for 4 times each! And there are few items that weren't used at all, and items that were used more than 150 times.
Honestly I really want the fashion influencer sphere to shift towards DIY customizing clothes demos. Sewing machines can be expensive, but hand sewing buttons and patches is an accessible skill for most people. Plus, it would open the door for creative ways to personalize clothes. Imagine if instead of clear out videos, we just had tutorials on how to add elbow patches to a cardigan using the fabric that was cut off after turning a shirt into a crop top? Or how to make button mosaics on the back of an old jacket with a stain on it?
Also instead of going shopping all the time, they could host clothing swaps where friends get together and exchange their old clothes.
Yes! I love sewing and doing alterations and upcycling! I've thought about doing some videos like that for this channel actually.
That sounds awesome
I love that you touched on the "I donate the clothes" excuse. because as you said if the clothes are shit quality why would you assume someone else (of lower economic status) would happily buy it from a charity shop.. as if they wouldn't care about quality??.. its just lazy and insulting.
There's already been videos mentioning how the high comsumeristic nature of fast fashion has led to charity shops flooded with cheap fast fashion clothes limiting the choices down to very poorly made clothing. Meanwhile all the nice stuff gets snapped up by depop vintage clothing shops to be resold online for 3x the original price.
I really wish that these people in privileged positions with huge follows stop making weak excuses, just own up to their wilful ignorance and do better. but that's very unlikely.
I saw one fashion influencer who sells all her clothes "to rid of" herself, and since she has quite big following it is usually fully sold in 3-4 days. And clothes are good quality items.
wait donating means donating to charity shops? donating in my country is giving it directly to the poor
Giving it to charity or thrift shops, actually makes the issue even bigger. Now people who buy from there are going to be stuck with cheap ass quality clothes that are going to break down after one wash 💀 These haul videos and everything related to it really takes the fun out of thrifting. Same shit with depop and apps like it. They all thrift clothes from good will and other places and jack up the prices to sell on depop. What a joke 💀
I find it really funny how thrifting is only acceptable if it's trending, if it's cute. But wearing clothes you bought in 2017 is cringey???? bcs it's not the fasion right now????? like, dear influencer, what are you trying to promote? buying used clothes is STILL buying things, albeit not new, you are still circulating a discartable item. Plus, I'm not going to discard my infinity scarf just because it"s cheugy ffs
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ofc this isnt hate to you but i just want to say that i hate the word cheugy the first time i heard it my body had a fight or flight response. also i still wear sweatpants that were from my last school uniform, i left that school 3 years ago but they're comfortable and they fit so the darn influencers can suck it!
@@trash_irl3314 me toooo lmaooo I just put there for enphasis on the whole ridiculousness of it all! I actually had to google how to write it
i’m sick of these influences being like I donate all my stuff like donation is wishful recycling because you’re just putting the actual work onto someone else. less than 1% of stuff donated to a thrift store is actually sold and given a new home
“Wishful recycling” is the absolute best word for it
“Wishful recycling” is the absolute best term for it
I remember being young, watching UA-cam hauls and thought that that amount of clothes or makeup or whatever was normal. And I wanted to “collect” stuff just because I wanted to be like the influencers I watch. It’s insane how low key the impact they have on people is. I don’t think a lot of them realize exactly how much influence they have. It’s a huge responsibility that they aren’t aware of
I used to volunteer at a bargain bin charity shop, it was a large charity shop that would sell 3 shirts for £1 and stuff like that to try and cope with the shear amount of clothes that people donated, we would have people come in by a bunch of these cloths one week then redonate then the next week or try and resell them online, and any clothes we couldn’t sell we would get given to another charity to be take over to other countries. Like the shear amount of clothes ranging from primark to high end was insane and it wasn’t old cloths they were newish.
YES YES YES! You have literally included everything that annoys me too... It's like people refuse to see that they have that much influence on people!
For me that's the most infuriating bit. It's like a politician pretending they have no power. Like... Your job is to influence people..??
Since I quit fast fashion I keep thinking about how I've own these pair of Zara dresses for 5 years now! Some people think that they should throw away all their fast fashion items when they want to go sustainable but you should just take care of them and keep wearing them!
I had to stop watching one of the creators you mentioned because she had a series where she would try to make "wearable" clothes out of the worst Wish/ fast fashion items she had bought, and the materials were so low quality and unusable, unrecyclable, undonatable...
There comes a point where you have to stop and think "my entertainment and consumption of this media is not worth the exploitation and abuse it took to create it."
The phrase “ive been getting a ton of wear out of this” is underrated.
This was so cathartic to hear someone put words to everything I've observed about about online influencing. They fane innocence at every opportunity and it's so frustrating. No more excuses.
this is part of why I stopped watching pretty pastel please. she had a monthly deal with yesstyle where she would get $500 of clothes and she consistently makes huge shein/wish/etc hauls. I think it used to be worse but it's still like.. come on.
She's been better recently, making videos where her friends pick clothes for themselves or to a theme but I also wish she would pick clothes from higher quality and more ethically made brands
I actually just commented about her channel, but I think I am going to unsubscribe from her as well since she responded very poorly to people who were trying to bring some awareness of how unethical her hauls are, claiming she does it for good, since not a lot of people can afford sustainable brands so she reviews the clothing for them and they won't waste their money. But I feel torn about that logic.
I definitely stopped watching her back in like 2017/18 when I couldn't stand watching anymore hauls from clothes I could never wear anyway as a plus sized kween.
@@6101994 i understand this because with the little money I have to spend on clothes I would like to know if it’s good quality and true advertising instead of trusting blindly what they say and having to risk paying for something that isn’t good.
And she doesn’t even care about what she’s getting
Agreed! I'm so sick of seeing so many big youtubers make videos of yesstyle, aliexpress, and shein hauls (there are more brands, of course, but these are the ones that came to mind). For one, I understand that sustainable and ethical clothing that is handmade is in no way cheap, though these youtubers have the money to support these brands. Everything you mentioned in this video was incredibly well said.
THANK YOU for saying the part about merch. I never understood why people were so keen to buy a t-shirt with someone’s UA-cam channel or Instagram handle on it. The only merch I ever got was a charity stream shirt because ALL of the money from the purchase went to the charity. And I wear the shirt as pajamas, so I’m not even wearing it out to advertise the channel or anything.
I occasionally buy merch from shows, podcasts, etc. I enjoy, but only if it's something I find aesthetically pleasing and would actually fit with my style, such as graphic tees with an artistic print. I hate the look of logos on clothes and it's a huge deal-breaker for me if there's a huge logo on the item, unless it's underwear.
@@hyenaedits3460 same if it’s Star Wars or like I really want a Frank ocean shirt but most shirts I own I wear until there’s holes and even then still wear and if it tears I’ll sew and patch up. But again this is what five ten shirts I wear for both going out and gym and some times pjs
I like Currie goat since his content shows his process of making art. He makes tutorials of creating and customizing clothes.
Imagine how skilled the labor is that actually sew these garments. They know they’re not suppose to cut pattern pieces out in that direction or that the stitch length will never hold long. Imagine knowing how to do something properly and someone half a world away saying, “nope, make it for even less whatever way you can”.
Absolutely! I recommend everyone learns to sew at least a little bit because it really familiarises you with the process of making a garment and how much skill that requires.
I found your channel through this video. I’m struggling with a shopping addiction and I’m finally talking to a therapist about it. I would love to see you do a video of the evolution of the luxury industry as well and how it’s following the tracks of fast fashion with fads and how it’s become so much more mainstream than ever before. Especially bizarre how well luxury brands are doing in a pandemic. That could actually be two separate videos
Such a good suggestion! I've been quite ill for the last year but I'm hoping to get some treatment soon and be back to making videos - I'll definitely add this to the list!
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 I’m sorry to hear that. I noticed after commenting that you hadn’t posted in a while. I hope that you get better soon.
To be honest watching you tubers who do fast fashion hauls has helped me to stop buying clothes I don't need.
So it has actually be a positive thing for me to see these.
I have to agree, sometimes it really highlights how excessive it is! And it gets very boring very quickly imo, how many clothes does one person need? It's one thing to spend a lifetime curating a true fashion collection and another to unbox 25 new fast fashion items every month.
What a breath of fresh air! I couldn’t agree more. Treating clothing like rubbish is treating humans and the earth like rubbish. It needs to stop! Thank you!
They’re more than influencers….they’re hoarders. They have to have the latest trend in every color.
❤ YES !!!!! FAST FASHION is starting to be seen as what it is ! Toxic for the planet and the brands don't pay livable wage to the workers. Fashion needs to change. The only way it will, is if people encourage and support sustainable and ethical brands.
Glad that someone is voicing their opinions on fast fashion. And amazed to see how less are the views on such a thoughtful topic. Keep posting such videos ..,,the future needs influencers like you :)
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the support - more coming asap
The person comparing their mountains of fashion to an electrician killed me 💀 Electricians have what they need, maybe upgrading the tools once in a while, but not a new tool basically every single day lmao
Influencers saying they are trying to be sustainable, but then ends up making $100 thrift hauls, is the same energy is people saying they are trying to be more healthy, but then continues to chug like 6 Diet Coke per week.
This is the one. I get confused by thrift youtubers because they're still posting a haul every single week, they're still over consuming and promoting that to their followers, even if it is second hand. They'll just get rid of the clothes in a few months and who knows if it'll ever actually end up back on the rack at the thrift store or not. It's weird seeing them preach sustainability while purchasing new clothes every week.
I’m impressed at how many clothes they can find that they buy though because I’m so picky and usually just some home with like 1 or 2 pieces 3 pieces if I’m lucky on that day of if there happens to be a discount 💀 and I don’t even shop for clothes a lot
Absolutely right, however that ‘trying to be healthy then chugging 6 Diet Cokes per week’ rlly called me out 😭
Honestly so much of the fashion industry (and thus fashion influencers) irritates me. The over consumption, the body shaming and misogyny, even just the idea that people need to stick to a single style and have all their clothes match that. It feels so manipulative and suffocating. I’m glad there’s a lot more people (like you
Sorry to ask, but how is fashion misogyny?? Or body shaming? There's a lot of plus size fast fashion channel and all types of bodys. The problem here is the fast fashion and the over consumption, not the fashion itself
We have such a normalized disposable culture that I have seen comments like "watching the ads so you can buy more clothes!" in some thrift/fast fashion hauls. Regrettable.
Absolutely! I'm all for creators being paid fairly, it's an issue that needs to be addressed, but I hope they are able to consider where their money is going and what those purchases are supporting.
It's going to come to a point where thrift shops are just full of low quality clothes. I see it already.
Yeah, as someone who recently started working in a charity shop as a volunteer I can safely say all clothing is checked and looked to see if it's good enough quality before we put it out. The way the system works is the lower quality the brand, the lower we make people pay for it (whilst also acknowledging the type of product too), and I'm afraid, like you mentioned, the stuff of worst quality (as in rips, stains or if they are thought of as something that won't be bought) is "ragged" and disposed of in most likely awful ways (I don't know what the system is for it at all). The way influences can just joke about products they found on something like Wish to then just throw them away is appalling. I don't know if my wording in this is rubbish, but whoever is welcome to correct anything I said or suggest ways I can improve how I work whilst there, it's appreciated! :)
Agreed with everything!! Except for merch but to an extent. I think band t shirts especially are what stay in closets longer, at least for myself however I see where you’re coming from. There’s also that limit, like do you really need 50+ for every content created ever? Of course not
Yeah I do think it's different for bands in the music industry! But UA-camr merch is so confusing to me 😅
True!! Like I have four or five shirts from the same brand and, though I get a lot of use out of them, was that really necessary? It’s so eye opening when you think about this kind of stuff
okay but donating fast fashion bundles that will probably just end up falling apart in a few months ? a problem in itself. as someone whose family cant afford to keep buying clothes when they fall apart, im not excited for the future of thrift stores
First, thank you SO much for being brave enough to make this kind of video! Recently, I realized that I am so tired of having so many clothes that I do not even WEAR!!! I just feel like its such a waste to have so many clothes and not even wear them! I think the fast fashion industry has made a crucial impact on consumerism! My friends literally think I am crazy because I don't mind wearing things more than once! I thought it was just me and It feels so good to hear someone discuss this topic!
Continue to speak up xx
i feel like the big takeaway here is like you said, those doing wish hauls and making it seem quirky to do direct-to-trash purchasing. I personally have an unhealthy relationship with clothes, or at least i thought, but i’m still nowhere to this level. I would never buy anything just to giggle at the poor quality, and I’ve at least reached the point where if I intend to buy something i make sure it’s something i genuinely will have use for, ideally for 5 years or more. I always think I have a problem but then I realize I have a lot of clothes because I still have things from like, 9th grade that I keep and make use of. Clothes can stack up over time but these influencers being so passive about it really isn’t cute. And also, at this rate the donating excuse really is kind of a cop out, we all should know by now that the majority of those items get trashed. I almost never donate, only pass items down to friends or fam that I know will use it. “Donating” is like a last resort, and trashing only truly if it’s damaged beyond use (not even as scrap fabric because i sew lol). My mom has items from 40 years ago that I wear and still look great, that’s ideal when it comes to clothing. I’m sure those items were still fast fashion at that time as well but at the very least they’ve been in use for 4 decades, not sent to a landfill after just a year.
You'd be surprised at how recent of a concept fast fashion is! I think I talked about it in my first video, the history is really interesting.
I’m especially sick of those crocodile-teary videos where someone is donating all their crappy worn-out fast-fashion polyester items to “help people”. Every time I see one of these, the real reason for the wardrobe clean-out is obvious- that young person has become too obese to wear those things, and needs bigger clothes, but let’s be honest, at least. If you want to “help”, buy items that someone will value enough to wear after you, that is natural-fiber classics, and take excellent care of them. Even the poorest, just-arrived immigrant won’t wear them, they’ll buy a lot better things brand-new with a their first day’s wages. Also, I constantly see people wearing clothes with food and beverages spills, even chunky, fresh ones, a stomach-turning thing, or stains, down the front. What, do they recline while eating, like decadent ancient Romans? While spots are not always 100% avoidable, it’s not difficult to take reasonable care to prevent and remove them! The charities spend incredible amounts just sending all the crummy, stained, worn-out, torn, filthy, or otherwise non-wearable, cheap things they get to landfills. Find a textile recycler instead, maybe that polyester and acrylic can be made into useful items, like patio awnings or car covers. Plastic certainly is not a reasonable choice for clothing.
When I would do a wardrobe clean out. It’s clothes that I haven’t worn in years. I usually clean out my closet after 5 years or so. Even then it’s usually two bags max.
I agree with quite a bit of what you are saying. I do not think there is anything wrong with wearing a brand, whether it be a person or thing, generally it is because it is somehow a part of my identity. For example, I ride BMX bikes. I like showing the different company brands I wear because it also says, "hey, this guy is a part of the BMX community in some fashion." Good video
i wish i could go thrifting and buy secondhand but i’m a minor and my parents think it’s classist because you are taking away affordable options from people who need it more then you do, so i only end up buying clothes when i go to mall from brands i’m familiar with. it’s a double edge sword because i don’t buy from online places like shein or wish, but i’m also putting clothes into circulation when i donate them. (i only get rid of clothes when my draws start overflowing and i actively wear all my clothes that i buy) but because i’m buying stuff at retail price, i only end up buying a few things per shopping trip (which only happen like once a month)
It's definitely harder when you're living with parents and can't make all these decisions entirely alone, but as you say there are still ways to be mindful about your consumption! Shopping less, buying high quality items, supporting small and ethical businesses... You got this.
Maybe if you can educate them that thrift stores get more clothes than they can handle (they throw a lot away or send it to 2nd/3rd world countries where it ends up in HUGE landfills with clothing only). And that we need to limit our consumption of new stuff to limit our impact on the planet. Which makes reusing what we already made (like second hand clothing) a really important thing to do. They'll reconsider letting you shop there?
A lot of people have the mindset that second hand clothing is this tiny limited pool of stuff where "poorer" people can shop. But it's not like that anymore.
I hope they'll listen. It must be so hard to want to make better choices and being denied that. Best of look ❤
You can also buy secondhand clothes from online. Some people have cheap clothing that is good quality.
I cant throw away my clothes because ı cant affort to buy it again:( even fast fashion is so expensive in my country
There’s also fashion influencers who go thrifting every single week and over-consume in that regard too, using “it’s sustainable” as an excuse, doing closet clean out videos every two weeks.
I think it’s just important to not create consumerism into content. If buying things is your method of making money/content, you can’t truly be sustainable. There’s the whole, reuse, recycle but REDUCE is the key element that people seem to always skip. The less we buy in general, the less goes to waste etc.
For the merch point, it would be interesting if influencers made something that could be used to alter clothing you already have. Like selling patches or a good quality iron on
Yeah that's such a cool idea!
glad i saw this because im just a fashion student but i almost thought about buying new t-shirts for crafts when i could just buy secondhand or leftovers or something. almost forgot my principals!
Yess I do lots of sewing with secondhand clothes, alterations, upcycling, there's so much usable fabric in charity shops!
i also disagree with "fast fashion is for poor people". i am poor, and almost all of my clothes are either hand-me-downs from my aunt in her teens (she's 30+ now) and my mom (in her 50s now), or clothes that my grandma thrifted. they look old but still wearable. i can't afford to buy new clothes even how "cheap" Shein is. i'm sure those who can afford to buy in shein or other similar shops regularly are not as poor as they claim.
Immediately started darning a sock I’ve put off. I’ve gotten sucked into so many fashion haul videos and fast makeup, even when I’ve actively unsubscribed and made an effort to buy “new” thrifted pieces - I still have the urge to open a new shopping cart online and fill it. This put a voice to the issues I had a hard time putting into words of some of my beloved fashion channels. Closing carts and looking into diying a loom to potentially reuse my textile waste. Time for a deep dive of your channel, I’m so glad I’ve finally landed here! Also I think another point of interest is the historical fashion scene, and how much effort and skill is required has really cemented the value of textiles and clothing. Long rant aside thanks for making this video!
It can definitely be hard to overcome that mindset, but it really sounds like you're doing great! I'd love to have a look some day and I looove the historical fashion side of UA-cam, I'm sure you know of her but Bernadette Banner does a great job of showing the whole process of garment creation using historical methods.
I'm sick of fashion haul, I just wanna learn / know how to dress better. as you get older, all you care is comfort
I used to shop at fast fashion places a lot, because it was affordable, and I still have nearly all of those pieces of clothing. Some of my favorite shirts are from Forever 21 that I bought a few years ago and I've just made them last. I feel like we often adopt this mindset that because fast fashion is bad, it's shameful to own anything from a fast fashion company, so people will toss out all their H&M tops and buy all new sustainable things, which is still really harmful!
I 100% agree. I have 2 Euro t Shirts that have lasted me 3 or 4 years.
Absolutely! Once you own something, the best thing to do is cherish it for as long as possible, even after it's unwearable if you can. I've turned a few old tshirts into makeup wipes and stuff.
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 same, I’ve used so many old shirts as dusting cloths and stuff like that too!
America fashion YT content is absolutely saturated with huge amounts of dirt-cheap, throawy, fast-fashion. It all seems to be about getting the lowest possible prices and features exploitative brands like Walmart, Target, etc. I just can’t feel good about wearing $8 jeans, I know the workers who made them didn’t get fair pay, much less safe, clean decent working conditions. Then, there’s the environmental impact of all this crap. Why are we so reluctant to pay the true costs for good-quality, ethically-made clothing and accessories? Clothes now cost about the same or even less than they did when I began my career in 1980, but are vastly inferior. But, we have had huge inflation in the last 40 years, it doesn’t make any sense. I think you’re right, we just have to boycott content that features fast-fashion. The argument is always “not everyone can afford more expensive clothes”, what nonsense. I have a tight wardrobe budget, too, I just buy fewer, but better, choices. Anyone can do this, and start by wearing the items they already have. I happily ignore trends, they’re specifically designed by brands to make us feel outdated, so that we’ll buy more cheap crap, especially synthetic fabrics and plastic accessories. You vote with that debit card, friends, use it only at good-quality, non-exploitative brands. If we Americans weren’t always getting fatter and fatter, we need not but so many new clothes. Don’t browse H&M, go for a walk instead.
I love Mia Maples she has an awesome vibe/attitude but I really hope she sees this cause it’s true, a chunk of her content is like this and it makes me 😭
This is so informative, thank you. I got a bit of a laugh when you mentioned merch, because I've always been so fascinated by how popular UA-camrs merch is! I guess the demand is there, but the fact that there is a demand is so strange. Great video! 🙂
Thanks! I totally agree with you about merch, I've never understood it either. If a UA-camr I really loved started some kind of sustainable fashion brand, maybe I'd buy from it. But it would need to be a legit brand with "normal" designs, not a tshirt or hoodie with their name on it!
Thank you for this video. This is why I stopped watching fashion haul videos a long time ago, even some influencers that I enjoy watching (prettypastelplease 😭). It’s simply not enjoyable anymore, after knowing that every clothing in every video can be so problematic. Occasionally I do enjoy a video about beloved thrifted clothes, haute couture shows, or fashion videos that do not support fast fashion. I’m also doing my fashion degree but at least I can choose to not be recruited into the fast fashion industry (which will be challenging since most designers actually work in a cooperate setting).
Oh I agree, I love fashion videos! It's so lovely to see that there are still lots of creators doing sustainable fashion content, even if they don't specifically call it that.
This video is so good! Congrats!!! Will def subscribe!
The thing i hate the most abt huge fashion influencers other than what you have mentioned its them deflecting blame and using poor people as a scape goat. No, beverly, you spending 1000$+ shein hauls weekly is not the same thing as a poor person finding some clothes who theyll probably cherish and use for years
Thanks so much! And yeah, I really think an awareness of privilege and power is vital to understanding the role we can play in working towards a sustainable fashion industry.
I've been interning for a sustainable fashion manufacturing company for 6 months and honestly, it's extremely eye-opening and so so so difficult to implement because of how much more it costs to make it using sustainable materials and most designer wants sustainable but at a normal price BUT if big companies mainstream these materials, it would make sustainable clothing attainable. I just hope impactful big companies can just put aside profit and look into this alarming situation. Calling out H* even if their tag says recycled cotton, check the labels sew on the inside, normally it's just plain unsustainable cotton Don't let them fool you
The only youtuber merch I buy is from actual artists (like appleminte or Emichiru) bc they actually care about the quality and put effort into their merchandise. However, majority of these youtuber “merch” are so low effort and cheap looking. The design is just their name or a random picture slapped on for $40. They like to play in your emotions like “you’re showing you’re a part of our beautiful community” but it’s all just a cash grab.
Honestly super surprised to see you have under 1k subscribers, i thought you had more because your production is really good!
Anyways, I am astounded with the idea of "wearing it once". I have alot of clothes but only because I keep everything and get clothes from family. I literally have a shirt that I've had for 7 years!
Aw thank you so much! I've unfortunately been quite ill recently and haven't been able to create as much content as I'd like but I'm really hoping to get back to it soon :)
I have a pair of FLAX pants that I bought second hand twenty years ago. Noticed the inner thigh is getting mighty thin….planning to reinforce the area to get another twenty years. Have another dress that has a small hole on the side. Made by my favorite dog ever. Have had the dress for close to twenty years as well….keep it and wear it as a remembrance of my girl who died seven years ago.
Subscribed. Thank you so much for unapologetically calling out the BS overconsumption of fashion/beauty influencers. It's so gross how accumulating plastic bags of flimsy clothing made by underpaid exploited workers is considered an 'interest' or 'hobby' nowadays. And the whole 'Oh, I donate it all' after-comments really grind my gears. It's pure laziness - you're still discarding clothes you didn't even need to buy in the first place. Not to mention, most of the clothes we donate ultimately end up in landfills. I literally can't watch any UA-camrs that promote this behavior, it's so goddamn unethical.
Another thing with Merch, those fundraisers or events that bulk produce a horrible quality T-shirts just need to stop because you can promote their organisation give back to them in other ways ways.
I have to agree, I still expect those to at least be organic cotton!
Actually love fundraiser tee shirts! They are usually great quality and I can usually give them to other people if I’m not wearing it. It’s perfect to wear when I don’t want to ruin my nicer clothes (to maintain their quality) or for just sleeping.
So happy to find a channel that aligns with my morals and values.
It's always thrown me for a loop that people who can afford like a $50 t shirt or $200 jeans are the ones telling folks who don't have wealth to buy more sustainably.
I barely make minimum wage I legit can only afford a $6 t shirt (one I'll wear for years of course) but somehow I have to make the change to a $50 shirt? When they have the money for a $500 shopping haul?? 🤔
(I will say I do make the conscious choice of buying items that are more made to last & timeless. Trying to go for basics, 100% cotton, & do my best to avoid buying 1st hand as much as possible)
Agree with everything you said. The only thing I have been struggling with is guilt. Feeling guilty that I get excited over a new dress coming in the mail. Feeling guilty that I have contributed to such awful brands and that my friends ans family still continue to do so. Restarting is really necessary In a switch to sustainability like this, along with forgiveness. If you think you have already done too much harm to the earth, then you can only go up. Do not think u are too far gone and just continue to support such horrible brands and practices. The earth needs each and every one of us to join together to help. 🌎🌎
Ah the eco guilt hits hard! I struggle with it too. I actually wrote an article for Fashion Roundtable which might help, I did a bit of research on guilt in the sustainability movement and it was really interesting! www.fashionroundtable.co.uk/news/eco-guilt-environmental-change?ltclid=3826e9e5-a1d9-40a5-8ee7-3322dd1a3539
Well said! I’ve been diving more into sustainability and listening to several podcasts/interviews with Aja Barber and found you along the way. I appreciate the info and aim to make several more changes in my consumption knowing what I know now. I started weaving baskets out of all the plastic bags that I have laying around my house and some quilts out of old tee shirts/sheets :)
Ahh Aja is great, welcome! Sounds like you're already making great progress
Thanks for making this video. I had thought this with some videos I had seen. I'm glad there's someone pointing this out. ❤
I don't follow any fashion haulers except for freddymylove. I just really love her style, and being a student with a kind of similar girly style things I like aren't always easy to find within ethical brands (I also have lots of sensory sensitives so buying secondhand online on things like depop is tricky, same for online ethical brands), so I possibly will end up walking into an &otherstories or zara a couple times a year when I can't find it in a thrift store, local sustainable fashion store or have time to make it myself. In that case, I want to know in advance what there is and some kind of 'review' and fashion youtubers help with that. And in freddy's case, we have the same size and I could try to buy something she throws out and puts on her depop once in a while. Never done so though.
That said, and she and likely most others I don't follow are real idiots sometimes. 'Ugh it feels so plasticky' WELL DUH IT SAYS ON THE SITE IT IS POLYESTER AND IT IS €10 CAN YOU NOT READ. and things like that.
Freddy is someone I actually used to follow because I love how unique her style is, and although it's nothing like mine it gave me confidence to see someone embracing their unique style so openly. It's clear how much happiness she gets from fashion and style. Unfortunately, as you say, she is one of these types of "offenders" mentioned in the video. I hope that over time sustainable and ethical creators will become just as mainstream, and the existing ones will be influenced into a better mindset.
Absolutely no judgement for buying fast fashion at times though, it's completely understandable! But I do think influencers need to be held to a higher standard because of their impact.
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 Yes! Exactly. I actually recently read on her instagram she herself has been feeling off with the ultracheap fashion things, constant hauls etc and wants to step away from fast fashion a bit more, but hasn't done so yet mainly because her followers expect her to give her review of what's available in H&M. And the things she buys off-video have more often been more expensive designer or independent ethical-ish brand items. I don't think she's the worst offender by far and has been *trying*. Not hard enough, though.
Like a lot of us as someone who grew up below the poverty line having to wear clothes until they're broken, seeing the trend of people PURPOSELY throwing out perfectly clean, wearable clothes coz they're done with the trend/video, It's incredibly disgusting and wasteful.
I feel so outside of this whole discussion. I watch a few fashion influences, but not many. I wear the same wool jumper my mum made for a whole week. I wear the same jeans and skirts every week, I almost never buy new clothes. I use the same pair of trainers every day. Are there really any normal people out there who won’t repeat outfits?? Just curate your wardrobe so you can mix and match!!! You don’t need a shein haul a month to get by, learn to knit and sew. Wear your clothes till there’s holes in them, then patch them up.
I absolutely agree with you, but unfortunately there are lots of people who hesitate to re-wear things, especially younger people. I do think people are slowly becoming more conscious though!
Being poor growing up, the fact that rewearing clothes is considered bad to some people was absolutely shocking to me lol
I have shirts passed down over literally 2 decades of children and like 3 outfits I rotate through like a cartoon character lmao
Thank you so much for making this video, and for calling out specific influencers instead of just being vague about it. I do understand that it's a brave thing to do as a smaller content creator on YT, and I applaud you for speaking up. I think the point that resonated with me the most in your video is the little tidbit about Wish hauls. I've always thought they were stupid, but I was never able to articulate exactly why and never connected the dots until now. Thank you for bringing that to our attention.
I’m mad at how they get sponsored by Shien and brag about how nice they are with absolutely no regards for the sweat shops making them!
I really think there's a lack of understanding in our generation about what good quality clothing looks and feels like as well.
This was so helpful and insightful! As an aspiring fashion inspiration (I don't really like the idea of being an 'influencer' but I guess on today's platforms that's the only way to put it) I'm really trying to make more informed and ethical decisions about the kind of impact I have on my audience. I personally hate how I'm sucked into the trap and influenced by social media myself to overconsume, and want to get out but feel like there's no possible balance between genuine exploration of personal style and fashion with consumerism, capitalism and materialism in this current society. I also love the point you made about actions speaking louder than words-so true!
the thing with shein and these other fast fashion companies is that in the past when i have bought from them, 99% of those items were things i only wore a couple times or just didn't last more than a year because either the quality was so cheap, or the item was a very trendy piece that didn't look cute in a few months. and some i never even ended up wearing because they just looked nothing like the picture. i now realize a lot of my favorite pieces that i've been able to wear for 4+ years were more basic/simple pieces and they weren't even crazy expensive. its like $70 for some pants and $40 for a shirt and they last many years. im sure thats much cheaper than buying a new trendy outfit every month.
THANK YOU for this video! recently I've been trying to be more sustainable and exclusively buy secondhand/slow fashion/small businesses and I love learning about stuff like this
This is so on point! thank you so much for making this. It annoys me so much when they try to justify why they have so many clothes.... clothes don’t just appear magically into your closet mate 🤔 they get there somehow. if u have to buy more clothes than you can realistically use (like for review videos and such) you don't???? have??? to keep them all??????? like this baffles me so much! I was thinking about what someone reviewing ethical fashion brands would do in that case where they're getting more than they need (for reviewing purposes) and like..... They could sell them to (or give them to perhaps if they're well off) their followers online secondhand, they could maybe find a reputable charity shop or family or friend who wants/needs them, they do not have to keep them 🤷♀️
also idk, it feels like something is inevitably lost when you have too many. Like.... I have plenty of clothes, not nearly as many as these folks do but still plenty for me and it occured to me how their closets would probably feel smaller to me in a way than my own does even though they own more garments by sometimes several factors because even though I have plenty I still know and recognize each one, I still remember where I bought it from and why and such and each piece is special to me. Some are associated with certain things (like favorite fictional characters a certain color reminds me of or something like that) or certain people (like a nice sweater my aunt gave me that makes me think of her whenever I wear it) I don't see how that would be possible with that many and the fact that they seem to not even remember where a lot of them came from..... it makes me wierdly sad to know that not everyone feels like that in relation to their clothes or has a positive relationship with their style in general and I just wish there were more influencers out there who preached that sort of valuing rather than this treating them like they're disposable stuff. Sigh.
Yeah, I'm not one to say that a capsule wardrobe is the only way forward because if you love fashion I think it's totally fine to have a lot of clothes, but only if you love them and look after them all! And the reality is, fast fashion isn't sustained by those who can't afford to spend anything more, it's sustained by the privileged who go on shopping sprees and do hauls when instead they could be investing in high quality items that will last a lifetime.
This was a really interesting and important video. Thank you so much. I hope you keep calling out these issues.
I feel very fortunate to be raised by a mom who enjoys thrift shopping. I also was raised with hand-me-downs from relatives and even my own grandma. I find that old clothes are sturdier and I haven't really bought jeans since Highschool (im now 24 lol)
10:27 I really like this point you brought up... never thought about it this way before. Always brushed those videos off as another dumb Wish video without really considering *why* they're problematic. Glad I found your channel! :)
I can't deny that they can be entertaining, but once you think about it for a second it becomes so clear that they're a terrible idea... Glad you found me, too! :)
OMG, you are so right! I’m so tired of this fashion obsession
OH MY GOD you are out here spilling facts and like literally speaking my mind so much!!! I remember a while ago I got so disgusted because I joined a UA-cam fight on how wrong it was for a HUGE influencer to be making a video comparing real and fake Lirika Matoshi dresses and ENCOURAGING HER AUDIENCE TO BUY THE FAKE ONES "for those who don't have money", and people were defending her in the comments saying she is only making this type of content because her fans are asking her to do so. COME ON. Influencers carry such a big responsibility over the content they make and this has to be addressed just like you did! It's so sad to see fashion designers being stolen like that and to see how unethical and uncaring these influencers are with environmental responsibility and with lives - both human and animals - who get deeply harmed by this mentality, overconsumption and desperate need for likes.
Omg yes I have in my notes a video idea about where style comes from and how many fashion brands just steal from designers (and even other cultures) with no recognition!
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 you should definitely make a video about it, specially now that SheIn had the audacity of launching a reality show contest for fashion designers while they steal designs from minorities and small businesses from the very start!
@@thesustainablefashionguru5237 you're so necessary here on UA-cam and I wanna thank you for advocating for such an important cause! I hope you have a lot of happiness and that no hate ever gets under your skin ✨ hugs from Brazil ♥️
@@BlogCIL omg I hadn't heard about that, I'll definitely check it out
One fashion influencer comes to mind, they made a video talking about how hard they were dealing with the fast pace of trends and fashion and said they wanted to do better - and then went straight back into huge hauls 🙃
(don't ask who it was because I genuinely can't remember their name)
What a great video! I love how you look at the subject from this global and logical perspective. Your delivery is also amazing! So empathetic and understanding while conveying your values. As a minimalist I often find myself watching these videos because their views are so foreign to me so it’s interesting. You made me second guess myself as well with this view. Like I do not personally have more clothes than I can fit in a small wardrobe and try to always be mindful of my wastefulness but I am still contributing to these shenanigans.
I really love your content because I’m starting to do fashion videos and I don’t want my videos to come off the wrong way so thank youu so much 🥺💕
So happy to help! Good luck with your channel :)
Thank you for this. The merch callout in particular was something I needed to hear today.
oh god the "stop making merch" point!!!! The number of "sustainable" influencers who put out merch that's just... some fast art heat pressed onto a bulk made tshirt or huddy... it's not sustainable, it's not ethical, it's not right!
As a consumer, I realize how bad it was effecting my life and the world around me, and have been learning new sustainable ways to do better in this life. To be bombarded with adds and huge sales/clearance deals, then to turn around to find your home filled with stuff thinking "But I couldn't pass up on a good deal!" Is a huge problem. I've learned to reassess my belongings and re-purpose things, like gleaning. Not to buy new clothing unless I know it'll be sustainable or secondhand. I'm a learning progress:/ Love your content, nonoffensive but frank and straight to the point. Keep posting!
I love vintage fashion and my grandma gives me her old clothes and clothes that didn’t fit her. I love dressing the way I do :)
The only closet clean out I've ever liked was from a girl who worked in art, she said most of her clothes we're from the early 2000 (2018) and she kept most of the things, she only threw the things she knew she hadn't worn in 5 years and probably wouldn't again, I loved seeing her relived at everything that she had throne and kept and the things she found that she had forgoten about, because in truth that's what cleaning your closet should be, 5 or more years apart and only taking out things you would never wear again
I like your rant and I agree with it. However when an influencer buys something just to show how badly made and horrible it is, it could stop many other people from buying the same item. It's better when the influencer had the intention of getting people to buy less and care about the environment more. I'm trying to maintain a smaller and more functional wardrobe, so that does mean getting rid of some things but it has to be done in a mindful way.
This is great! I know exactly what you mean with careful scripting to ensure you don't leave yourself open to mistakes, but honestly, just saying what you mean here comes across as both illuminating and coherent. I say that, but I script my stuff to the letter, though hoping to develop some ad-lib ability of my own eventually!
Thanks! Yeah I'm hoping to do a combination of both as well :)
Thank you so much for making this video! Such an important message. Pls keep doing videos, you're fab ☺️
Thanks so much! I have lots more on the way
The thing that i HATE is that they make a video decluttering, because they have to much and after a few days they post a haul ???…and im not talking about those that say thats their job🙄🙄
I'd say 97% of my clothes are second hand. Even my period underware.(they were brand new from a person who bought a size 2 small if anyone was like yuck). The onlt new things I buy are shoes cause I only wear barefoot ones. And I only have few pairs. It is totally possible to have even bussines atire all second hand. So no, influencers have no excuses. This video was done well, I am subbing!
Also I do buy fast fashion but rarely have I just worn something one and thrown it away. I don't know anyone who can actually afford to do things like that. Maybe it's being middle aged and getting to know yourself but I buy stuff I that I know looks good on me and/or I need. I don't have to a lot of stores that carry my size or have designs that are not horribly ugly (apparently you can't like nice looking things if you over size 16) so the fast fashion store near me carries affordable'ish decent looking clothes in my size. However I wear and keep these clothes until they are actually falling apart. Most of my clothes are 3 to 25 years old. I even have dress from 30 years ago that i still wear at least 10 per year. I shop for clothes once or twice a year. Why would need to do more? I really don't understand.
I work in a professional with important people and I don't stick out.
As the clothes get older I just move them from work clothes to home and non-work related activities.
Maybe people don't understand how much are too busy thinking about themselves to pay attention to what you are doing or wearing.
There was a lady who wore they same shirt to every meeting for a year and literally none of her co-workers even noticed.
I admired the way my parents and their friends dressed in the old snapshots from the 1940s when I was a lad in the 1960s . When I emerged into my teens in the 1970s I did wear a sort of student look at college ,but had no money until I began to work in the 80s and by then a vintage scene emerged in chrysalis form in London. It became quite good and you could find second hand clothes in shops all over the city and flea markets .That has died away compared to back then . I still dress in the style with some additions added from a tailoring friend . It meant standing away from the trends and setting your own style and because it had become outdated from passing fashion fads ,it had also passed the problem of being out of fashion-in other words-timeless, and one possessed a style of it's own . I was often receiving compliments from people of all ages wherever I went. In reference to the issues discussed regarding waste- it was possible to swap or sell on items - or give as presents items when you found others you preferred. And instead of accumulating masses of useless items ,you tended to maintain a sensible permanent wardrobe of favourite classics.
You popped off with this video. Such a read! Thank you for your insight!
sometimes i wear a hoodie that my mom bought with her first salary and it's still in good condition! i was lucky to snatch some pretty good stuff from modern shops too but i still wish they'd make clothes like that, long lasting and made to actually wear it everyday.
Let's not call them influencers. Call them sales people
YES
The amount of merch produced, the amount of these influencers with this shitty mindset and the amount of clothes they throw out just boggles my mind and makes me sick. Like. What sensible human would find an issue with wearing an item more than ONCE. When I heard about that, that outfit repeating NEEDS TO BE NORMALIZED like it's not normal to begin with, I could not believe it was an actual concern. I come from a fairly humble household in a developing country and just thinking about someone buying tons of clothes and then never wearing them and disposing of them immediately makes my head physically hurt because of how absolutely ABSURD it is. Damn those privileged people. We need more influencers with mindful approach to fashion 'cause this has gotten out of hand, so I'm glad there are people like you calling out these terrible trends
I love useful merch, it's the only kind I get. I have the Drawfree activity book, How to Cook That's cook book and pay for Christen McConnell's paitrion. The shirts never vibe with me.
That’s why make my own clothes and buy them second hand
Once you learn to make your own, you never go back!