"Judging by the sale and well-stocked rails, the items didn't appear to be in demand, and with so many identikit sequin garments in existence (more than 500 black sequin vests at the same price and under on Vinted at the time of writing in the UK), what's the point of producing more every year? You may have guessed I am not a fan of sequins."
"Aside from being itchy and uncomfortable to wear, they come with myriad environmental issues. Like the polyester they're often stitched to, sequins are made from plastic, which is oil-derived and highly energy intensive to produce. In order to fashion them into sequins, discs need to be punched out of a sheet of shiny plastic, which means 33% of the material is wasted during production."
"The damage continues once they're in our possession. Sequins are prone to falling off garments, leaving plastic litter all over the planet for hundreds, if not thousands, of years (yes, I will bang this drum again come summer's festival season). When washed, they release microplastics into the water system and the environment. But many will never even make it into the wash: according to Oxfam, most sequin items are worn an average of just five times before being thrown away."
Supermarkets and retailers increasingly stock nearly identical sequin womenswear that is heavily discounted shortly after release, indicating overproduction and low consumer demand. Sequins are plastic discs attached to polyester fabrics, requiring energy-intensive, oil-derived production and generating about 33% material waste when punched from sheets. Garment workers who sew sequins are unlikely to receive fair wages. Sequins detach easily, creating persistent plastic litter and releasing microplastics when washed. Most sequin garments are worn an average of only five times before disposal. Claims about ‘recycled’ sequins often do not mean old sequins were reused. The lifecycle impacts make many sequin items environmentally and ethically problematic.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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