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Shopper raises questions about clothing quality after sharing finds from secondhand store: 'This is ... so sad'

Fast fashion has led to overbuying trends, resulting in discarded clothing items, contributing to environmental harm. [ more ]

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Fashion & style

How To Quit Fast Fashion for Good

The true cost of fast fashion includes environmental and human impacts.

Rethinking your closet and making conscious purchasing decisions are key to quitting fast fashion. [ more ]

The Cool Down

Digital life

Samsung customer upset with seemingly unavoidable app installation: 'This sort of thing should be banned'

Unwanted apps pre-installed during software updates can frustrate users.

Advertising impacts mental health and promotes overconsumption. [ more ]

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France politics

A pioneering bill to slow down fast fashion gets approval from French lawmakers

France is leading efforts to curb fast fashion's environmental impact.

The bill aims to promote transparency, sustainability, and accountability in the fashion industry. [ more ]

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France politics

A pioneering bill to slow down fast fashion gets approval from French lawmakers

France approved a pioneering bill to curb fast fashion impact on the environment, targeting low-cost, mass-produced garments predominantly from China.

The bill includes measures like banning advertising for inexpensive textiles, imposing an environmental levy on low-cost products, and requiring companies to disclose their products' environmental impact. [ more ]

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The Verge

Artificial intelligence

My $400 AI shopping haul: how AI is changing the way we shop

The rise of fast and cheap online clothing shopping has led to wasteful habits and worker exploitation.

Companies like Finesse are using AI to reduce overproduction and tailor designs to their audience. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

3 months ago

Why are sustainable clothes so expensive?

Ethical clothing brands are often priced higher than fast fashion brands because they prioritize sustainable practices and fair wages.

Fast fashion has created an expectation of low prices for clothing, leading to exploitation of workers and overproduction. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Design

We are creating a material monster': the false logic of faux leather

Faux leather clothing, popularized by celebrities like Kylie Jenner, is made from plastic and contributes to the climate crisis and pollution.

There is currently no system in place to recycle faux leather clothing, making it a material monster that will be with us and future generations forever. [ more ]

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French lawmakers vote to slow down fast fashion with penalties

France is the first country to legislate against ultra fast fashion, targeting Chinese mass producers.

Measures include a ban on advertising cheapest textiles, an environmental charge on low-cost items, and requiring fast fashion producers to inform consumers of environmental impacts. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Fashion & style

France's lower house votes to limit excesses' of fast fashion with environmental surcharge

France taking measures to limit fast fashion

Focus on environmental impact of fast fashion [ more ]

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Shein UK breaches company law by failing to disclose human owner

The UK business of Shein has failed to disclose its ultimate ownership, a breach of company law.

Shein is famous for ultra-cheap clothing and has faced allegations of labor abuse. [ more ]

Harvard Business Review

2 months ago

Business intelligence

The Lingering Cost of Instant Fashion

Instant fashion, led by Shein, has rapidly grown due to social phenomena and technological advancements.

The fast fashion industry's success is fueled by privatization of profit and socialization of costs. [ more ]

www.cbc.ca

2 months ago

Canada news

Shein, Temu and other e-commerce retailers are upending global air cargo industry | CBC News

Fast-fashion e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu are significantly impacting global air cargo industry.

Shein and Temu's direct shipping from Chinese factories via air is causing air-freight costs to rise and capacity shortages. [ more ]

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www.fastcompany.com

4 months ago

Four simple ways to make your shopping habits more sustainable

Overproduction in the fashion industry is causing environmental destruction.

Slow fashion, which promotes sustainable practices, is gaining momentum. [ more ]

www.thisislocallondon.co.uk

2 months ago

Mental health

Young reporter 'Are we doing enough for charities?' Sapphire Thorbourne-Woodhouse

Charitable organizations like Mind Charity are crucial for mental health support.

Supporting charity shops like Mind Charity can make a significant impact in combating mental health issues. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

3 months ago

Fashion & style

I've all but stopped clothes shopping on the high street. Here's why - and how you can too | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Lack of quality and attention to detail in high street clothing

Fast fashion resulting in waste and environmental impact [ more ]

The Drum

4 months ago

This year, agencies must become more 'capsule collection' and less 'fast fashion'

Agencies have become 'fast-fashion', offering the same services and competing for the same business.

A 'capsule collection' approach could help agencies build long-term value and create strong partnerships. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

Which Shein is going public? The one Gen Z adoresor the one it spurns?

Shein, a global fast-fashion retailer, is reportedly preparing for a major IPO

The company's success depends on whether it is perceived as a source of bargains or as a symbol of overconsumption [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

H&M is vowing to pay factory workers more. Why aren't other brands stepping up?

Garment workers in the global supply chain, including in Bangladesh, often earn far below a livable wage.

H&M has publicly announced it is willing to pay more for products to keep up with wage increases for workers.

No other brands have followed H&M's commitment to pay higher wages for workers in the garment industry. [ more ]

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