As someone who worked in fast fashion industry, for last 10 years I only shop in second hand shops and only buying clothes from natural fabrics. I count myself blessed as I can make any garment I want. But offering that service for other people I find out that not many willing to pay for remaking /restyling garments...
True I have had a few garments altered here in the US through a local tailor shop, and to have pants shortened or a zipper replaced usually costs more than the item when it was new. Because I am petite, most of the mass-produced items are not flattering on me because I'm not 5'9 with nice curves. indiglo (?spelling) is another cheap retailer but the quality is so low-end I can't imagine anything making it though one round in the washing machine
As a sewer I've refused to spend what the boutiques were asking for synthetic fabrics. I was, however, willing to pay a high price for suits made from good quality fabrics which were sewn in New Zealand.
I make my own clothes. Learned how to sew on RU-vid and online. Bought a few books, two second hand sewing machines that work flawlessly and I’ve saved so much money. I buy almost everything second. No regrets
This video and others like it ought to be shown in schools. A lot of young people really care about the environment, and about injustice, so they would change if they were given the facts. Perhaps the makers of this docu could approach schools.
I appreciate how authentic this was and how honest and thorough this inspection was. I did not expect the CEO of boohoo to be confronted but appreciate that moconomy and the reporter went so far to try. The final story of the people producing viscose and their illness was tear-inducing, and the fact that nobody glossed over the dim future of the continued pollution from fast fashion was heartbreaking but I deeply appreciate the authenticity.
After many documentaries like this one i have turned to second hand thrift shops and cloth swapping with friends. I buy almost 90% used with the exception of undergarments and some other small things. i will be 64, i always look chic/fashionable and smart. In the end its not WHAT you wear BUT HOW you wear it.
Well stated😊. You are no doubt a better person for not buying into high-end brands and not just junk fast fashion which is destructive to humans and the planet. 45:04
So they have a problem and should be ashamed if they are serious. You should be proud.I myself look after my clothing so I do have some a years and they look like new and fashionable and classy
Price is irrelevant to quality at a certain point. Knowing which materials are investments in terms of how they will age with you and be able to be repaired is more important than any price number as long as people are paid for their time
An alternative to fast fashion is to buy used on EBay, Poshmark, Mercari or at thrift stores. Vintage clothing is becoming very popular. Some young women are becoming aware of the pollution and working conditions of fast fashion. Fascinating video!
Secondhand is a good place to start but keep in mind that these companies look for how much their vintage/preloved items sell for in order to put up prices. With resellers making more profit than the people who first sewed the clothing it’s becoming an industry that does not care about the environment anymore. Thrift stores are a symptom of a problem which is still too much clothing.
It can also encourage buyers to continue to buy more, wich makes the retailers to get more and becomes this never ending cycle again. Consummers mindset needs to also shift to buy less.
Never wear any clothes for just ones or twice. After l buy something, always wear many years. Always repair garments, always looking for alternatives to buy more sustainable clothes 😊
CS2 isn’t a joke! My husband’s in the oilfield and has to wear a C02 monitor daily. This entire documentary makes me sad for this world. How unfair life is for so many people.
I spend money on buying natural fiber (linen, cotton etc.) and I make most of my clothes, the work involved is satisfying for me to produce a piece that fits and is made by me. I keep and mend them for years.
I know some people that sell plain unbranded high quality t-shirts. In some shops the t-shirts retail for £90. Shoppers and retailers are impressed by the quality. One older retailer of the t-shirts told them that when she started off, in the late 1970s, all t-shirts she sold were of that quality.
Thank you for telling me that viscose is made from trees.... I'm ashamed to say that I wasn't aware of that. Now, however, I will never buy a NEW garment made from viscose ever again. I already buy most of my clothes from souks or charity shops, this excellent documentary has boosted that drive. I also now understand why there are so many bad 'boutiques' in low-end malls that sell these kind of clothes which are made in Leicester. I walk in and walk out. Same with Zara, PushN' Pull, etc. Rubbish design, quality and durability. Total waste of money and one looks classless: fake.
Couldn’t agree more with you. I rather spend more on a piece of clothing that will last me for years vs. something that will fall apart in a wash or two. 👍
Props to all the individuals who spoke out. And thank you guys for going undercover, trying to document what's really going on against those big companies. Truly history plays a large part here. Companies want to maximize profits --> they go to developing countries where they can get away with stuff. Government there can't do much about it because they need the money... even if it comes in the form of labor exploitation. They can't afford to lose that source of income. How do we fix this? The most effective way is legislature regulations at the heartlands of these big companies... Europe and North America. In other words, PUSH FOR LEGAL ACTION. Shein faced backlash for hiding so much and legal complications are tailing it (source if I can find it will be linked later). As consumers, we can minimize our buying and/or support sustainable businesses (USE AS SOURCES FOR BRANDS: , GOOD ON YOU). Just remember we'll need legal stuff to combat the darker side of capitalism.
I've been wearing the same clothes for twenty years. I only buy new underwear, socks, and occasionally pajamas, and then only when absolutely necessary.
I'm exactly the same. By the time I've finished with anything it's so worn out that it wouldn't be any good to anyone else. I'm 72 now but as a teenager and even into my early 30s I used to make a lot of my clothes.
My family use hand down clothes and second hand clothing they are the best. But sadly i have started using this fast fashion such as H&M and ZARA. I must say they are not all cheap and shape and size change in one wash. Thanks for this informative documentary! Way to go team!
Me to don’t care about fashion buy clothes ever 2 to 3years i will spend my money on things care in life like food and water I can live without clothes but can’t without food or water !!!!!
I stopped trying to keep up with trends about ten years ago; I just wear styles that I know fit my body shape/proportions For example, the high-waist craze will go away soon, hopefully. I'm so short-waisted that the top of the leggings hits the bottom of my bra if I try these pants, or I roll down the waistband which defeats the whole look. Also, the chopped-off legs of pants that are straight or full looks ridiculous on me at 5'1". I think it makes me look even shorter, if that's possible.
Fast fashion last long if you take care of them. its excess consumerism that is killing the envinroement. And branded goods/clothes are still practicing unethical things. Even branded ones are created in a third world country factories that have a lot less law. Do you think lululemon is created in a factory with ethics. I really don't think so
I don't know where you buy your fast fashion clothes but I don't consider fast fashion as long lasting, after a few wears and washes a cheap pair of jeans gets stiff due to the elastics breaking and Will most likely lose it's color. This will make people buy a new pair and the cycle continues
Since I discovered value villages store I never buy clothing at the mall except under garments. Such a waste of money buying fast fashions the equalities are junk.
I have gotten 100 percent cotton and been disappointed that I couldn't get the wrinkles out! I can definitely do better with reusing my clothes. I mainly wear jeans and tops anyway.
24:50 Similar than the clandestine factories in Naples which produce a lot of things for the italian luxurious clothing brands, so, south Italy could argue that, but yes they seem to be fast.
Overpriced and silly design of Zara , I don’t find any practical reason for their designs. Sorry not a fan Boycott Zara. ❤🇵🇸 Wonder why they refused to interview
I buy all my clothing now from thrift stores so I know how they will hold up after wash. I got tired of paying for trash regardless of how much I paid. Higher end name brands appear to be made in the same sweatshop as Dollar General.
On this video, I can see good stitches on the products that made on good quality equipment. In some countries Zara doesn’t supply good quality products, it’s made cheap and stitches are like for sugar bags 0,7-0,8 mm.
Not like fast fashion at all,CEO of Bohoo refused answer a question just because it's all about a money-he is a billionaire while treating employees as a slave's and don't look after environment at all.I personally love nice clothes but trying to look after quality and have less but more classy andbetter quality clothing so always look good.
Finally! Hahah. This is advertising. One pushing the other out. They are all winning. We loose. They need to pay ppl more for their labor that’s it. What wrong with making affordable clothing. Every thing else is high??
This is why I'm investing in sewing and pattern making class. So many basic style tissue paper quality clothes are sold at such disgustingly inflated price. Even the boutique or touted styles by local fashion designer, I can see are lazy style and works. Go take a one or two sewing class, then experiment on the pattern making, it's a much more rewarding hobby and saves money in long run.
how and from where are all of the 'young online shoppers' are getting the money to buy all of this crappe they dont need? I boggles me to think where all the money is coming from when everyone is complaining about housing affordability, inflation and rental crisis etc? How about some 'de-influencing' because this volume of consumption cannot sustain this nor can the planet. Sad times are ahead for these consumers.
Zara is only for who realy don't have much money to buy hi end fashion but want to look as upper class. I'll never using Zara, out here plenty product which have good materials and affordable price than Zara but yes they don't use latest model but more affordable and durable.
Y de donde os creéis que las grandes firmas sacan sus productos, pues de los mismos sitios, la INDIA Y CHINA, la única diferencia es que los materiales son de mejor calidad y les dicen que es exactamente como lo quieren, pero la explotación es la misma y la contaminación igual o peor.
Things like this should be teached in schools, we learn many things that are not important but things like this noone says to us. I was almost caught up in this fast fashon trend years ago but I realised what I'm doing and stopped buying what I don't need. I only buy clothes when it's necessary, it may be a fast fashion brand but I wear it until it is destroyed, most times for many years so I don't feel bad about it. The problem is that people buy a lot and accumulate way too much stuff, which leads to cluter and even to hoarding disorder. A decade ago there was no such thing bit look what happens now, how many people can't live a normal life because their homes are cluttered? It's a disaster. It destroys our planet, it destroyes our mental health and our happiness. Once you have too much, you forget how to enjoy little things and be happy.
being an informed consumer and choosing clothes for quality and longevity over speed and cheap n nasty. You will get what you pay for but the shame is in knowing that if something is this cheap then obviously someone or some place is paying for it through exploitation and envionment degradation. I avoid these brands as best I can and am more into repurposed good and vitntage products whcih are way cooler and better quality and materials.
Humana is a regular business company, not an NGO. They try to make profit off used clothing - just like fast fashion brands try to make profit by selling new cheaply made clothes. Humana is better than them, because they don't need the whole production part in creating their goods. The production is - beside the waste problem - the reason why fast fashion is cricized so much. Humana doesn't need sweat shops, nor do they poison rivers with dye, because they don't need to produce clothes. But besides that, they do not do much good with the profit. They only donate about 3% of their earning for humanitary projects (which is better than nothing!) If you want to help people in need with your clothing donation or your second hand purchase, seek out local NGOs, who support that. Trustworthy ones have certificates. And please remember, that the majority of donated clothes get resold, because these NGOs need the money for projects. With the prices for clothes so low and there being so many used pieces available, people in need of help don't need any more clothes.
Over consumerism is the problem,because the overpriced luxury fashion is made in the same place as the low cost fashion. Luxury has the same impact on the enviroment. I am surprised that many of these who buy "quality" don't know that those are made in the same place as "cheap" fashion. If you can afford luxury go on,but don't talk about enviroment or ethics,don't judge those who can't afford it or like me,are more concerned about healthy diet and lifestyle,than about luxury labels. PS Second hand clothes are very often so worn out that you can only use them for rags.
I prefer to buy from next,marks and spencer and Dorothy Perkins. Nothing beats the british fabric. They last for ages. Expensive yes compared to my wages but I rather have 2 beautiful blouse instead of 10 shitty ones.
I seriously can't imagine ever being a shopaholic. I used to buy from stores like Simply Fashion back in the 2000s and I wish i never gave those clothes away. Many of them lasted a long time. I hate clothes that are made of cheap materials, feel stiff to the touch when new, and have threads hanging. That's why i hate distressed fashion, clothes with worn looking holes just irritate.
If people have more stable housing costs, they won't have to move as much, therefore the wardrobe doesn't need to be changed up as often to accommodate for moving logistics. If people dropped their judgement towards each other, we can all wear what we want, repeat as we like, without professional or social consequences. We humans overcomplicated clothing. Obviously it'll be a whole thing to transform the industry and how it operates - but the customer bases have to take accountability for the unnecessarily huge demand they create, due to their own hang ups over bodies and status.
I have bought a blouse from Primark for fourteen euro's and the blouse has been made in India.If the cost of making the blouse is approximately between three and five euro's and the cost for transportation approximately one euro than the store still is making a profit between ten and eight euro's.
It's snobbish to call cheap fashion 'fast fashion', not everyone can afford expensive clothing. And look on the labels of more expensive clothing, still made in Bangladesh, so likely made by someone on a very low wage.
It’s not about people can or can’t afford it. It’s about consuming and desire to buy more and more. U can buy very cheap good quality second hand. Or u can buy few items per year. Or when u really need one. But now it’s more about consuming and fast fashion. And idea that u can’t wear smth twice.
Excuse me? Alice crocodilea are being skinned, in order to get the leather in best condition. Many brands are destroying their products, in order to not seel them with the low. Price tag. All the big brands and trademarks are using the same kind of workers? Is not like they are having a sewing wear hose In the middle of milano square? What's this video about? Trying to put some more. Blame into the regular people, while. The extremely rich fellas are doing whatever they want?!!
Bags in *luxdups* are quite exquisite, and the workmanship is also meticulous. There is almost no difference from the original ones, and they are great value!
What’s wrong with affordable clothing? Everything else is expensive… these companies need to pay their employees more, I won’t be tricked into feeling guilt for buying what I can afford! Let them pay their workers leave me alone
One thing that is recommended at least where i live in Colombia is to buy to local brands that are a bit more expensive but have better process. Even so people prefer this fast fashion thinking that they are saving money.
If this fast fashion brand is all you can afford, of course that’s what you’ll buy. The problem is, many influencers manipulate you into buying what you don’t need. Buy what you need, take care of it, and don’t buy clothes just because. Curate your wardrobe. Know your body , your colors, and only buy what works for you. Buy less trendy and more classic. In the end. Buying ONLY WHAT YOU NEED, instead of buying what u r being told, it’s gonna save you money for other things. Wish you the best!
The point is that the quality and how long it will last will keep getting worse and worse! Because people like you are encouraging it, at your OWN demise, by the way! You will end up wearing something half price, that should have lasted for 3-5 years and it only lasts 5-8 months, then falls apart. So which item is actually more expensive then? 🤷🏻♂️
Not to mention that you completely missed the point of the entire film! Workers become abused-slaves to produce for people like you! Are you ok with that? What if it was your mom, or your daughter that worked at such places?
If the western were so care about environment, why do they increase so high tariffs in order to stop as many people as possible to purchase affordable EV from PRC???
