The French Parliament has recently proposed legislation against fast fashion brands, namely the well-known Chinese-operated company Shein, implementing an additional fine of up to half of the price of the item in hopes of offsetting the negative impact fast fashion has on the environment. The Parliament, or MPs, introduced this […]
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Fast fashion poses moral dilemma for consumers
An undercover investigation from the U.K Broadcaster Channel 4 “Inside the Shein Machine: UNTOLD” goes behind the scenes and finally exposes the online international e-commerce fast fashion platform known as Shein. The fast fashion company is facing backlash for harsh working environments, which raises ethical shopping concerns to consumers of […]
Thrifting may be cheap, but it’s not always sustainable
Photo courtesy of Cottonbro, Pexels. We’ve all heard hyperbolic jokes about college students eating ramen in their dorms and binging Netflix every night instead of spending money to go out, but it seems some of these quips about younger generations’ thriftiness have quantitative support. In a 2018 survey by the National […]