The Benefits Of Fast Fashion

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Fast Fashion “Fast fashion” is a term used by retailers for clothes that are taken from the runway and given to the masses in a short amount of time. Fast fashion is the reason why we are able to get trendy clothes for such a good price. Hearing all this you may think, “wow, this is a good thing” right? In reality what this means is that the people making these clothes have to work for longer periods of time for very low wages in horrible conditions. Also, fast fashion puts a strain on our environment because of all the waste it causes. That is why today there are companies that are fair trade. This means that the people making the clothes are actually paid what they deserve, and are treated how they should. I know if more people knew the …show more content…

China and India are the biggest producers of fast fashion in the world. The workers in these factories are being paid roughly about $76 a month. Imagine here in the US we get paid $10 an hour for minimum wage jobs, and even that is not enough for most expenses, but money is not the only problem. Workers are made to work in buildings that are barely standing with poor ventilation, harsh chemicals, and barely working water. In 2013 a building collapsed (Rana Plaza) killing more than 1,100 people. This incident actually made headlines, and showed a glimpse into the fast fashion industry. People in these countries work for 13 to 14 hours daily in these conditions, and sometimes they even need to take their kids because they have no one to take care of them. In the end “the whole system begins to feel like a perfectly engineered nightmare where the workers are trapped inside”(Morgan). The workers also are left with the environmental residue left …show more content…

The Zara owner is actually the 3rd richest man in the world, which really shows the impact fast fashion has on society. Fast fashion is something that is all over us, but we have a choice now whether we purchase fast fashion or fair trade. I know it may seem like there are no fair trade stores, but in reality there are so many. I go to a farmers market every Saturday morning in Fresno, and there they have a booth with all kinds of fair trade products. They are looking to have an actual store as soon as they get a bigger clientele, which I can’t wait for. There are also some clothing items at the produce store, Whole Foods. For more clothes and other products there are online fair trade clothing stores to choose from like, People Tree, Fair Indigo, Pact, and Thread

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