WORLDWIDE FASHION

Here are different

designs, expensive
and cheap fashion.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CHEAP FASHION
u  Cheap fashion is also know as fast fashion and call trends fashion by retailers
u  Why its cheap: cheap fashion is made with a hash chemical, synthetic fabric
from the garment to the finish product, “it’s use child labor” John Oliver
u  It’s made quick and fast without any control on measurement or tailoring. The
goal, the sewing needs to be done in short period of time and shipped to the
retailer as soon as possible.
u  Here some cheap fashion retailers: Zara, H&M, Forever21
u  There are always something new in the stores listed above every 3 days said
Karl-Johan Persson the H&M CEO
u  Fast fashion falls apart quickly because it’s made from fake materials and
awful in quality.
Cheap fashion

Theses textiles and

clothing are made
from man made
fibers; cellulosic
fibers and the
synthetic fibers.
Some Cheap Fashion Stores

The fashion lines change so quickly because

they are massively produced, more style to
show. Consumer becomes attractive to buy
more
The high speed of cheap clothing

u  Here is a chart of average year-over-year sales growth for a group of fast-

fashion leaders, such as H&M, Zara, Primark, and Forever 21, compared to the
rest of the apparel industry.

High demand,
affordable, under
budget
A Few Cheap Fashion Stores, where the
clothes are made and the Low cost (3rd world
countries)
u  H&M: Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, India, Turkey
u  Gap: Philippines, Hong Kong

u  The clothing are cheap for many reasons:

u  The factories are mostly located in rural and poor area of the country, the workers are working as slaves
with a minimal pay as low as $8 after sewing 67 vest in an hour
u  where they are not aloud to talk, the owner of the clothes factories do not have to worry about human
rights, they are easily be manipulated in very horrible working conditions
u  Not consideration for their safety, or their health, and yes pure slavery continues in 3rd world countries
u  The kids are forced with beatings with long hours of unwaged work (child labor)

u  The cheap fashion company’s mostly hire teens to work in the department store (The Guardian, business
research)
u 
 Shocking
images about
the cheap
fashion
industry
Fast clothing starts to impact the
environment even from the retail store

After a few days on the

shelves some of the clothing
gets discard and returned
from costumers.
Donation, goodwill overwhelmed and
people don’t want free clothes.

The fabric piles, stretches, fades, and look

awful, leather peeled off to reveal the
plastic underneath end in the landfill
Global Warming

u  From USGS investigation, today, water levels in the Aral are less than 10 percent
of what they were 50 years ago. As the Aral dried up, the sea going down, over
time, the sea became over-salted and full with fertilizer and pesticides from
garment industries. The sea becomes contaminated by harsh chemicals and salt
saturated the air, creating a public health crisis and settling onto farm fields,
contaminating the soil. The loss of a large body of water has made the region's
winters much colder and summers hotter and drier.
u  This can cause major natural disasters in the country. If the sea level changes that
means something abnormal is going on under the sea.
u  The air in the area is highly toxic. The free of charge of nature oxygen turns into
diseases. we don't know what percentage of cargo garments comprimise on the
world's 9,000 container ships, we do know that a single ship can produce as much
cancer and asthma causing contamination as 50 million cars in just one year
We are fighting for chemical in the food while
ignoring the true factor of cheap fashion we
putting in our body
u  human skin coming into direct contact with the high toxic chemical. These
have severe impacts (most likely fatal) in the society, on the landfill, on
aquatic life….”
u  The trend fashion industries is the 2nd world largest polluter, because of it’s
pesticide used in cotton farming, the toxic dyes.
u  The excessive used of natural resources causes enormous problem to the
planet
u  The cheap fashion not only good for the speed in the economy but expose us
to a high toxic environment
True facts of China fashion industries:
Xintang and Gurao towns
Environment impact in
China: toxic threads, the
processes is dangerous to
human beings. The rivers
are also connected to the
ocean
A low price indicates a high probability of malpractices. Does a high price
guarantee environment safety?
Resolution

u  Cheap fashion is ok for some envious reasons: Affordable, quick change in

style but overstock(when it is cheap we buy a lot), but these cheap fashion
accumulate negatively environmentally- unhealthy, unsafe for environment,
problem for reuse and recycle.
u  Expensive or fashion made with natural fibers would be the best choice to
lower environmental impact. This can be re-worn, reused, recycled. The
problem here is not for every budget, fairly stock, sustainable, eco friendly
u  Choosing sustainable fashion is more convenient
u  Make your choice by thinking about your health and environment