Fast Fashion Good or Bad?
What comes to your mind when you think of fast fashion? Is it the low prices? How frequent new clothing pieces come out? Well, I am here to tell you about the true cost of fast fashion. Fast fashion is the production of inexpensive clothing at an alarming rate to put out garments in time for the latest trend. The keyword here is “fast”, many retailers today only believe in getting the product out as soon as possible rather than having the garments made ethically. Big retailers that most people shop at today take part in this form of production, such as H&M, Forever 21, ASOS, etc. Stores alike take part in the same form of production to find ways to revamp their inventory.
There are equal amounts of Pros and Cons up for debate about fast fashion. The majority of society today takes part in fast fashion without even acknowledging anything of it. Pro’s about fast fashion is that clothes are made at a very low cost, making the sale price a lot cheaper. Due to the low cost of production, the clothing items are more accessible to anyone wishing to buy them. As well as finding a duplicate of something high end for a much cheaper cost as well without spending hundreds of dollars on a new clothing piece from a top designer. Cons about this process of manufacturing is the working conditions. It was proven that many of these people work in a sweatshop for hours on end with unsanitary conditions. Along with these conditions is that workers only get paid little to nothing for all their hard work on putting together a garment. You may be wondering where these sweatshops are located. These conditions are mostly seen in developing countries. Brands target these countries to manufacture their goods because they live in poverty and pay workers almost little to nothing. In the year 2013, a factory in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza, which was being used to produce clothing, collapsed which took hundreds of lives and left thousands of workers injured.
As years went on many people have decided to reduce their spending on companies who use fast fashion. It is commonly seen that in today's society people are seen buying second-hand clothing, which is a great way to reuse and reduce fabric. As well as reducing the amount of labor used to create a fast fashion garment. Apps on the app store or google app store were created to make it easier for the consumer to help educate themselves on fast fashion companies and what it is. Along with apps being made, websites pertaining to cast fashion can be used for more information. Many influencers with a major following shed light on this topic to show their audience ways to become more sustainable, as well as to second guess where your clothing is coming from. Although fast fashion is a gruesome way of manufacturing many people can only afford to support this process since most people do not have the funds to spend at a well-known designer store. Fast fashion is the content flow of new garments being distributed to put out the latest trend. Reflecting on this topic, fast fashion has its Pros and Cons. Many people seem to enjoy the low price and how fast these mass corporations put their new product out, but not many know what goes on behind the scenes of the fast fashion side of the industry.