dressedtoexpress

[dressedtoexpress]

don't forget about Paris fashion week!

[dressedtoexpress]

The negative effects of fast fashion

In today’s day and age, many people use fast fashion as a way to get affordable clothing because not many name brand stores have this option of affordable, good quality clothing. Although it may seem good at first, there are many negatives to this alternative.

The first one would be the environmental impact

Fast fashion contributes to massive textile waste. This is due to the poor quality of the clothes you buy off of websites like Shein, Temu, Zara, H&M, and more. It also contributes to water pollution and carbon emissions. Many fast fashion brands use polyester for clothing since it is cheap. This fabric sheds microplastics into our oceans and other bodies of water due to the non-ability to hold up very long.

The second negative effect would be the poor labor conditions

Fast fashion brands exploit workers in developing countries, paying them extremely low wages and exposing them to unsafe working environments just to make your clothes.

The third effect is the unethical business practices

These bigger companies have been caught stealing designs from small businesses to bigger corporations to sell the same items but lower quality for cheaper. An example would be Shein stealing an independent designers skirt and selling it for way less. The original creator, @bbriannagomez on tiktok, called out this unethical behavior. Shein, and other fast fashion companies, continue to steal ideas.

Source: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP821oRsx/

Another example would be @Devsdoodlesco on tiktok as well. Shein was caught selling hoodies that she had designed for cheaper.

Although the cheap prices may reel you in, it takes away from the originality of the creators design. It takes away their profit from their hard work. There are alternatives to fast fashion.

The alternatives

Instead of shopping at fast fashion stores, you can thrift, buy 2nd hand or upcycle clothes.

If you are more of an online shopper or your town may not have exact what you want at the thrift, you can buy from websites like depop, etsy, poshmark, vinted, and mercari.

Stores to Avoid!!

shein

zara

h&m

forever 21

fashion nova

uniqlo

boohoo

prettylittlething

ASOS

mango

Lets put a stop to these greedy companies feeding off of overconsumption. Choose the alternative, save our planet!

Xoxo, Dressed to Express🤍

[dressedtoexpress]

Welcome to my blog! My name is Nicole, I am a junior in high school, and my dream is to get into fashion school. I’ve made this blog to showcase my love for fashion as my passion project! I aim to create a vibrant community for fashion enthusiasts and those seeking a creative spark!

In this blog you can expect to find:

- portfolio progress updates

- behind the scenes and explanations of works

- my fashion school aspirations

- mood boards and inspiration

- projects

- sustainable and ethical clothing alternatives

- upcoming fashion trends

- street style photography

- fashion history deep dives

& more !

Thank you for reading and I hope you’ll join me as I embark on this exciting journey of building my blog!