March 07, 2023

9. F is for Fast Fashion

50 minutes

Katharine causes Lorien to have an existential crisis regarding her Target cardigan collection.

Sources:

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2022/10/shein-workers-paid-3p-per-garment-for-18-hour-days-investigation-reveals/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-fast-fashion-chemicals-1.6193385

https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/shein-is-treating-workers-even-worse-than-you-thought.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/business/china-shein-labor-conditions-investment-hnk-intl/index.html

https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/shein-fast-fashion-workers-paid-3p-18-hour-days-undercover-filming-china-1909073

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion#Economics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Rana_Plaza_factory_collapse

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/1089819609/fast-fashion-sustainability-european-commission

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By Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally

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