'This is something I’ve wanted to discuss for a LONNNNNGGG time: The Environmental Impacts of the Fashion Industry. One thing I’ve noticed is that in conversations about the Climate Crisis and environmental issues in general, the fashion industry is rarely mentioned. Even in conversations about social justice. Although, this is increasing. Another thing I’ve noticed is that in a more general sense, we don’t question the brands we buy from. When buying ANYTHING. We don’t think beyond the product – what’s behind this? Who made this? Where was it sourced? In many ways we have normalised exploitation in industry. And it is EXTREMELY prevalent in most. But we’re gonna get onto exploitation in the fashion industry – social and environmental. The reason I feel so compelled to talk on this in particular is because of the MAGNITUDE of our consumption of fashion. Consumption – that’s the key word. Something we urgently need to reduce (see previous videos) but particularly with fashion. In this video, I introduce the concept of Fast Fashion and describe how exactly we got to where we are now. SOURCES OF INFO USED IN THIS VIDEO: • The concept of ‘sweaters’: Breward, Christopher. Oxford History of Art: Fashion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003 • Ngl guys I need to get better at listing sources OTHER RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE: watch: • The True Cost (Netflix) • Patriot Act: The Ugly Truth of Fast Fashion (S5 E3) (Netflix) • Al Jazeera Earthrise – Ecosystem Alert: Protecting Lands in Peril (https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise) • Al Jazeera Earthrise – Farming in India & Eco-friendly Fashion (https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/earthrise) • Stacey Dooley Investigates: Fashion’s Dirty Secrets (not sure where this can be watched) • BBC: The Price of Fast Fashion (https://youtu.be/GprVaAVPEI8) • There are soooo many full documentaries on YouTube!! read: • Fashionopolis (https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dana-Thomas/Fashionopolis--The-Price-of-Fast-Fashion-and-the-Future-of-Clothes/23852993) • How to Break Up with Fast Fashion (https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Lauren-Bravo/How-To-Break-Up-With-Fast-Fashion--A-guilt-free-guide-to-/24228284) eBooks also available for download on Hive.co.uk! • Clothing Poverty (https://www.lighthousebookshop.com/shop/book/clothing-poverty.md) • Breward, Christopher. Oxford History of Art: Fashion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. • \"Erling Persson, 85; Founded Clothing Chain.\" New York Times. November 1, 2002: C13. • A good and easy-to-understand scientific report on the impact of the fashion industry: https://quantis-intl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/measuringfashion_globalimpactstudy_full-report_quantis_cwf_2018a.pdf (also gave 10% of emissions statistic) • Another article that also focuses on how the industry could improve and be more sustainable: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads/publications/A-New-Textiles-Economy_Full-Report.pdf follow: • Mikaela Loach @mikaelaloach • Gaia @ssustainably_ • Aja Barber @ajabarber • The Slow Factory @theslowfactory • Laura Young @lesswastelaura • Chicks For Climate @chicksforclimate • Bryony @tickover • Becky @theniftythrifter_ • Fashion Revolution @fash_rev'
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