'Boohoo, Fast Fashion and Leicester Factories (June 2020)'

09:25 Jan 2, 2022
'This weekend Boohoo hit the headlines due to an undercover report on some of the factories that make their clothing in Leicester, UK.   Original article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boohoo-fashion-giant-faces-slavery-investigation-57s3hxcth  Plus: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/04/boohoo-booms-leicester-garment-factories-linked-lockdown  Further reading:   Boohoo social distancing during Covid-19: https://eco-age.com/news/boohoo-breaking-social-distancing-rules-to-shoot-new-products  2019 UK government report on fast fashion featuring Boohoo: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/fast-fashion-government-environmental-audit-committee-labour-waste-a8963226.html  2017 Dispatches report on fast fashion factories in the UK featuring Boohoo:  https://www.channel4.com/press/news/undercover-britains-cheap-clothes-channel-4-dispatches-mon-30th-jan  I wear: Dress by https://www.loveurlook.co.uk/ a WOC owned British brand which manufactures in India. Owner Ronke spends time on the factory floor in the factories she uses. Jewellery: https://bowandcrossbones.com/ - WOC owned British brand (now stocked on our website) and https://splendette.com/ woman owned British brand.  Vintage inspired fashion and lingerie by What Katie Did:  UK/outside the USA: https://www.whatkatiedid.com USA: https://us.whatkatiedid.com  Follow us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatkatiediduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/What.Katie.Did.HQ/ Facebook Social Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatkatiedid/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatkatiediduk And of course, Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/whatkatiedid  What Katie Did specialises in recreating glamorous fashion and lingerie designs from the 1940s and 1950s. We have two boutiques based in London UK and Burbank USA as well as stockists around the globe. You can find your nearest stockist here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1w3_NwgR3lLflvMCHYBV2OphD-JM&ll=18.589644164120916%2C-96.67848679999997&z=2' 
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