The focus on Shein — and to a lesser extent, Temu — creates a false binary, Ufodiama continues. “In reality, fashion brands at all parts of the pricing spectrum operate with pretty much the same models. The legacy high street retailers were once celebrated for their design-to-shop floor two-week cycles, then the digital disruptors came in the…
Protesters outside BHV last week as the Parisian department store prepared to open its Shein shop to the public. Photo: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Last Wednesday, as the upscale BHV department store in Paris prepared to open its Shein shop, the Chinese ultracheap fast-fashion giant’s first permanent store in the world, a mass of eager…
Helena Christensen, her mother, and CarolinaK designer Carolina Kleinma traveled to Peru together for the Mamacita collection. CarolinaK Carolina Kleinman launched her sustainable fashion brand, Carolina K, in 2005, back when eco-friendly clothing was just emerging and fast fashion was gaining a chokehold on consumers. Since then fast fashion has created literal mountains of clothing,…
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Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Do you hear the people sing? It might just be the sound of thousands of Parisians who are less than thrilled to welcome Shein to their fair city. The notorious fast-fashion retailer is set to open its first brick-and-mortar store this week at BHV Marais, one of the…
With the European Union’s goal of reducing planet-heating air pollution by 55% by 2030, a new move by the European textile and clothing federations may bring this aim even closer. According to Just Style, 20 organizations at the Première Vision trade event in France signed a declaration against fast fashion. The organizations highlighted the rise…