S2 Ep3: The Cost of Fast Fashion

This week, Katy teaches about fast fashion & its faults, including a deep dive into the dark history of fashion, sweatshops, size disparity, and environmental impacts. It is important to note that we believe the responsibility for fixing these issues lies with the companies that create them, not the consumer. SOURCES: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/11/10781654/plus-size-fast-fashion-ethics https://psci.princeton.edu https://psci.princeton.edu/tips/2020/7/20/the-impact-of-fast-fashion-on-the-environment https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/consumption/clothing/sweatshop-facts/story https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/2018/findings/highlights/ https://goodonyou.eco/what-is-fast-fashion/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/la-garment-factories-investigation/ https://borgenproject.org/about-us/ https://borgenproject.org/fast-fashion-and-poverty/ https://borgenproject.org/3-ways-garment-workers-in-bangladesh-are-struggling/ https://www.borgenmagazine.com/fast-fashion-in-china/ https://labs.theguardian.com/unicef-child-labour/ (images used from this site as well) http://www.indianet.nl/pdf/FlawedFabrics.pdf https://americanhistory.si.edu/sweatshops/history-1940-1997 https://www.mnopedia.org/custom-dressmaking-1880-1920 https://www.panaprium.com/blogs/i/fashion-brands-that-still-use-sweatshops https://waronwant.org/news-analysis/sweatshops-bangladesh