Fast Fashion | Long Haul | 5

Fast fashion has a crisis on its hands. The industry is wreaking havoc on the environment, and even the execs are starting to notice. Massive amounts of pollution and textile waste have taken a toll on the planet as these shops continue to send runway styles to mainstream markets ...  Show more

It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin and it arrives with a whimper. There’s just no compelling reason to swap dollars for this worthless digital token. But then, a wannabe crime lord spots bitcoin’s potential and enacts ...  Show more

Nous sommes en 2019. Sur les réseaux sociaux, on ne compte plus les vidéos de clients de Shein heureux de montrer leurs achats. Mais du buzz au bad buzz il n’y a qu’un pas quand la marque est accusée de copier et voler les créations de stylistes du monde entier.Pendant ce temps, ...  Show more

Nous sommes en 2010. Une série de tragédies mortelles dans des usines textiles au Bangladesh jettent un voile sombre sur le business de la fast fashion. H&M se retrouve sous le feu des critiques. En réponse, l’entreprise redouble d’efforts en matière de durabilité en lançant une ...  Show more

The Chinese apparel company Shein is a favorite of Gen Z shoppers and the latest frontier in US-China tensions. Vogue Business editor Hilary Milnes explains why Congress, designers, and worker advocates are all determined to take down the global fast fashion juggernaut. This epis ...  Show more

Shein is one of the biggest fast-fashion brands in the world. Young women and girls film their “Shein hauls” for TikTok — showing off piles of trendy, cheap clothes they bought from the Chinese company. It’s on track this year for sales around $8 billion in the US alone. But a ne ...  Show more