The Dark Side of the Fashion Industry, Part I...

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Brands like H&M, Zara, Forever 21 and Fashion Nova draw in customers with the promise of trendy clothing on the cheap. But beneath the low price tag lurks a high cost to the environment, public health and garment workers around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p ...  Show more

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In this episode, the girlies investigate the fashion giant Shein and explore ideas of ethical labor, sustainability, and trend cycles. Digressions include the trauma of middle school gym class, Julia's beef with the Cannes Film Festival winners, and Eliza's close run-in with t ...

It's been more than 20 years since we first became anxious about sports shoes made in sweatshops, and yet cheap and fashionable clothing still seems like an unqualified good -- another gift of the globalisation boom years to consumers in developed countries. But as the recent ...