The FAST FASHION trap & how to escape | #whomademyclothes | Justine Leconte

Fast fashion is a quite recent phenomenon and it has completely changed the fashion industry. Here is my view on what fast fashion is, what the business model behind it is & what you and me can do, as individual consumers, to resist its negative effects and make informed decisions for ourselves. I had a lot to say about it so the video turned out quite long… forgive me! Oh, and if you wondered if a kid was screaming in the background, yes, the neighbors’ kids were extremely active during the entire filming time… Further readings: Project 3-33 MyGreenCloset reporting about her experience doing it for a full year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TH4dDw5kU #whomademyclothes (e.g. on Instagram) and the Fashion Revolution every year in April The building that collapsed and killed over 1000 people in 2013: Rana Plaza, in Bangladesh Book: Overdressed, the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion, by Elizabeth Cline Give this video your two thumbs up… and subscribe to this channel because: - it is free! - you don’t miss any future video! Write me an email, send me your work to get feedback: askjustineanything@gmail.com Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/27njUYp See you soon: new video at least every SUNDAY. Take care, Justine ************************** VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO All about shoes: https://youtu.be/R3N4WSn69JI Fashion inspiration on Instagram: https://youtu.be/5uGwSpObyFg ************************** SOCIAL My website (current collection): www.justineleconte.com/shop My jewelry: bit.ly/2TngX9G The blog: www.justineleconte.com/blog Facebook: Justine Leconte http://on.fb.me/1Llrclr Instagram: www.instagram.com/JustineLeconte Twitter: JustineLeconteO http://bit.ly/1JJWzC2 Pinterest: jleconteberlin Business requests: info@justineleconte.com Ask a question / ask for a video / say hi: askjustineanything@gmail.com ************************** Music: YouTube Audio Library Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a