007 - Fast Fashion Fight
Twitter is really popping off today with Kim K’s newest Skims launch. People are complaining about the prices. People are complaining that clothing should cost that much, and that fast fashion has warped our idea of cost. People are complaining that ethical/sustainable/so-called Slow Fashion doesn’t serve plus sizes. I think every one of those complaints is completely true. If Skims are a higher cost just for being associated with Kim K, and not because the people working to manufacture them are being paid a fair wage, that’s some shit. Fast fashion brands do completely warp our idea of how much clothing should cost and is worth. Slow Fashion brands are extremely limited on sizing - I understand that it isn’t sustainable or a great business practice to manufacture a bunch of clothing and hope it sells, but it also isn’t a great business practice to tout yourself as ethical while excluding 60% of the market. I’d like to tell you a tale of two pants. One pair is from...
