“Fashion: Something so hideously awful it needs to be changed every six months.” – Oscar Wilde (or my cousin David, I forget)
“Fashion” is good for commerce, but little else; a designer makes a one-of-a-kind piece which will only be worn once; then cheaper copies are made, which are only “fashionable” so long as you don’t see anyone else wearing the same thing. Then REALLY cheap copies are made, which are thrown away once the next trend arrives. 70% of all “fast fashion” clothes (think H&M and the like) end up unsold, and very few of the items can be recycled. The manufacturing processes are ecologically disastrous, and the production methods are exploitative (sweatshops still exist).
“Looking good” is fine, but if it doesn’t last you’re wasting your money.
“Fashion: Something so hideously awful it needs to be changed every six months.” – Oscar Wilde (or my cousin David, I forget)
“Fashion” is good for commerce, but little else; a designer makes a one-of-a-kind piece which will only be worn once; then cheaper copies are made, which are only “fashionable” so long as you don’t see anyone else wearing the same thing. Then REALLY cheap copies are made, which are thrown away once the next trend arrives. 70% of all “fast fashion” clothes (think H&M and the like) end up unsold, and very few of the items can be recycled. The manufacturing processes are ecologically disastrous, and the production methods are exploitative (sweatshops still exist).
“Looking good” is fine, but if it doesn’t last you’re wasting your money.