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Coco Chanel is famous for a number of things; one of them is her famed quote, “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.” While the legendary designer’s underlying sentiment is accurate in theory, in practice it is not quite as simple, and with the rise of fast fashion retailers, copying appears to be at an all time high. Since a large amount of copying is completely legal in the U.S. (due to the way American intellectual property laws are framed), we do not see too many lawsuits when such copies are offered for sale. However, designers and fashion websites, alike, are not shy to call “Copy!” when the replication is egregious enough.
Chloe x Topshop Louis Vuitton x Zara Rick Owens x Zara (from top to bottom/ left to right)
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
FAST FASHION 1. Workers in textile factories overseas
3. How can clothing be polluting the
can make as little as $10 per month.
environment? A variety of chemicals like
Trendy items with lots of beads and
lead, formaldehyde, pesticides, and
embroidery means more labor involved
carcinogens are woven into the fabrics we
for these individuals, most likely children, but not more compensation for their craft and work. 2. Fashion is the 2nd most polluting industry in the world. What’s #1? Oil. Think about it. Wednesday, 24 April 2013 Savar building collapse. The search for the dead ended on 13 May 2013 with a death toll of 1,130. Approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued from the building alive.It is considered the deadliest garment-factory accident in history, as well as the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern human history.
put on our bodies; run-off from factories leaches back into the earth, in increasing amounts as demand rises (H&M increased its sales in the U.S. by $2 billion since 2000, whereas Gap’s fell roughly the same amount in the same time period), and long-term exposure can lead to health problems like infertility among female workers. 4. Also: fast fashion is designed to be replaced quickly, not so much by desire but by need. Clothing literally falls apart, meaning that it must be discarded rather than donated or sold to consignment shops. The volume of textile waste is staggering– Americans toss 68 pounds of clothes per year on average–and with that weight comes those nasty chemicals, which decompose at an even slower rate if at all.
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How do you make conscious decisions when you shop?
Shopping in a fast fashion store can be intoxicating. Making the fast fashion products can be‌ toxic.
Gucci x Zara CĂŠline x Topshop (from top to bottom/ left to right)
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ZARA A while ago Zara already launched a sweater looking a lot like Acne’s (left), this time it’s even closer. You have it all, black and white, gold, “Studio” and even somekind of an adress..
ACNE STUDIO
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ASOS Was it such a good idea that they should be copied.. ? :)
Charlotte Olympia
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Chloe x Asos Prada x Mango (from top to bottom/ left to right)
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Celine
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H&M
As New York Fashion Week approaches, there's no reason to cry your eyes out over missing your favorite runway shows. Feeling the latest Chanel? You'll be able to snatch up a knockoff online within days of the show — before the originals even hit brick and mortar stores, before the real Karl Lagerfeld has even had a chance to take off his gloves.
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FASHION
DO'S FOR SURE Buy clothes made with sustainable fibers (recycled polyester, organic cotton). Ask the brands you buy from how their clothes are made—tweet at them or ask retailers when you are in stores about where, how, and who makes their clothing. Recycle clothes at thrift stores, vintage stores, or donation locations. Participate in clothing-swap meet-ups— it’s fun. Buy what you need, not always what you want. Participate in “slow fashion.” Buy clothes you love, that last, and that have an exceptional warranty policy to help you mend them over time. Wash your jeans less.
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"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." - Coco Chanel
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