Preface

A lot of people don’t know what goes on behind the scenes in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is currently environmentally unsustainable. The biggest problem the fashion industry has is the environmental cost. Other issues with the fast fashion industry are sweatshops and horrible working conditions. Consumers are now buying more clothes than ever before. This is a result of the fast fashion industry mass-producing cheap trendy clothes. The drop in prices has allowed consumers to buy more clothes than ever before. The low production costs of clothes are an outcome of moving all manufacturing overseas. Workers’ rights are disregarded and are made to work in dangerous facilities with little pay. A lot of clothes are now being discarded as new trends and styles come out. A lot of these clothes become waste and end up in landfills. Clothing has become a disposable commodity where they are discarded when the newest trend comes out and with fast fashion, the amount of waste has increased exponentially.

12%

of the material used for clothing ends up being recycled

(Beall)

Nowadays a lot of customers are not aware of the environmental impact and violation of human rights the fashion industry has. Spreading awareness of how unsustainable the industry has become is crucial to getting positive change started. Advocating for workers’ rights overseas is important to stop the exploitation of workers. This book is about exposing the negative side of the fashion industry.