{"id":4482,"date":"2019-07-10T08:24:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T07:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2020-01-27T18:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:17:32","slug":"what-is-fast-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-fast-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Things the Media Hasn&#8217;t Told You About Fast Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Due to recent news and current trends, lots of people are left asking \u201cWhat is fast fashion?\u201d Well, fast fashion is like the fast food of the fashion industry. When you boil it down to its simplest terms, it\u2019s where you pay much less for something and end up not quite fully satisfied. Just like when you opt for that burger on the way home because it\u2019s quick, cheap and easy, when you start buying into fast fashion you are going for something that will satisfy you temporarily, and you find yourself reaching for something else all too terribly soon afterwards. So, what is fast fashion? What does it all mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already know what fast fashion is, and want to see what we are doing to combat it, click here to <a href=\"#what-contrado-do\">jump to that section<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>1. <strong>What Fast Fashion Actually Is<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast fashion is a term that is used in reference to how\nquickly designs go from catwalk to coat hanger. So often now, you see something\nworn by someone well known, and then just days afterwards you\u2019ll find \u201cget the\nlook\u201d hints and tips in every magazine on every shelf. It\u2019s this quick\nresponse, making something insanely popular overnight, and as a result obsolete\nin just weeks, that we refer to as fast fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>2. <strong>When it All Began<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what is fast fashion\u2019s history? It\u2019s a relatively modern term, but yet, it\u2019s not actually a new concept at all. Fast Fashion was a term that was used in the early 90s when describing a retailer who stated that they could get their clothes from the design stage to the shelf in a little over a fortnight. Prior to that, throughout the 80s it was more commonly known as quick response, especially in the US. The birth of fast fashion was arguably the industrial revolution; it was that moment when people no longer had to raise their own livestock, and hand-spin their materials. Since then we have been, as a nation, hungry to speed things up more and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-3-bad-for-planet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-3-bad-for-planet.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-3-bad-for-planet-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-3-bad-for-planet-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>3. <strong>Why Fast Fashion is Bad for The Planet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I mean, I guess we all know this to some varying degree. But\nwhy? What is fast fashion doing to the world that we live in? Why it is so bad?\nWell, the answer to this one is so simple and also so huge that we aren\u2019t\nentirely sure where to begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, the pollution that is caused by producing these new trends is astonishing. When you think that the first style is barely off the shelves when the next big thing hits, the factories and designers in the fashion industry are literally non-stop. Eventually, that\u2019s going to have an impact. That and the carbon footprint to get a better deal. Importing is cheaper, but certain things cost less in different places, and so often components are shipped from all over, to be manufactured into one thing, which then is shipped to where it needs to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you have to think about what happens when you\u2019re done with it? When you look at what is fast fashion\u2019s biggest drawback, it\u2019s the waste. How many times have you gone to a store to get something only for them to not have your size? I\u2019ll bet when you did, there were multiples of certain sizes left. The size varies, but in my local shops, there are always so many XXS left over I sometimes question whether anyone has bought any. These clothes have to be disposed of, and this is not done in a nice environmentally friendly way. Big companies, especially those with an image to uphold, will burn their leftover stock to retain their company\u2019s exclusivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>4. <strong>Why it\u2019s also bad for the workers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that part where we said that importing is cheaper? Well, there\u2019s a reason for that. Here in the UK, we have things like minimum wage and the working time directive, which protect workers rights. We even have legally required rest breaks at certain intervals. There are some countries that don\u2019t have these. So, the cheap components that makeup so much of the fast fashion industry actually come at a pretty hefty price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1911 a factory in New York had a fire break out, killing\n146 workers. Even that wasn\u2019t enough though as the same thing happened in 2012\nin Bangladesh, killing more than 115. Not only did history repeat itself, but\nthe use of overseas factories for full garments as well as just components is\nstill so, so common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-5-bad-for-you.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-5-bad-for-you.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-5-bad-for-you-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-5-bad-for-you-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>5. <strong>Why it\u2019s even bad for you, the consumer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s\nright, it\u2019s bad for you lovely lot as well. Despite our inbuilt\npre-requisite to love a bargain, we only ever think about the immediate\nresults. Just like someone with an addiction, constantly searching for their\nnext fix, knowing it will only be a matter of time until they&#8217;re looking for\nthe one after that, the fast fashion bargain will only ever see you through\nuntil you see something else that you like. Or even something else that someone\nyou follow likes, and then before you know it, you\u2019ll be back out spending again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we end up back at the cheap components factor again.\nThis has a double effect on you, the consumer. Firstly, it means that these\nfast fashion purchases are just not built to last. They aren\u2019t going to\nwithstand multiple wears, washes and whatever else happens to them. So many times,\nI have heard my mum say, \u201cI\u2019ve had this dress since before you were born\u201d. As\nfar as fast fashion is concerned that\u2019s a thing of the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worse still, due to the cheap labour, cheap parts and the price that you paid,\nyou\u2019re less likely to feel guilty when you just throw it away. With around 80\nbillion new garments being made every year, and about 86% of unwanted clothing\nending up in landfill, where it can take up to 40 years to decompose, you can\nstart to see why this would cause a problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-6-alternatives.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-6-alternatives.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-6-alternatives-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-6-alternatives-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>6. <strong>Alternatives to Fast Fashion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there alternatives to what is fast fashion world domination? Good news, there are. From charity shops to car boot sales there are lots of places that you can avoid the fast fashion industry. Whether you\u2019re looking for a completely new summer wardrobe, or whether you want some vintage inspired goodies, there are so many different places now that you\u2019re bound to find one that caters exactly to your style. With charity shops, not only are you reducing your impact by avoiding fast fashion, but your money is going to a good cause, rather than to line the pockets of the people that are fuelling the fast fashion industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a big event or special occasion, it may be tempting to rush out and buy a fancy dress in the sale that you\u2019ll only ever wear this once, because heaven forbid someone see you in the same thing at two functions. Consider renting an outfit instead. That way you only wear it once, but it isn\u2019t left gathering dust in your wardrobe or not-really-rotting-away in a landfill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-7-solutions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-7-solutions.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-7-solutions-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-7-solutions-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>7. <strong>Solutions to Fast Fashion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>But what is fast fashion doing? Stopping you from being able\nto enjoy new clothes that haven\u2019t been worn by someone else before? It\u2019s all\nwell and good there being alternatives, but are there any solutions? The answer\nto this one is complicated. There are solutions, there are other places that\nyou can buy your clothes which are not being propped up by the fast fashion\nindustry. None of these are perfect, but in reality, nothing ever is. Shy of\nwandering around in the nude every day, forever, there is no way to completely\neradicate any form of pollution or carbon footprint, but there are ways to make\ndrastic improvements in very small steps. Everyone is responsible for doing\ntheir bit, and we are certainly doing ours \u2013 more on that later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for recycled materials, organic or responsibly sourced textiles. Try and find a retailer who is transparent about what they are doing and where they get their materials from, where the labour is carried out and who by. It\u2019s all fine and dandy if something is 100% natural cotton, but not if some poor worker without any legal protection is picking it for pennies a day, so that your garment can be made in a sweatshop somewhere by someone on an equally poor salary. Find out who is doing what to reduce their impact, who\u2019s holding their hands up and saying this is a problem we need to do something. Yet not just saying it but doing it, too. Living and breathing their ethos. You can even look at independent sellers on web shopping platforms and trade or craft fairs<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>8. It\u2019s Actually Getting Worse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that the subject of fast fashion is\ntrending and is being talked about so much more frequently, the problem is\nactually still getting worse. Fast fashion has grown in the last few years by\nover 20% according to some research, and it looks like the increase is getting\nbigger and bigger every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the current projections, there are estimations that fast fashion will increase by more than half again in the next ten years or so. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euromonitor.com\/apparel-and-footwear\">Euromonitor International Apparel &amp; Footwear (2016)<\/a> by 2015, people were wearing their clothes 50% fewer times than they were in 2000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-9-starts-with-you.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-9-starts-with-you.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-9-starts-with-you-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ffashion-9-starts-with-you-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-contrado-do\">9. <strong>It All Starts with You &#8211; What Can You do<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, that\u2019s right. You may think that you\u2019re just one person in a big pool, and yes, you are, but so are the others. Collectively we can put a stop to the problematic fast fashion habits. Only 1% of textile waste is currently recycled, and when you compare that to the 86% currently being sent to landfill, it\u2019s not even a scratch on the surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Say 50% of all produced garments each year end up unwanted. That\u2019s 40 billion. 1% of 40 billion is being recycled, that\u2019s 400  million. It sounds like a lot, yet what\u2019s actually quite astonishing is that 86% is going to landfill. That\u2019s 34.4 billion garments. So, while 400 million garments a year would be recycled, 34.4 billion would go to landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017 there were 7.53 billion people on the planet, and if\nevery one of those decided to recycle just a quarter of their unwanted clothing\nthen things would be drastically different. So, while you are indeed just one\nperson in a big pool, if enough one persons make a change, the world will\nbecome a better place for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>How Contrado are Fighting the Fast Fashion Habits <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at Contrado, we do what we can to ensure that the fast fashion fad is left behind. And the one thing that we will always promise to do, is to never stop trying to do more. One of the biggest things that we do to stamp out fast fashion is that we make everything to order. We don\u2019t have a warehouse stocked with hundreds of unsold garments. Production starts once the order has been placed. We don\u2019t make anything unless we know that someone wants it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do everything under one roof, here in London. That way the printers don\u2019t have to ship to the sewing department to ship to us, to ship to you. We literally walk it from one step to the next. Not only that, we know exactly who prints, cuts and sews your garments. We interviewed them, we hired them, we provide them with their daily coffee and we say good morning to them every time they come to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/natural-fabrics\">natural<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/organic-fabric\">organic<\/a> fabrics, as well as ensuring our textiles are responsibly sourced is of high importance to us. Even the wood we use to handmake your canvas frames is FSC certified. We don\u2019t use water in our printing process, and we do use eco-friendly inks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are on a mission to become textile neutral and that has\ninvolved making multiple changes within our processes. We have designed no-sew\nproducts which use smaller parts of our fabrics so that there is less of it\nwhich are offcuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/custom-baby-bibs\">Check\nout these bibs, for example<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We then decided to stop throwing away the offcuts altogether. Instead, we bag them up and offer them as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/upholstery-fabric-remnants\">fabric remnants<\/a> to all our crafty customers, completely free of charge, with only the postage to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sustaiability-UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sustaiability-UK.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sustaiability-UK-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sustaiability-UK-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/fabric-swatch-pack\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"825\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Shop-Swatch-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Shop-Swatch-3.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Shop-Swatch-3-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Shop-Swatch-3-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to recent news and current trends, lots of people are left asking \u201cWhat is fast fashion?\u201d Well, fast fashion is like the fast food of the fashion industry. 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