Why Shein is a brand I will never recommend: Fast Fashion at its worst ǀ Justine Leconte

Shein is a Fast Fashion brand currently growing radpidly worldwide, overtaking H&M, Zara, Forever21 and the others … despite very little information available about the company. In this video, I present my research & explain why Shein is a bad actor in the fashion industry: not ethical, not safe & not trustworthy.

00:00 What we know about Shein
00:48 The prices
01:51 Supply chain transparency
03:07 Product photos
04:13 Materials / fibers
04:38 I test-ordered a haul
06:20 Plagiarism
06:58 Greenwashing
08:23 And yet…
09:15 Common objection
10:42 What we learnt

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Shein growth rate & performance in the U.S. Fast Fashion market: https://www.retaildive.com/news/shein-surpasses-hm-zara-in-us-fast-fashion-sales/603160/
Independent investigations on the factories that produce for Shein: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008472/the-shady-labor-practices-underpinning-sheins-global-fashion-empire
Plagiarism (some examples): https://freebiemnl.com/shopping/fashion/fast-fashion-retailer-shein-steals-designs-from-small-businesses/
Plagiarism (different source): https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/53779/1/independent-designer-bailey-prado-talks-whole-life-copied-shein-fast-fashion
Good on You rating: https://goodonyou.eco/how-ethical-is-shein/
400% more clothes consumed & textile wasted each year: https://truecostmovie.com/learn-more/environmental-impact/

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