Why I Will Never Buy New Clothes Again: How Fast Fashion is Ending the World with Our Help

Hi! This is the first video of a new series on my channel where we talk about the problem of overconsumption, specifically within the fashion industry, while also exploring its intersection with other systems of oppression. I hope you enjoy & let me know your thoughts in the comments! 00:00 - intro 1:16 - What is fast fashion? Where did it come from? 6:52 - how ZARA changed the world forever 7:38 - the real cost of fast fashion: catastrophic environmental damage & human rights violations 12:54 - why I will never buy new clothes again. To learn more: Sources: https://youtu.be/jCwbU41Icfw?si=rDntiTQ3kwi5Ea1B https://youtu.be/5-0zHqYGnlo?si=iVtCb6j_-ledfNQp https://fashionunited.com/global-fashion-industry-statistics https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-moda-medio-ambiente https://acespace.org/blog/2022/06/17/fast-fashion-101/ https://www.sustain.ucla.edu/2024/02/16/the-fast-fashion-epidemic/#:~:text=Most%20fast%20fashion%20companies%20outsource,working%206%20days%20a%20week. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/rana-plaza-garment-worker-rights-accord/index.html Zara Inditex and the Growth of Fast Fashion, Crofton & Dopico, 2007. ♡Costa Rica Diaries♡ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7Swy_caL5CGqIY9l9U-RQUkmsiKhSnz & my Costa Rica travel guide https://youtu.be/arftw9_wR3w ♡ come 2 Paris w/ me ♡ https://youtu.be/-lAyblJsfZg & how I planned my solo trip to Paris https://youtu.be/zzIe6_1zbXk ♡ come 2 Amsterdam w/ me ♡ https://youtu.be/6zGv-uejjFg?si=77kfunhNGroKPFaT ♡ last chat ♡ https://youtu.be/y8mKzOiJdxg Connect w/ me: Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahmariaa/ Educational IG: https://www.instagram.com/fightbigfashion/profilecard/?igsh=aW9nMThzOHZkZTNu