Fast Fashion Essay

In the 2013 Salon.com article, “Sweatshops still make your clothes,” author Jake Blimgart uses the idea of sweatshops to convey the message; that the clothing industry must make a change in how clothes are created and the process people face during this creation period. His goals comprise of informing American consumers about how the people are treated, including the facts that many women were sexual harassed, beaten, and fired for trying to create a change. In addition, another goal is to make…

environmentally conscious. The products that H&M offer can be split into three categories. One category of clothing is just basics for men, women, and children. The second category is affordable fashionable clothing. The third category is high end extremely fashion forward clothing. These three categories show that H&M 's products are extremely diverse. These categories all include men’s, women 's and children 's clothing.…

closed up her businesses entirely. A clear explanation was never provided, but it could be a reaction to the start of the war or it could have been revenge for the strike that occurred three years prior. Either way, Chanel chose to hide away from the fashion world with only money coming through a percentage of perfume sales that she owned. During this time, there is a lot of speculation about what kind of role Chanel played during WWI and whether or not she was actually an agent for the Nazis.…

Discussion - Jaelyn & Tyler 90s ----- Through the years there has been a evolution of music. In the 90s it was one of the most indescribable decades of all time. This era consisted of fashion statements, food, culture, and most importantly it was the years of awesome music. The music in the 90s was very smooth and romantic when it came to R&B. The rap music in the 90s was based on real stuff going on for example the NWA talked about the things that was going on in the world with African…

is one of the biggest female authors of 20th century. The Bell Jar shares more characteristics with Sylvia Plath’s life than just a semi-autobiographical novel. The main character of the book, Esther travels to New York to work as an intern in a fashion magazine, just like Sylvia Plath did. They are both poets, who lost their fathers at the age of 8 and both Esther and Sylvia Plath slowly falls into insanity. In her novel, Sylvia Plath tells the story of her first depression and how she managed…

Abstract: Nishat Mills Limited (NML) is one of the largest textile multifaceted unit of Pakistan that is involved in the business of textile manufacturing and of spinning, combing, weaving, bleaching, dyeing, printing, stitching, buying, selling and otherwise dealing in yarn, linen, cloth and other goods and fabrics made from raw cotton, synthetic fiber and cloth, and to generate, accumulate, distribute and supply electricity. The market for clothing, home textile and accessories has always been…

Introduction Consumers have been purchasing clothing and textiles for centuries, where this consumption have has changed its industry and have impact on the environment on a grand scale. The environmental impact of the clothing industry has caused some companies to adapt sustainably developmental methods and processes to curb the destruction this industry is causing (Bianchi, Birtwistle, 2011 pp. 336-340). Aura Herbal Textile Ltd is a company that embraces an environmentally friendly…

American artist Karen LaMonte used transparent white glass poured in a cast to create her piece Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery. It is a one of the pieces of the glass dress series she has been working with in her career since 2000 which includes other life-size dress figures. Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery was created in 2009 using the additive process of casting the glass. The glass has created cascading ripples throughout the piece resembling a Greco-Roman inspired dress…

Individuals from 10-20 years of age are our target audience, because teenagers nowadays love to DIY or do it yourself. We also target fashion bloggers. If you’re using Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or other social media networks you can see that most of them are involved with DIY'S. This will also help us to advertise our products, because famous fashion bloggers can post the products that they bought from Nuevo Ropa and their fans and other people will have the idea to buy and tell it…

In a collaboration between Céline and Stella McCartney, Chinatown Plaid was released as part of a 2013 Fall collection. The tailored coats of bright plaid bares resemblance to large, plastic woven tote bags, having appropriated not only its red, white, and blue print but also its rigid form and frayed trimming. However, in contrast to the garments’ name, the visibility of these bags extends beyond the working class immigrants in Chinatown and other districts characterised by large migrant worker…