Recherchetool für Materialien Fast Fashion – The dark world of cheap fashion Fast fashion has fundamentally changed the textile industry. The clothing industry is showering the planet with textiles: 56 million tons of clothing are sold annually. Influencers and neuromarketing are driving sales. But cheap clothing has a high price, such as precarious employment and the catastrophic environmental balance. The documentary sheds light on various aspects of the fast fashion industry: From Zara and the emergence of fast fashion to the rise of ultra fast fashion, driven by e-commerce and brands such as Boohoo, which produce in the UK under precarious and illegal conditions, to the increasing use of viscose fibre and the associated health damage for workers in India. The environmental damage in the textile industry and the consequences of mass clothing consumption are also discussed. Scope: 92 minutesReference: available until 06.06.2021 in the ARTE Media Library or on YouTube back
