who really PAYS when we BOYCOTT fast fashion?

[@iSharShar]

Here's an idea: shift from buying fast fashion to buying what the textiles are of those countries. There are Bangladeshi brands that make Western styles but utilizing the crafts indigenous to the country. If Bangladeshis actually saw the interest in Bangladeshi fashion, the garment workers would be able to shift to preserving the country's textile heritage.

[@vivienkoles1880]

Tbh I don't know how this can be controlled. I'm willing to pay more if the brand pays fair wages, uses good quality sustainable materials. I already do. I buy clothes around 3-4 times a year if I don't need to replace a major garment, like a winter coat. But the brands either don't write anything or they have pretty webpages for explanations which don't really offer any valuable information. I hope that local lawmakers can change this system.

[@TotallyxKatiee]

Learn to sew and create your own garments. That doesn’t mean the fabric you buy was ethically sourced though. You can control quality though.

[@vivienkoles1880]

@TotallyxKatiee I can sew actually a little bit. Nothing complicated, just easier pieces or mending already existing clothes. Yes, I don't know where the fabrics are coming from. My country doesn't manufacture textile (as far as I know) so everything is imported and hard to follow to the roots

[@Michellerosecusack]

Can we normalize having a taylor or sew-person or a cobbler in our contacts lists? Really, it's not hard to get custom or made to fit you clothing. Someone has a grammy or crafty person within a few degrees of assocation to you who's pricing is very affordable. And would be flattered to make your garments. We often don't think to ask, due to ready to wear becoming the norm over the last 80ish years; and donate the clothing items that need work to look fab instead of getting them fit properly.🙄 Or pick up a needle and thread. Will it take you ages? Yes, but I'm sure if you spent 15+ hours making a shirt you'd care for it better.

[@sonyasever7625]

To make a costume in my country costs 3-4 of my monthly salary, what are you talking about? It costs like 1000$ while the average salary in my country is 300$. And I'm not mentioning a fancy tailor or smth like that

[@Michellerosecusack]

@sonyasever7625 no, more like getting your pants hemed or taking out a bit of your top to fit your new style. It will usually cost you the same as a new outfit from Zara or wherever. Yeah, the more custom the more costly. That's true. But they're lots of people who do piece work, and I think most people think that the only time we take something to the Taylor is for fancy dresses or suits. Work is work even if its 45 minutes of re-sewing buttons and darning a cuff sleeve.

[@brunadeoliveira4586]

!!!!!!

[@caraid9263]

I appreciate the sentiment but i believe the common consensus from people who sew is that it’s very annoying to be asked to make and alter clothes for people because they are usually shocked by how much it costs because it’s very time consuming (of course I’m not taking about suffering who advertises themselves as open for this kind of business)

[@Michellerosecusack]

@@caraid9263 I do loads of needle work. And you are right starting from scratch is expensive, and or time consuming. (I hand sew, crochet or needle craft most of my own clothing. I also I have done piece work gigs in the past. It's good slush money, and when your clients see how much care you put into even the small things- it's very rewarding.) But, see- if we just had the mindset to pay to alter, or alter ourselves then we won't spend huge chunks of money, storage space or mental investment on buying almost the same things hoping 'This Time' : that ready to wear items going to fit me perfectly. Most of us have made hundreds -even thousands of dollars in clothing mistakes. Most of us are all out here pretending to be the ready to wear fairy tail Cinderella of any or all our purchased fashion items. It needs to stop. It hurts some peoples mental welfare because whatever doesn't fit because they're between ready to wear sizes, or that item is not made in their ready to wear size. That's what an alter is- the fabric fairy. Just pay the dang fairy to make you look fabulous. 😉 Also- if our clothing costs more, then we'll be more cautious and picky about what we purchase, commission or learn to create ourselves. Which is not a bad thing. Spending more mental effort on what you love is more enjoyable in my opinion than spending that same amount of money on 7-10 outfits that all suck and eventually end up in thrift stores, or a reseller app( if the clothing item is lucky and doesn't just end up in a landfill.). While also feeling like wasted effort in trash bags of guilt purchases. Plus, your money is going to stay longer in your community when you pay your fabric fairy their fees. Support date nights, pay the bills, and fund the wellness of some one who lives near you instead of LVMH. Who needs Hermes when Henry is just as a talented designer but is virtually unknown and lives three blocks down? You can change his life, and make such a difference to his job opportunities. Vote for Harry the fabric fairy!😆

[@Jackal-xd9dw]

yep, exactly what i've been saying when someone talks to me about this

[@stevensvideosonyoutube]

So that's not untimely, it's not plain dumb. So to avoid distractions, what is the idea which will make up for anyone's sense of oversight in light of the amount of time you can spend waiting for something else that is never going to be done? So therefore using what sort of resources lead to a more socially effective level of career employment may be a wonderful way to go.❤

[@pippop844]

really liked this video 😄

[@stevensvideosonyoutube]

Sounding interesting.

[@screwtape6954]

OMG. these factory workers are already in poverty. And lets not forget forced slave labors. Do buy fast fashion to perpetuate slave wages snd slavery? Insane argument. Just dont participate in exploitive practices