why I will never buy new clothes again: how fast fashion is ending the world with our help

[@rachelbrewin5618]

I’m 54, I love that young people like you are spreading awareness of this lunacy.

[@kadidiasylla778]

my mom always tells me how much better quality clothes used to be. we really are being deceived

[@kmhl2004]

This video needs more attention fr, the only way fast fashion will go out of style is if we have a massive change in our personal values.

[@TheSarahMaria]

Thank you!! I completely agree, trying to do whatever I can to de-normalize overconsumption

[@katpat-rice]

you spell it out so clearly !! and yet people don’t stop shopping and companies don’t change their ways !! WE NEED TO WAKE UP

[@TheSarahMaria]

Exactly you get it!!! I really hope we start to see more and more collective awakening

[@AniaAntul]

Loved your video! I "discovered" thrifting this year (of course I knew about it before, but it was never my preferred way of shopping). I'm not a big shopper in general, I don't know when the Zara sales are happening and so on. I still wear skinny jeans, same way I was wearing low rise bell bottoms in 2015, when everyone was wearing high rise skinny jeans. I'm late to trends, because I want to know I will love and cherish what I own. I love to play with fashion, I am a creative person, but usually I satisfy this part of myself by watching other "fashionable" people. Also, I'm experimenting with thrifted clothes now! I have to watch myself too, because thrifting can be addictive to and it will again lead to overconsumption (which I think many people don't realize). Thank you for this informative video.

[@mercyfulfate666]

Expensive clothes are ALSO exploitative, some of them are made in the SAME factories - as a factory worker,I can tell you, we do fast fashion AND high end. Besides that, not everyone can pay for anything else besides fast fashion, so yeah, this rebelion against fast fashion is simply elitist bullshit made by people who have options, and think they are avoiding exploitation by simply paying more - you aren't.

[@lenapez7670]

the point is not to buy more expensive brands, the point is to buy second hand and just less in general. Nobody needs endless clothes from shein.

[@TheSarahMaria]

I completely agree with you! I’m not saying we should be supporting luxury/high end fashion over fast fashion. I’m saying we need to consume less all around and fast fashion makes overconsumption highly accessible. I’m currently working on a video exploring the exploitation in high end fashion as well :)

[@rachelbrewin5618]

It’s not ‘elitist bullshit’ I buy exclusively secondhand and have thrifted my whole life. There are enough clothes in the world, I’m in my 50’s and on a low income. Decades ago before fast fashion people didn’t have hundreds of pieces in their wardrobe, it just isn’t necessary.

[@Wonezzzz]

Really educational video! I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was THAT bad. The videos TikTok influencers make of their huge SHEIN hauls when most likely less then 10% of they clothes they bought will actually be worn, never mind more than once are absolutely atrocious. Hoping this video gets more attention!

[@TheSarahMaria]

Thank you! I’m glad it was informative, I really hope we can collectively make the shift away from consuming so much more than we actually need 🫶🏼

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Shein or from Amazon are a bridge too far. I did buy some from H&M but mostly it was rubbish. I've got some things from Zara but gave up. Hate buying rubbish that doesn't last. Even Uniqlo makes rubbish at times. I do buy things on sale at times,

[@kadidiasylla778]

insane how fast fashion convinces ppl that clothes should come cheap and trick ppl into engaging in overconsumption and spending more than they even realize. i would also recommend looking at sustainable brands that use ethical materials and fair labor practices! good on you is really good for analyzing brands

[@AniaAntul]

Also, you mentioned green washing. That's also my issue. I don't mind spending 5x or even more on a high quality sustainable t-shirt, but it's hard to know what is true and what is greenwashing. We can go as far back as sewing > cutting fabric > sourcing fabric > actually producing fabric (for example dyes, are then sustainable?) > growing the plant (cotton, hemp) /raising livestock (wool) - do they get paid well, do they use too much water?) and so on... it's like a never ending rabbit hole.

[@leandralovejoy2167]

40 seconds in and you have earned my follow

[@leandralovejoy2167]

socks, underwear, bras, rare, or specialty items like shoes are the only things I purchase new whenever possible

[@emmelinesprig489]

That interview was powerful. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen an interview of a garment worker. Thank you for including her voice! We need more of that in this fight. We can only fight dehumanization through humanization.

[@TheSarahMaria]

I thought the same!! It’s so important to uplift their voices and remind ourselves of the real people that suffer because of capitalist greed

[@deborahcurtis1385]

I buy deadstock and have items kept for decades. This works for me. I also get shoes mended and even altered. Sometimes I buy new but rarely. Not worth it and the quality is often appalling.

[@TheSarahMaria]

Thats amazing!! It’s so important to invest in longevity and to take care of & repair the items we already have rather than resorting to throwing them out and just buying more 💕

[@EmL-kg5gn]

Firstly I loved this video, thank you! Secondly my venting There’s been 2 main difficulties for me in avoiding fast fashion. One is severe chronic fatigue. I can sew and crochet and shop secondhand - if I’m well enough. I’m hardly ever well enough. The other is the combination of sudden weight changes due to medical issues and unusual proportions. Most clothes don’t fit in any size so I’m always tempted to buy anything that almost fits. I’d never had size changes as an adult so I hadn’t learnt how to handle it and I didn’t have much energy to plan well. Or time! Every weight change happened in either a few weeks or a few days. I tried to make do with clothes that didn’t fit but sometimes I truly couldn’t, public nudity is illegal and probably cold haha. And sometimes I got fed up with the physical and psychological discomfort of ill-fitting clothes and caved to fast fashion So I now have mini-wardrobes in 5 sizes. I don’t have room to store it all and I’m unlikely to have the medical issues that caused the weight changes again so I’m living in the mess until I have energy to give away or sell the clothes (I don’t want it to go to landfill). I’d love to make adjustable clothes with some fabric I have, the designs are in my mind already but I need energy. If anyone actually reads all this and has advice I’ll take it!

[@friendlyenigma1181]

I BEEN LOOKINGN FOR THIS VIDEO (i do love the shirt though omg 🇵🇸)

[@Thewahujway]

I love ur passion ❤

[@TheSarahMaria]

Thank you! 🫶🏼

[@elisecccccccc]

This year I am learning to sew. Have been meaning to for years, but I noticed that when I see things I can make it makes me less inclined to purchase. I figure if I can empower myself to feel that I can make equivalent or even better quality garments to what I see out in the world, or even be able to tailor the items I already have, I might feel less inclined.

[@leastidyworld4365]

I wish you made more videos about this subject, then I would subscribe.

[@user-mf7eb5he6y]

i’ve been thinking for a while, i don’t wanna buy any more from fast fashion (unless i need to) i’d rather use what i have and make smth different ( i own a sewing machine, might as well make use of it) plus im exceedingly picky, nothing fits me due to my weight and size, and i just have too much clothing already (i don’t like it but that’s what my sewing machine is for) im also broke, so i’d only shop from thrift stores anyway, im glad a lot of us feel this way, we will see change

[@TheSarahMaria]

Sewing is such a good skill to have I really wanna learn! But yes you get itttt I really hope we will see change

[@leastidyworld4365]

Do you know sustainable brands for plus size clothing? I’m a UK 22 and it seems harder to find sustainable brands that are not limited to sizes up to a 12-14. Also, I am on benefits, how can I afford sustainable brands? They’re expensive. I do thrift a lot, though.

[@esteban9716]

and inditex seems "moderate" and "outdated" compared to shein's and others' business models :( great video essay

[@TheSarahMaria]

Yes! I feel like inditex started the problem but since then it has become a wholeee different monster

[@leastidyworld4365]

9:57 That is so horrible and out of order.