No Such Thing As A Fish

472: No Such Thing As A Giant Otter In H&M

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Mar 30, 2023
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INSIGHT

Fast Fashion's Waste Crisis

  • Fast fashion causes 15 million tonnes of unusable clothes to be dumped in Ghana weekly.
  • Low-quality clothing overwhelms local recycling infrastructure, leading to massive waste problems.
INSIGHT

Fast Fashion's Scarcity Model

  • Fast fashion turns over thousands of designs rapidly with sparse production to create artificial scarcity.
  • This model fuels constant demand but contributes heavily to environmental waste.
ANECDOTE

Zara Founder Avoids Zara Fashion

  • Emancio Ortega, founder of Zara, is extremely private and reportedly wears the same outfit daily.
  • Despite founding a fashion empire, he avoids Zara's clothing in his personal attire.
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