Fashion's Toxic Romance
Greetings Classy People, The fashion industry has one of the most entertaining toxic romances ever recorded: the relationship with Zara . Nobody criticizes Zara louder than the people secretly wearing Zara trousers to Fashion Week meetings. Nobody rolls their eyes harder at “FAST FASHION” than the stylist whose emergency outfit before a panel discussion came from Zara’s latest delivery. The hypocrisy is almost tailored. And I must admit, the event that pushed my feather into motion was the announcement of the collaboration between Zara and John Galliano. Suddenly, the same industry that spent two decades treating Zara like the villain of fashion folklore is now reposting campaign visuals with trembling excitement. Fascinating... For years, fast fashion brands have been condemned for reproducing runway designs at industrial speed, reducing creativity into accessible consumption. They were accused of copying designers, exploiting underpaid workers in p...
