1. what is fast fashion
1.1. trendy clothes produced fast
1.1.1. must follow seasonal trends => produce new clothes every season
1.2. fashion from runway to affordable stores fast
1.2.1. people want to look fashionable, as if they're off from the runway => they invest in cheap clothing that looks very similar to that style
1.3. very affordable
1.3.1. the attractive qualities of fast fashion is the high brand look for cheap
1.3.1.1. attract a lot of customers worldwide
1.4. mass production
1.4.1. trends change every season => batches of new clothes every season causes many clothes to go to waste
1.4.1.1. customers will throw away old trends for new trends => they partake in the polluting industry by throwing things away fast
1.5. QR and ED
1.5.1. the purpose of these systems within the industry
2. topic sentence: the practices of fast fashion leads to social and natural environmental harm, and we must adapt to new strategies and practices that help to prevent that harm.
3. natural environmental harm
3.1. mass production
3.1.1. leads to clothes that aren't disposable => a ton of clothes gets thrown away and can't be disposed or sustainable
3.2. one of the main environment pollution industries
3.2.1. clothes aren't environment friendly but more than 80% of clothes each year end up in the landfill
3.3. doesn't utilize environment friendly items to produce clothes
3.3.1. factories to produce contribute a lot of CO2
3.4. should the government step in to regulate the harm done when there are ways to go about eco-friendly fashion?
3.4.1. different strategies like CSR and LCA should be used
3.5. certain companies are attempting to move to more sustainable options
3.5.1. ex: H&M
3.5.2. but not enough to create the impact necessary to save our environment
4. social environmental harm
4.1. clothes made must be made fast enough to keep up with runway trends
4.1.1. must have a lot of workers on hand to produce large amount of clothing fast
4.1.1.1. => a lot of workers are put through terrible work environments
4.2. people continue to support and buy clothes from fast fashion
4.2.1. => workers are always needed and they can't make a difference by quitting or going on strike because someone else will pick up the job
4.2.2. can get away with providing workers with no working rights or safe environments because the industry is thriving