The dirty secrets of our clothes

Serious Topics

First came fashion. Then fast fashion. Today, we are in the age of ultra-fast fashion. According to BFM TV, Shein lists 470,000 designs and adds almost 10,000 every day! Beyond the visible local impact of small shops closing because they cannot compete with online fashion giants, this overconsumption of clothing also affects countries in the Global South. From degrading working conditions to pollution from discarded clothing dumps, what exactly are the harmful consequences of our frantic appetite for clothes? How are communities elsewhere in the world affected? Denis Clérin, mobilisation officer at AchACT, will explore these questions during this talk.