Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop?

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Education, Society & Culture, News, Government, Politics

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🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Fast fashion has taken over the fashion industry, but is less expensive, trendy clothing really worth the purchase? Those who say to “stop” argue fast fashion harms the environment in many ways and exploits workers in countries with lax regulations. Those who say “keep shopping” argue it’s up to shoppers to choose, as fast fashion offers affordable options, supports jobs, and boosts local economies. Now we debate: Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop? Arguing Stop: Kenneth Pucker, Former COO of Timberland; Professor at The Fletcher School at Tufts University Arguing Shop: Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor-in-Chief at Reason Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:22.6	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:25.6	Please drink responsibly.
0:26.6	For the facts, visit drinkaware.co.
0:28.6	com.
0:29.6	This is open to debate.
0:40.1	I'm John Donvan.
0:40.9	Hi, everybody.
0:42.0	This time we're taking debate into a new realm, for us at least, which is, in a word, fashion.
0:48.0	Yes, I mean fashion, as in clothing and clothing design and the business around those things.
0:53.1	Our particular focus is a part of the scene that didn't really exist until relatively recently.
0:58.4	Fast fashion.
1:00.0	Now, if you recognize retail storefronts and online companies with names like Zara, H&M, Sheean, Brandy Melville,
1:06.4	then you have seen places that are doing fast fashion.
1:09.2	Fast fashion is the practice by some manufacturers of very quickly producing new lines of clothing based on what is just becoming hot and hip and getting those items into stores with amazing speed and offering them all at amazingly low prices.
1:25.4	With the result that shoppers, especially younger shoppers, are buying this stuff up and
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