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Fast fashion and class

The argument about whether shopping 'sustainably' is a privilege not everyone can afford.

The argument about whether shopping "sustainably" is a privilege not everyone can afford.

People online are debating whether contestants from ITV’s Love Island should be signing mega-bucks deals with clothes companies that sell people stuff cheaply and often - so-called fast fashion. Others claim it's a bit rich for the well-off to lecture everyone else about what's in their wardrobe? We’ll look at how fast fashion got turbo-charged, see if the stats on climate change and fashion add up, explore how fashion and social class have interacted over the years, and ask if β€œsustainable fashion” is an oxymoron.

Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Simon Maybin & Josephine Casserly
Researcher: Ellie House
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Music: Oskar Jones
Editor: Emma Rippon

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54 minutes

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Fri 19 Aug 2022 12:04

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  • Fri 19 Aug 2022 12:04

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