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  • Explaining what my zine is about:

Throughout this zine I’m going to be looking into the historical context behind ‘fast fashion’ and were it all began and comparing it to how far (or little) we have come. I’m going to be looking at the negative effects the fashion industry has created over time, such as: cheap child labour, sweatshops, mass wastage and extreme environmental issues. I’m going to be delving into why these issues have occurred but also how as a generation we need to face the facts and realise why it is so hard to escape the tunnel we dug. Social influencers, the general want for cheaper clothes and continually new trends, internet shopping and this habit of 'throwaway fashion’ that has been drilled into our skulls; and we wonder why fashion is not becoming more sustainable. 

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