“Where Does This End?”: The Rise of Ultra-Fast Fashion
E-commerce clothing hub Shein is now one of the world’s biggest fashion companies, beating out Amazon as the most popular shopping app. Connecting Chinese clothing manufacturers directly to shoppers on the other side of the globe, Shein has nearly sing...
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E-commerce clothing hub Shein is now one of the world’s biggest fashion companies, beating out Amazon as the most popular shopping app. Connecting Chinese clothing manufacturers directly to shoppers on the other side of the globe, Shein has nearly single handedly invented “ultra-fast” fashion. But where did they come from? And where is this all going?
Reporters Louise Matsakis and Meaghan Tobin, for the website Rest of World, have been investigating how this company is transforming a generation’s consumption habits.
This episode was produced by Sophie Kazis.
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