Talk:Fast fashion/Archives/2016

Need More Fair View at Fast Fashion
Overall, it provides very helpful information to understand the concept of fast fashion. I like the fact that it provides philosophies and other facts which made fast fashion successful. But regarding marketing, I think it should provide information about marketing activities other companies spend money on advertising. Also, comparing marketing budget with other non-fast fashion companies would be helpful. Also sub heading 'supermarket' market under production heading seem wrong. It doesn't give out information about 'supermarket'market. I think it should be changed to 'three crucial differentiating factors'? I also think environmental impact part is one sided. If I look at Zara page(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zara_(retailer)#Manufacturing_and_distribution), it shows fast fashion companies are trying to help environment as well. I think it should also provide what fast fashion companies are trying to help protect environment as well.

Article regarding Zara's effort to protect environment: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/12/03/zara-bows-to-greenpeace-commits-to-zero-chemical-discharge/ Temporafelicia (talk) 05:22, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Negatives of Fast Fashion?
The "supply chain, vendor relationships and internal relationships" header seems unnecessary. There is a lot of manufacturing jargon that does not relate to the general online audience, so it could be simplified more. Instead of putting emphasis on these relationships in production, the emphasis should be put on unfair working conditions for labors overseas. As a reference, this online podcast goes into more detail about the costs of fast fashion: http://www.npr.org/2013/05/01/180304715/the-real-costs-of-cheap-fashion I do like the organization of all the headers since each one strongly relates to fast fashion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.82.154.23 (talk) 05:13, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

This explanation provides clear information to understand of fast fashion. Fast fashion is closely related to modern people life. Many people enjoyed fast fashion because of cheaper and faster. Nevertheless, we should recognize that fast fashion not only pollute our environment but they also cause the poor worker problem. I think we should recognize about problem of fast fashion and try to find a solution to a problem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.128.53 (talk) 07:31, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

The English needs some clean-up by a native speaker. In the last paragraph we find "to prosper" used as a transitive verb. It is intransitive. Diction is at issue in the phrase "philosophy of quick manufacturing" when apparently what is meant is a "strategy" or "tactic," or maybe just a "preference for." Beyond such issues there is a pervasive rhetorical problem: vagueness. In the lede we find, for example "at a lower price" -- lower than what other price(s) exactly? The recurring notion that consumers somehow "demand" fast fashion is not only vaguely expressed (because the alleged mechanism remains unexplained); it also betrays (inadvertently?) a promotional viewpoint that is not neutral, as a model that sees producers creating -- rather than responding to -- a demand for certain products has been developed in the critical literature on marketing.

Inclusion of Rana Plaza Collapse Event and its Effects
This article has many strong points, but I think some examples of events that have impacted/shaped the fast fashion discussion today could be included. For example, I think a paragraph or so on the 2013 Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh needs to be included because it is considered the deadliest garment factory event in history. Additionally I think including responses, movements, and documentaries about fast fashion would be useful. For example, the "slow fashion" movement is mentioned, but only for one sentence. The article could include examples of companies attempting to counter fast fashion, documentaries about fast fashion (ex: The True Cost), and college campus movements against Fast Fashion. Miakaminoff (talk) 22:50, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Fast fashion workers?
This article gives a good introduction to what fast fashion is and how it works. I like that there is the mention of how fashion retailers are attempting to combat the environmental issues caused by fast fashion because it gives two sides to the argument. I agree that it has lead to over-consumption and that it is contributing to the quick disposal of clothing, but there should a more in-depth look at the workers in this industry. Besides the short statement in the beginning of the article on how fast fashion is "contributing to poor working conditions in developing countries", there isn't sufficient information about this issue. I think that there could be information given about how many workers are women and/or underage and how fast fashion has specifically caused workers to have poor working conditions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.147.118.132 (talk) 04:41, 3 October 2016 (UTC)