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Week 2: Article Evaluation
Clothing industry This wiki page gives a brief overview of what the clothing or garment industry is. The article focuses on the actual clothing industry but discusses the other industries it is tied to which includes the textile industry, fashion industry, fashion retailers and second hand industry. The article lacks details about these other industries. It only references the industries within itself. The reader is given ample information on what the terminology is, where it oiginated and production. There is no history section in the article but in the terminology section gives brief information known as sweat shops in the early 20th century. The article is neutral. It discusses the economic benefits of the clothing industry but it also brings up the problems with working conditions associated with the clothing and fashion industry. Since there both of these conditions are brought up it makes the article unbias and strictly states the information. This information provided for the clothing industry gives a very condensed but helpful to a reader interested in the clothing and garment industry. If a reader if is trying to find more in-depth information they may have to look for other sources outside of this page. It gives good beginning background on what the clothing industry is. The reader can learn about industries that effect this one by clicking and reading the wiki links provided such as the fashion industry, retail industry or the textile industry.

Week 3: Citations
These two sentences were added to Clothing industry.
 * By 2025, it is protected that the United States market will be worth $385 billion.
 * It is also projected that the e-commerece revenue will be worth 123 million in the United States by 2022

References added #2 #3.

Week 4: Possible Unit 2 Article Ideas
Unit 2 article ideas: Possible additions... Research I did in Unit 1 could add to this article.
 * 1) "Sustainable fashion" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_fashion).
 * Section on consumer behavior,
 * Outlook of Sustainable fashion

2.   Slow Fashion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_fashion)

Possible addition.. 3.   Fast Fashion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion)
 * Outlook on this industry
 * More on consumers within Slow Fashion

Possible addition...
 * Adding information on the current environmental impacts
 * Where this industry is heading
 * Consumer behavior

Week 5: Improving Article plan
Article I will be editing is Sustainable fashion.

Introduction: The introduction is lacking information on the environmental impacts of sustainable fashion. Unsustainable fashion and more details on the fashion industry is needed. Examples of fast fashion errors and improvement can be added. Using the research I have on H&M will provide the reader more on how fast fashion is trying to become more sustainable.

Designers: This section could be updated using examples of Gucci's recent moves to be more sustainable. The retailer "Reformation" is a popular clothing brand that could be talked about. More on Stella McCartney's efforts as well.

NEW section to be added : Consumers being apart of the sustainable fashion industry. Post purchase behavior that makes a consumer practice sustainable fashion. Information on unsustainable practices that caused the environmental disaster we are facing now.

NEW section to be added : Green retailing done by the fast fashion industry.

Future outlook: Is outdated, so adding more information on more current outlook will improve the article entirely.

Intro addition
The fashion industry has a large economic impact on the global economy and in 2015 was worth 1.2 trillion dollars. With the industry a new form of fashion has developed known as fast fashion. Fast fashion is a multibillion dollar industry. Companies within this industry have engineered a way to mass produce the most fashionable, inexpensive clothing at a rate much faster than the traditional two fashion seasons Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Companies like H&M, Zara (retailer), Forever 21 and Mango (clothing) are a few fast fashion leaders that release new clothing lines almost every two weeks. To produce clothing at such a fast rate these companies had to create environmentally harmful practices to make the clothing at this rate. This industry has caused irreversible damage to the environment and one of the ways to decrease negative environmental impact is adopting sustainable fashion practices which includes both the retail and consumer action. The True Cost is a movie that explains how the world is effected by the current fashion industry. The clothing and textile industry is the second biggest pollution contributor. Consumers have become more aware of the large amount of waste and negative pollution the fashion industry is causing and as a result companies began to make adjustments so consumers will continue to support their business'. Fashion retailers have new social responsibility to lower the negative impact on the environment it is currently making to satisfy the segment of consumers who will not support unsustainable practices.

Fast Fashion Attempts at Sustainable Practices
H&M is a leading fast fashion retailer who has over 4000 store locations in 62 countries. They are producing thousands of tons of clothing per year which has caused enormous waste. With the rise of environmental importance to retail consumers H&M had to find a way to adjust their business model, supply chain and performance. The main material H&M and most clothing companies uses in all textile production is cotton. Cotton is a reusable material but, to grow in large quantities pesticides are used. Pesticides negatively impact the environment due to the chemicals released in the air. H&M has began to use organic cotton and by 2020 promises to only use organic cotton. Organic cotton does not use pesticides to grow and is a reusable material. Another change they have made to their supply chain is less pollutant causing modes of distribution. H&M has moved to rail and sea to transport clothing to stores. Sea and rail releases less carbon making these modes of transportation more sustainable. Another change to H&M's supply chain is moving toward green retailing. Customers are urged to come into the store to recycle their old garments that they would normally just dispose of. H&M then reuses and recycles the textile.

Actress Olivia Wilde is a spokeswoman for H&M's new sustainable fashion movement. H&M will create new textile fiber from recycled clothing and to get the customers to participate they get a discount or credit for their green act. As of 2017 only .1 percent of recycled clothing is turned into new fiber. H&M is still producing fashion lines faster than normal fashion companies which still leads to waste build up.

Reformation's attempts
Reformation is a California based clothing company developed in 2009 by Yael Aflalo. They created their own limited edition collections in the US and source some production overseas in sustainable methods. The company takes 12-18 months to produce and release their designs unlike fast fashion companies who have new designs out almost every two weeks. The clothing is created using eco friendly materials, only sustainable practices and limited carbon impact. Reformation is trying to create new standards and fashion rules to inspire other retailers to change the negative practices currently causing too much waste and pollution.

Sustainable materials:
The company uses materials that have low negative impacts to the environment. The two main materials that go into their clothing production is eco-fabrics and vintage materials. Materials are always local no matter the cost, most of everything is done in the the US in Los Angeles. Half of the raw materials are from the US. All suppliers involved have sustainable practices.

Eco Fabrics
These are two fabrics used by Reformation.
 * Tencel: A semi-synthetic fiber similar to cotton, made by renewable plants and uses renewable energy to be produced.
 * Viscose: A semi-synthetic fiber similar to wool, made from renewable plants and uses renewable energy to be produced.

Vintage Material
Reformation buys headstock from other retailers and warehouses so they can use the material that would have been wasted.
 * Deadstock is old, used or unused material that normally ends up in landfills.

Sustainable practices:
Reformation holds themselves accountable for their carbon emission, water use and waste they produce. The materials they use keeps this negative impact to low amounts. They share how much water, carbon dioxide and waste was used in each piece of clothing. The factories they produce the clothing in use eco-friendly and pro social technologies. Currently 75% of garbage is recycled by either composting organic materials or donating unused textiles, they have a goal to reach 85%. Over 75% of the employees are women who make above minimum wage and enough to live in LA.

The manufacturing are also built with green infrastructure. The reformation brand is only sold in their own retail branches or their online platform. Most customers shop online and this uses 35% less energy than a brick and mortar location. Since delivering the actual clothing causes carbon emissions, Reformation is currently looking to find carbon neutral shipping programs.

Recycled hangers made from paper are the only type of hangers used in all of there stores. These traditional paper and metal hangers usually end up in landfills causing waste buildup in landfills. Re-usable totes are given at purchase in store, instead of plastic bags. Retail locations use the most sustainable products to build the stores like rammed earth as walls, recycled fabric for insulation and LED fixture lights.

Future Outlook:
The Global Change Award, is a innovation challenge created by the H&M foundation. It created a trend report in 2017 to look at the future of sustainable fashion. Five mega trends are identified by the organization that will lead the future of sustainable fashion. The first mega trend is "Power of Nature" which is the industry looking into materials that have always been looked at as waste as a more sustainable method to making new clothing. The materials that will mitigate negative impacts from the industry include vegan materials from the earth and recycling old fabric into new clothing. The second mega trend is "Rent a Closet" this initiative has been around for a while. This trend ultimately lowers the new purchase of clothing and disposal of clothing, which means less waste. Rent the Runway is an example of the "Rent a Closet" trend. Rent the Runway started as a company that would give luxury brands like Hervé Leger, Vera Wang, Etro to people who may not be able to afford the clothing at regular retail price. Renting and sharing clothing is also known as CFC (collaborative fashion consumption) a sustainable fashion trend consumers are getting involved in. The third trend is "Long Live Fashion" is the revival of Vintage clothing. Vintage clothing is a way to lower the amount of clothing that gets disposed of and ends up in landfills. Companies like RE/DONE, Vintage Twin and Frankie Collective sell re-paired vintage clothing. Repairing and reselling clothing has less negative impact than creating new clothing does. The fourth mega trend is "Innovative Recycling" which is looking at waste as value. The industry is starting to create incentives for consumers to participate in the recycling of clothing. Statistics show that most clothing thrown away could have been recycled. Innovating new ways to recycle a bigger percentage of waste clothing is still in early stages as of 2017 but is slowly starting to grow. The final mega trend leading the future of sustainable fashion is "Connected Clothes". Connected Clothes is the industry using technology within clothing to have a positive impact on the environment. This trend looks to make transparency with the value of the clothing supply chain from sourcing to creation and then recycling. Technology embedded within clothing is also looking to enhance the wearers life like small wearable gadgets but within garments now.

Week 7: Peer Edits/Comments
These article additions are very insightful and well-researched. "Fast fashion attempts at sustainable fashion" is a particularly insightful category, and includes perspectives not included in the original Wikipedia article. Contextualizing the article with relevant information, like how the clothing/textile industry is the second biggest global polluter, also fills gaps in the original article. This kind of context shows the reader why the article is important. There is some language that Wikipedia guidelines would deem less than neutral: "The fashion industry plays a huge positive economic impact on the global economy" - Speaking on the specific magnitude of the economic impact would be a good way to eliminate the need to qualify the impact as huge and positive. Also, the description of fast fashion's environmental impact as "horrible" (although I personally agree) does not fit neutrality standards. Maybe "negative" is a better word. The structure of the sustainable materials section under "Reformation" looks a bit like the overall article's list of sustainable materials. It also seems like Reformation is given disproportionate emphasis, and some of that information would be better suited within an article about Reformation and not fast fashion. Overall, the research is well done and the article provides the reader context beyond the level of other Wikipedia articles I've read.Nerickson32 (talk) 21:20, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Patrick's CommentsIs everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Everything seems relevant to sustainable fashion. I thought it was good that not only did you discuss the applications of sustainable fashion but also the future of it, which I thought was great. Yes, all the citations and links work. The sources do support the claims in the article. Please see comments above. The only thing to note is that there is some bias in terms of investigating only a company such as H&M that is not environmentally conscious. It may be good to investigate the other examples of fast fashion companies as well. All the information seems to be up-to-date.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I think there is some bias in the 'materials' section and I feel like you're trying to convince us that fast fashion's impact on the environment is negative (which it is) but it is not neutral for a Wikipedia article. Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? In the section "Fast Fashion at Sustainable Fashion", you focus solely on H&M as an example. I think looking at other companies could be good as it would provide a broader view of the topic. Furthermore, there may be fast fashion companies that are not wasting material like H&M so it would be great to see the other side of the argument as well.
 * Check the citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Is each fact supported by an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that should be added?

Other comments:

I think these are some edits to the existing article. I would give your sandbox a read again as I noticed some grammar mistakes or sentences that don't make grammatical sense, such as "The fashion industry a large economic impact on the global economy, in 2015 was worth 1.2 trillion dollars."

Other than that, great article!