Comments on: What happens when fashion is Two Clicks Ahead? http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2006/01/29/what-happens-when-fashion-is-two-clicks-ahead/ Real Style for Real People: An Intelligent Take on Fashion Trends Wed, 23 May 2012 09:59:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim Wilson http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2006/01/29/what-happens-when-fashion-is-two-clicks-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Tim Wilson Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:10:38 +0000 http://omiru.com/?p=394#comment-400 The trend for cheap, fast fashion had made high fashion accessible to millions, but the human cost is also very high. There is evidence that the demand for lower prices and shorter, faster production runs is squeezing developing world producers and forcing labour abuses and an increase in the use of child labour. You can read a bit about it here: http://www.fashion-enter.com/site/news/business_news/the_high_price.html Ultimately, there needs to be a lot more awareness from brands and shoppers about what it takes to make the clothes we wear. Cheap is nice, but maybe the human cost of that is just too high. The trend for cheap, fast fashion had made high fashion accessible to millions, but the human cost is also very high. There is evidence that the demand for lower prices and shorter, faster production runs is squeezing developing world producers and forcing labour abuses and an increase in the use of child labour. You can read a bit about it here: http://www.fashion-enter.com/site/news/business_news/the_high_price.html

Ultimately, there needs to be a lot more awareness from brands and shoppers about what it takes to make the clothes we wear. Cheap is nice, but maybe the human cost of that is just too high.

]]> By: Almost Girl » Blog Archive » State of The Fashion Union: Countdown To Fashion Week 4.0 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2006/01/29/what-happens-when-fashion-is-two-clicks-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Almost Girl » Blog Archive » State of The Fashion Union: Countdown To Fashion Week 4.0 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:51:24 +0000 http://omiru.com/?p=394#comment-136 [...] The women of Omiru ask what happens when fashion is two clicks ahead? by delving into such topics as the fashion ecosystem and the balance of forces that keeps the fashion industry going. The ever popular topics of fragmentation and backlash spotlight. [...] [...] The women of Omiru ask what happens when fashion is two clicks ahead? by delving into such topics as the fashion ecosystem and the balance of forces that keeps the fashion industry going. The ever popular topics of fragmentation and backlash spotlight. [...]

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