Fashion's Dirty Secrets
*Siiiiiiiiiigh* So I've just finished watching " Stacey Dooley Investigates: Fashion's Dirty Secrets" on BBC 1... And I'm left with a heavy heart. The documentary is a real eye opener. It hurts to notice just how misleading fashion - something we in the Western world recognize as a form of self-expression and indulgence - can truly be. To recognise the corners that are cut, the destructive effect these have on the planet and on millions of people's livelihoods, is heartbreaking to say the least. This is heightened especially by the fact that it is to sell us a basic commodity at a very cheap monetary price. But, we must ask ourselves, at what real cost? It is a first glance, through Dooley's eyes - whom herself is the average British consumer - into the devastating impact that fast fashion has. I really appreciate the engagement she had across all areas of the sector. She does public questionnaires to inform the general public of their sim