1. How is the dress made?
Fast-fashion brands engage producers and encourage them to undercut each other
Manufacturers in the UK are typically paid as little as £2.50 to £3 a dress
2. What is it made of?
A dress is often made of 100% polyester
Synthetic fibres from clothing make up 35% of microplastics in the ocean
A dress like this will often be wrapped in plastic on three separate occasions, each time with new packaging and hangers
3. Fast fashion
Garments are sold in stores having already created huge amounts of waste
4. Unsold garments
Thousands of dresses remain unsold, or are thrown away after an average of five weeks’ use
They are incinerated, polluting the air
1. How is the dress made?
Fast-fashion brands engage producers and encourage them to undercut each other
Manufacturers in the UK are typically paid as little as £2.50 to £3 a dress
2. What is it made of?
Synthetic fibres from clothing make up 35% of microplastics in the ocean
A dress is often made of 100% polyester
3. Fast fashion
Garments are sold in stores having already created huge amounts of waste
A dress like this will often be wrapped in plastic on three separate occasions, each time with new packaging and hangers
4. Unsold garments
Thousands of dresses remain unsold, or are thrown away after an average of five weeks’ use
They are incinerated, polluting the air