SUSTAINABILITY

FAST FASHION IS A DESTRUCTIVE ADDICTION TO MASS PRODUCED CHEAP CLOTHING, DESIGNED IN ONE COUNTRY, PRODUCED IN ANOTHER AND THEN SOLD IN NUMEROUS OTHERS. THIS PRACTICE LEADS TO COLOSSAL CARBON EMISSIONS.

 

THE FASHION INDUSTRY NEEDS TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT… FAST!

 

TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE, THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE RUBBISH TRUCK FULL OF CLOTHES ENDS UP ON LANDFILL SITES EVERY SECOND, EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR. IN THE UK ALONE, THIS EQUATES TO 300,000 TONNES...

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AMOUNT OF WATER NEEDED TO PRODUCE ONE COTTON T-SHIRT IS ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU ALIVE FOR THREE YEARS? YEP, A SHOCKER.

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WHO’S MAKING ALL THESE CLOTHES? 

TO INCREASE PROFIT, FAST FASHION HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY RELIANT UPON LOW-COST LABOUR, MOSTLY MADE UP OF A FEMALE WORKFORCE.

THE LACK OF A LIVING WAGE PREVENTS WORKERS FROM SAVING MONEY TO HAVE A SAFETY NET, WHILE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT.

THESE WORKERS LACK LEGAL RIGHTS, HAVE FEWER RESOURCES AND LESSER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE OR EDUCATION. THIS AMPLIFIES INHUMANE WORKING CONDITIONS, IN A SYSTEM THAT REPEATS THE SAME PATTERNS OF COLONIALISM. POWERS IN AREAS LIKE EUROPE, AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA ARE PROFITING FROM THE CONTINUED EXPLOITATION OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

 

AT Y2K MAFIA WHOLESALE WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE WE WORK WITH, AND WE FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. WE WILL NEVER WORK WITH ANY ORGANISATION THAT EXPLOITS THEIR STAFF.  

 

BY REBELLING AGAINST FAST FASHION WE AIM TO REDUCE CLOTHING WASTE. THANKS TO THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF FASHION, MANY TRENDS HAVE THEIR ROOTS IN PAST ERAS. WE RESEARCH THOSE TRENDS AND OFFER CLOTHING THAT IS RECYCLED INSTEAD OF MASS PRODUCED. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE FASHION AVAILABLE.  

 

LOOKING GOOD SHOULD NOT COST THE EARTH.