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SAY NO TO FASHION

saynotofashion

About Me


In many parts of planet one of our favourite hobbies is to buy, cause we have money to spend. Theres nothing wrong with shopping, but planet reached a strange point when some part of the world is making themselfs comfortable by making other poeple lifes extremely difficult.

I've been working on SAY NOT TO FASHION for nearly a year, and it's been interesting how people reacted, I've come across people that want to make a difference and are really supportive. But on the other side I've come across poeple who seem to enjoy talking about cheap labour, but have no intention to be proactive. At the beginning I was slighlty disappointed, but I've spent sometime thinking about this and my conclusion is that: high street shops are huge part peoples lifes, to decide to support a cause that exploits slave labour; they will be contradicting themselves because they enjoy and look forward to their visits to high street shops, where they find bargins, new clothes, have fun trying on clothes with friends, its an important social activity in this country. And people from all around the world come here to go shopping on Oxford Street, which is probably one of the most famous high streets in the world. So why would anyone want to change this when theres soo much positivity that comes out from the high street.

ONE BIG reason for need for change: cause its a MASSIVE wrong, exploiting people to make products from cheap labour and make them work in conditions that I think most of you reading this wont want to be in in your worst nightmares. It's not hard staying aways from shopping in these shops, i've done it for years and dont miss anything about it.

I still buy clothes, and some i make and wear. But there are soo many other better places to shop in then going to mass produced retailers. Not only are their ethics non existant but also shoppping environments are unhealthy and mentally straining.

think about it!

SAY NO TO FASHION, is in the porccess of setting up. At the moment we are looking for people who can help with fund raising ideas and funding. If you have any ideas please send us an email at: [email protected]

What is SAY NO TO FASHION about:

In past we have organaised recycling garments projects, and in the past year we've been doing research on cheap/slave labour within the fashion industry. We want to inform more poeople about cheap labour and why it is wrong. We also want to help victims of slave labour; who usually have no other options in life other than doings jobs that sometimes only pays them 7p an hour.

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Thank you


White Gold - The True Cost Of Cotton

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HOW TO SUPPORT SAY NO TO FASHION: If you would like to support SAY NO TO FASHON make a donation to our paypal account: [email protected]. Or you can donate your old clothes that can help with our recycling project, and some of these garments will be sold again to raise funds to develop say no to fashion. If you want to donate clothes please send us a message or email: [email protected] and we will send you a postal address.

My Interests

BLOOD SWEAT AND T SHIRTS

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Good people

My Blog

Indian ’slave’ children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap

Indian ’slave’ children found making low-cost clothes destined for GapDan McDougall in New DelhiThe Observer, Sunday October 28 2007Article historyChild workers, some as young as 10, have ...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:38:00 PST

13p an hour is pretty awful

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2007Marks & Spencer, GAP and Mothercare in the dock.....over paying slave labour wages to "sweatshop" workers in developing countries. So claims Karen McVeigh in today’s Gu...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:35:00 PST

The story of the blues: Tracking the journey of the £9 pair of jeans

The story of the blues: Tracking the journey of the £9 pair of jeansFred Pearce wanted to know where his £9 jeans really came from. So he travelled to Bangladesh, where he found the disturbing (and su...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:57:00 PST

Let’s declare war on slave masters of the rag trade

Let’s declare war on slave masters of the rag tradeConstance Harris feels you, the buyer, can help end the exploitation that feeds the First World’s need for cheap clothesTools Print Emai...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:36:00 PST

Waste couture: why recycled clothes are this year’s model

Waste couture: why recycled clothes are this year's model ..proximic_content_on-->From rags to riches: Tessa Thorniley examines the labels worn in the newly fashionable world of the socially conscious...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:08:00 PST

Third death in a year at Indian factory that supplies Gap

· Clothing firm tells supplier to investigate conditions · Worker verbally abused for leave request, union says Karen McVeighMonday October 15, 2007The Guardian The clothing giant Gap has ordered one ...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:54:00 PST

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SEND US FEEDBACK AND OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT SLAVE LABOUR
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:18:00 PST

Revealed: Topshop clothes made with slave labour

From The Sunday TimesAugust 12, 2007Revealed: Topshop clothes made with 'slave labour'Claire Newell in Port Louis, Mauritius and Robert WinnettONE of Britain's richest men is profiting from Asian work...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:44:00 PST

TOPSHOP BIGGEST FLAW IN FASHION AND THERES NOTHING FASHION ABOUT IT

In the past few years a lot of interesting contemporary designers have started stocking small, commercial ranges in Topshop and Topman. Some of these designers may have gained sales and could have pos...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:45:00 PST

The human cost of cheap high street clothes

Dan McDougall in New Delhi and Jamie DowardSunday April 22, 2007The Observer The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday May 6 2007The article below referred t...
Posted by SAY NO TO FASHION on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:37:00 PST