Photo of two light tabby kittens in a basket of hay with the copy "Cute kittens want to talk to you about SHEIN."
Photo of a cute fluffy peach-colored kitten with the following copy: SHEIN's growth and impending IPO is a bad thing for everyone on this planet. In 2024, its sales grew to $38 billion. We are not picking on SHEIN when we talk about the ethical/environmental issues related to its business model. Conversations about SHEIN start with the knowledge that most mass retailers rely on human exploitation and overconsumption. We are not being xenophobic when we talk about SHEIN. We are not shaming people for shopping from SHEIN. We are talking about SHEIN because its success is pushing the fashion industry to make clothing a lot faster and more quasi-disposable. It is making the problem of fast fashion much, much worse.
Photo of an orange tabby kitten with the following copy: SHEIN produces more pollution than Paraguay. Yes, SHEIN pumps more CO2 into the atmosphere than an entire country of 6.7 million people. Source: Stand.earth report “Clean Energy Close Up.”
Photo of two kittens—one a fluffy white kitten, the other a fluffy black kitten—with the following copy: SHEIN steals art and designs from artists, designers, and brands of all sizes around the world. And yeah, that destroys small businesses and widens wealth inequality.
I was shocked and disappointed to learn this week that Vancouver Fashion Week is showcasing SHEIN... not as a threat to our planet with its overproduction and ever-growing climate impact. .
NOPE....Vancouver Fashion Week is featuring SHEIN as a DESIGNER.
Speechless.
Seriously.
WTF.
