Talk:Sustainable fashion

Fashion Top‑importance

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Section sizes

Section size for Sustainable fashion (37 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	3,175	3,175
Background and history	5,402	5,402
Purpose	2,551	2,551
Production models	2,123	13,350
Fast fashion	4,401	4,401
Slow fashion	3,017	3,017
Garment use and lifespan	3,809	3,809
Concerns	15	13,024
Environmental	6,506	6,506
Social and ethics	4,239	6,503
In Asia	2,264	2,264
Business models	497	7,650
Circular models	2,834	2,834
Sharing models	2,925	2,925
Resale models	1,394	1,394
Processes	4,542	4,542
Consumption	2,718	2,718
Materials	388	23,895
Cellulose fibers	1,327	15,004
Cotton	8,533	8,533
Soy	1,703	1,703
Bamboo	2,123	2,123
Kombucha (SCOBY)	1,318	1,318
Protein fibers	2,598	2,598
Manufactured fibers	2,901	5,100
PET plastic	2,199	2,199
Fungal species	805	805
Development	1,662	1,662
Controversies	59	4,815
Marketing controversies	1,211	2,334
Greenwashing	1,123	1,123
Materials controversies	1,469	1,469
Second-hand controversies	953	953
See also	481	481
References	28	28
Further reading	2,678	2,678
External links	426	426
Total	86,397	86,397

First paragraph too verbose

This recent addition to the lead by SophieTallier (a student editor in Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northeastern University/Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions (Spring 2018)) is too verbose, and contains claims that belong in other sections (if they belong in this article at all). I have reverted to the previous version, and I am pasting SophieTallier's text below. There may be something that can be extracted from this text and integrated into appropriate sections in the article, but in its current form it is too verbose, and the style lacks continuity/smoothness. (For example, why is there an apparently random sentence about a movie in the middle of the paragraph?) Remember that per MOS:LEAD, "The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article". (The quoted text below is from this edit by SophieTallier.) Biogeographist (talk) 11:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The fashion industry has a large economic impact on the global economy and in 2015 was worth 1.2 trillion dollars^[1]. With the industry a new form of fashion has developed known as fast fashion. Fast fashion is a multibillion dollar industry.^[2] Companies within this industry have engineered a way to mass produce the most fashionable, inexpensive clothing at a rate much faster than the traditional two fashion seasons Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Companies like H&M, Zara (retailer), Forever 21 and Mango (clothing) are a few fast fashion leaders that release new clothing lines almost every two weeks. To produce clothing at such a fast rate these companies had to create environmentally harmful practices to make the clothing at this rate. This industry has caused irreversible damage to the environment and one of the ways to decrease negative environmental impact is adopting sustainable fashion practices which includes both the retail and consumer action.^[2] The True Cost is a movie that explains how the world is effected by the current fashion industry. The clothing and textile industry is the second biggest pollution contributor.^[3] Consumers have become more aware of the large amount of waste and negative pollution the fashion industry is causing and as a result companies began to make adjustments so consumers will continue to support their business'. Fashion retailers have new social responsibility to lower the negative impact on the environment it is currently making to satisfy the segment of consumers who will not support unsustainable practices.

Similarly, other sections of this page are very academic. While the detail is useful, the very scholarly text is not accessible to everyone. Should the language be simplified?Jojuj (talk) 10:31, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the section of the article you have pasted here should just be moved to a different section of the article. I was working on drafting a longer section describing "fast fashion" and this could be helpful to add to this section. Biogeographist Ndani06 (talk) 15:34, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "the economic impact of the fashion industry" (PDF). {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ ^a ^b "What Happens When Fashion Becomes Fast, Disposable And Cheap?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Fashion Industry Waste Statistics". EDGE. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

"Fast Fashion" section suggestions

in the section of fast fashion when the issue of "rich vs. poor" comes into play, it would be best to include some citation on the discrepancy or delete that part from the section to remain neutral Joannaucsd (talk) 01:17, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

where there is a citation needed by "the quality of the garment...", this work could help:"durability, fashion, sustainability:the processes and practices of use"^[1] Joannaucsd (talk) 01:17, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

along with this citation above, there could be a reason to include a 'durability and use' section where this could fit better into the article and discuss what Fletcher states as sustainability through one's values and views of a garment rather than pitching rich against poor Joannaucsd (talk) 01:17, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Fletcher, Kate (November 2012). "Durability, Fashion, Sustainability: The Processes and Practices of Use". Fashion Practice. 4 (2): 221–238. doi:10.2752/175693812x13403765252389. {{cite journal}}: Check |doi= value (help)

Student editing?

Recently, this article has again seen a flurry of new editors and single purpose accounts adding poorly sourced, non-neutrally written, and essay-like content. It appears very similar to me to what is seen when a group of students are assigned to "fix" a wikipedia article for an assignment but have not had proper instruction in wikipedia's core policies. If this is what is going on, then students and in particular, those who are assigning/assessing them, should start by reading WP:ASSIGN, and then go to the Wiki Education Foundation and follow their guidelines in order to actually improve the article, rather than continuing to add to the significant issues it already has. Thanks Melcous (talk) 06:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've had to revert this sort of stuff on at least five different but related articles this morning. It's a regular thing, naive commentary, sort of correct and sort of sourced sometimes, but awful writing. Editors have tried to get some sort of response from them in the past, to no avail. Some articles have become top heavy with these semi related factoids. I just keep lining up the ducks. - Roxy the dog 06:54, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] "the economic impact of the fashion industry" (PDF). {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[:0-2] "What Happens When Fashion Becomes Fast, Disposable And Cheap?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[3] "Fashion Industry Waste Statistics". EDGE. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

[4] Fletcher, Kate (November 2012). "Durability, Fashion, Sustainability: The Processes and Practices of Use". Fashion Practice. 4 (2): 221–238. doi:10.2752/175693812x13403765252389. {{cite journal}}: Check |doi= value (help)

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