This episode of Sustainably LB is a solo episode and a little review about the Brand Melville Documentary on HBO MAX titled Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion. Now, I have read some of the reviews online and, I believe, many of the negative ones completely miss the point. I also believe that people just like to complain into the echo chambers of the internet. So if you do want to watch this documentary, I would encourage you not to read any of those reviews and come to your own conclusion. Now, I do realize that I am sitting here telling you my thoughts about this documentary, but I am going to do my best to remain as neutral as possible as I believe that it is worth the hour and a half of your time.

Show Notes:

• Social media allows teens to tell other teens (and essentially Brandy Melville / the fashion industry) what is trendy
• Fast fashion brands produce around 52 micro-seasons per year
• The (fast) fashion industry needs us to see clothing as disposable
• The fact that it isn’t in your backyard doesn't mean it is not your problem
• The fashion industry is so deplorable and disenfranchises so many that it is kind of hard to narrow the scope

In so many ways it is still mind blowing to me to keep having these conversations about the fashion industry with little being done about it and no one really ever being held accountable and brands just continuing on 'business as usual.' But I also understand that what got us here won’t get us there. Overhauling that fashion industry, and the way we treat women, will be our life’s work. Maybe not yours necessarily, but definitely mine. And I must keep reminding myself that this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon.

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The Or Foundation
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How Are Our Clothes Made?
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Microplastics in Our Drinking Water

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Ian Aeillo
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Lauren Bates
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