Ethical Critiques of Fast Fashion and Offering an Alternative to It

Nemati, Zahra

doi:10.30470/er.2023.1996414.1201

Ethical Critiques of Fast Fashion and Offering an Alternative to It

Document Type : Review Article

Author

Zahra Nemati

D Candidate of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Mofid University, Qom, Iran.

10.30470/er.2023.1996414.1201

Abstract

Fast fashion is a huge part of the fashion industry. In it, abundant, cheap and extensive production takes place. In this article, we criticize fast fashion from an ethical point of view. We show that this form of fashion, in addition to harming the environment, violates the moral rights of workers and consumers. Instead, we introduce slow fashion, that is, that part of the fashion industry that pays attention to consumption patterns, culture and quality. In this article, we show that slow fashion can be an ethical alternative to fast fashion, provided that the consumer is aware of its value. To achieve this goal, we first introduce fashion, fast fashion and ethical fashion. Then we critique fast fashion in three areas of environment, workers and consumers. We show that fast fashion is harmful in all the three areas. In the end, by examining the role of the media and consumer awareness, we offer a solution to ethicize fashion with a tendency toward slow fashion.

Keywords

Fashion Industry

Ethical Fashion

Fast Fashion

Slow Fashion

Subjects

Aplied Ethics

Article Title Persian

نقدهای اخلاقی بر مد سریع و ارائهٔ جایگزینی برای آن

Author Persian

زهرا نعمتی

دانشجوی دکتری فلسفه، دانشگاه مفید، قم، ایران

Abstract Persian

مد سریع بخش عظیمی از صنعت مد است که در آن تولید فراوان، ارزان و گسترده صورت می‌گیرد. در این مقاله قصد داریم مدسریع را از جهت اخلاقی نقد کنیم و نشان دهیم این شکل از مد، علاوه بر آسیب زدن به محیط زیست، ناقض حقوق اخلاقی کارگران و مصرف‌کنندگان است. در مقابل، مد آهسته، یعنی آن بخش از صنعت مد که به الگوی مصرف، فرهنگ و کیفیت توجه دارد را معرفی می‌کنیم. در این مقاله نشان خواهیم داد که مد آهسته به شرط آن‌که مصرف‌کننده آگاه باشد، می‌تواند به عنوان جایگزینی اخلاقی برای مد سریع خود را تثبیت کند. برای نیل به این مقصود ابتدا به معرفی مد، مد سریع و مد اخلاقی خواهیم پرداخت سپس در سه حیطه محیط زیست، کارگران و مصرف‌کنندگان مد سریع را نقد می‌کنیم. و نشان می‌دهیم که مد سریع در هر سه حیطه آسیب رسان است. در نهایت با بررسی نقش رسانه‌ها و آگاهی مصرف‌کنندگان، راه حلی برای اخلاقی کردن مد با گام برداشتن در مسیر مد آهسته ارائه می‌کنیم.

Keywords Persian

صنعت مد

مد اخلاقی

مد سریع

مد آهسته

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