As life always does, time just slipped through my fingers these past months! And as an entrepreneur one gets in the practice of never really taking time off to themselves away from social media, emails or phone calls and planning. And then on top of that there are outsiders who look into your life and say, “hey that blogging thing is not part of Working!” Many a time I beg to argue/differ. And the argument would actually morph into a common conversation for me. That is not where I am at though, my mind is set on a fashion opinion, one that I am growing in practise of, and hopefully in making others aware, this will set the spirit towards many of us acting positively on what's right.
On lunch with a friend the other day we found ourselves in topic about the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh that served as a serious call to action (seeing as it's been 2years since the unforgivable event). I cannot help but still feel that little has been done to turn the clock towards serious change. Good change...yet on that same token I am then asked, how easy is it to really access good clothing that is trendy, fairly priced and honest to its employees? As governments, companies & consumers, it is true that we are all responsible in making that change happen. Today I walked into a popular retailer and on coming across a dress at R60 I stopped, to read the tag and returned it back to rack. It came to me that the consumer who demands to know the story behind a fashion/clothing product could lead the charge for transparent and ethical production. But, do we really care to ask the questions before exchanging that R50 note for a t-shirt? Do we sing in support and yet ignore the fact that the innocence in this industry has been taken away. The dream of globalising this industry has been largely achieved yet it is sad to be mindful that the people who help(ed) build this empire live a daily nightmare.
I decided to take steps towards asking the questions we may feel are unnecessary, taking time to express my values through my purchases. We have allowed brands to behave irresponsibly through our financial language and the only way we can change that is by reversing those money values. Building awareness and letting the brands know we do not condone cheap labour, thus we do not buy these goods. Change starts with you and I.
[image illustration has no relation to the post, just serving as a visual in conjunction to fashion]
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