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How The Sa 8000 And Other Standards Are Shaking Up The Fashion Industry

Environmental, social and ethical pressures on the global textiles and fashion sector emerged in Europe in the early 1980s. The main driver was consumer concern over the safety of the materials. However, in parallel with this trend, a minority group of ethical consumers demanded chemical-free and low environmental impact clothing and fashion goods. This resulted in the European and later the U.S. organic labeling system being extended to include criteria for clothing and textiles, such as organic cotton. As of 2007, the sector was the fastest growing part of the global cotton industry with growth of more than 50% a year. Regarding safety standards, the Oeko-Tex standard has become highly popular in the industry. Although unknown to consumers, it tests for chemicals such as flame retardants in clothes and categorizes goods according to their likely exposure to humans (e.g. baby clothes must adhere to the strictest standards for chemicals). Thus the issue of chemicals in clothing has bec

How Fashion Movies Influence Society

Fashion is a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, accessories and hairstyles. In recent years, it was commonly illustrated through portraits and several other artifacts showing entirely different forms of fashion. Fashion books and magazines are essential tools for everyone in fashion industry and mostly for individuals who always want to keep up with the latest trend. Most of these books and magazines were written by fashion experts, who have a wide range of knowledge when it comes to appropriate attire and styles and have the capability to influence individuals choice and taste. On the other hand, fashion nowadays was likewise greatly exploited in the movies and music industries. Movie and music enthusiasts usually follow the style of their favorite icons, thus making the celebrities become trendsetters. Fashion movies and music industries impact society. For instance, a teenager may choose to cut her hair for a short curly hair