Hello. You've tuned to a three-part series on how fast-fashion clothing is harming day-to-day lives in the developing world. The production of this series has been made possible by The ReFashion Hub. In this series, we explain what is fast-fashion, why you may not need really those sweatshirt shorts you just ordered from an online store, and what each of us can do to clean our fashion footprint in the world. Stay tuned for more. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/ https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!

In the third episode of The Wire's series in partnership with The ReFashion Hub, we try to breakdown why solutions to put checks on water-polluting textile industries in India have not worked. By taking the example of another textile hub – Tiruppur – we explain how the lack of policy regulation and shoddy implementation has affected lives. On the other hand, we take a look at how upcoming, sustainable fashion brands are trying to make difference. But high exorbitant pricing of sustainable fabrics is still a big hurdle in the developing world. You've tuned to a three-part series on how fast-fashion clothing is harming day-to-day lives in the developing world. The production of this series has been made possible by The ReFashion Hub. In this series, we explain what is fast-fashion, why you may not really not need those sweatshirt shorts you just ordered from an online store, and what each of us can do to clean our fashion footprint in the world. Stay tuned for more. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire

In the second episode of our series with The ReFashion Hub, we visit two villages in Ludhiana – a bustling textile hub in northern India known for manufacturing 80% of the country's woollen clothes and exporting active wear worth Rs 3,000 crore around the world. Almost all active wear clothing here is made out of nylon, polyester and acrylic fabrics – widely known for polluting water sources. In addition, the process of dyeing these fabrics has turned the water streams here black. Watch this video to understand the micro-impact of cheap, trendy clothes stacked in our closets. You've tuned to a three-part series on how fast-fashion clothing is harming day-to-day lives in the developing world. The production of this series has been made possible by The ReFashion Hub. In this series, we explain what is fast-fashion, why you may not really not need those sweatshirt shorts you just ordered from an online store, and what each of us can do to clean our fashion footprint in the world. Stay tuned for more. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/ https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!