#shien haul

[cadaverkeys]

Idk why people think it's funny to buy shit from shien or temu or whatever slavery-corp is popular at the time just to video themselves laughing at the quality of the products. It's badly made because it's unrelentingly shoved through a production line for a few pennies each garment- this isn't fucking "content" and honestly these rich influencers should feel ashamed to openly admit that they're buying from companies that force their workers into slavery conditions.

#i understand some people dont know any better / some people feel that they have no other option for clothing themselves #and theres no ethical consumption under capitalism etc etc etc #but theres no point where you should think its cute or quirky to buy products from slavery production lines #and i dont think that should be controversial #i understand that most fast fashion brands use the same outsourcing of labor as shien #honestly theyre shit too #but theres hardly as many zara hauls as shien ones #rambles #i just saw this girl on tiktok laughing about these stupid novelty rings shes bought from shien #and it's like. why would you even admit to this. -_- #and the comments r just laughing along as if theyre not casually admitting to buying from slavery companies

[mellow-strain]

Romwe x Corpse Bride: A Critical & possibly hypocritical review.

This review will be fast fashion negative, while giving credit to artistic aesthetics. I own some of the items mentioned (some of which, I regret).

A summary of my opinion: most of it is crap.

This is kind of becoming a series, with my previous Hello Kitty and Friends x Forever 21 review

Disclaimer: I do not like Tim Burton. I like a lot of his media (The Corpse Bride, Wednesday, Frankenwinie, etc.) but I do not agree with his attitudes (most notably towards POC inclusion).

If any Shien apologists come my way I will simply block them. This post is not about "is it ok to order from Shien ever?" Or about the accessibility of fashion or anything like that. Maybe I'm a future post, but for now, go read someone else's opinion piece about it

Why did I order this stuff?

The answer is very simple: Nostalgia and scarcity mindset. I've loved the Corpse Bride ever since I was younger. I owned the DVD and watched it more times than I can count. Additionally, I doubt that there will ever be any other affordable clothing collaborations with the Corpse Bride, at least, not for another while. But please send me other Corpse Bride official and unofficial collaborations if you see any. I'll put a little 🌠 next to anything I bought. Note: I may not include everything I bought from the Collab just because I may not have the strongest opinions on that particular garment or my other arguments may better explain.

What did I like?

The general aesthetics. Motifs of the flowers, butterflies, swirls, skeletons, colour pallets. I liked it all! Was it well executed? No. A lot of the patterns weren't done justice (as seen in the review photos)

The stock images were STUNNING. Which is the point, but still credit where it's due.

It appealed to my nostalgia. I think it was lazy, but it certainly did warm my inner baby bat heart.

Onto specifics. This capette

This capette is fun! I love a good capette! There's obvious flaws like how randomly the little pictures are chosen and I feel the white and black is just a little too high contrast, maybe black and light blue would have worked better?

5. This Graphic T. 🌠

I love this design so much I bought one in the black colour way too. Do I stand by that decision? Not entirely. But as a long-term Corpse Bride fan I feel that I will appreciate them for a very very long term.

6. The Legwarmers 🌠

They did these legwarmers so dirty! As seen in the stock images, the ends are rolling up! I need to reinforce them with my own hidden ribbing and also gently steam them. You may also note that those butterflies are PRINTED ON and it's pretty bad IRL.

7. jeans (?)

But if you see a pair of boring jeans in a charity shop that fit well, why not bring them home and customise them with paint, bleach, trims, embroidery or patches? Remind me to write a post on DIY jean ideas. Anyway, could be fun to browse Shien and Pinterest and steal their ideas! Maybe invite some friends and have some snacks and make it 'a little get together'?

I'm stealing the print of these jeans. A reoccurring hot take of mine is that I hate that EVERYWHERE sells jeans. Go into any high street retailer and they have a WHOLE SELECTION of jeans. From skinny to bootcut to mom to boyfriend to ripped and in black, acid wash, proper denim, super light blue and sometimes white. it's all far too much (in my opinion).

The reason why I feature the "?" in the title is because I don't really see jeans as very Corpse Bride, seems more fairy grunge (I've discussed fairy grunge lightly in the past but I do hope to make a longer opinion post about it)

General dislikes

106 listings. Why SO many graphic t-shirts? I need to count the specifics because there's just too many. And I counted roughly 24 hoodies/sweatshirts (given, there could be duplicates of the plus size and straight sizes) but my point remains. Why is there 106 listings?

Excessive reuse of certain designs and many of the designs are really similar.

No collection of that many pieces could ever be of decent quality or with a lot of thought and the proof is in the pudding (the garments). It simply isn't. Typical Shien. Bare basics stitching, low quality materials, etc.

Polyester for undergarments. Cotton, bamboo and hemp are just far superior fabrics for underwear and socks! I can't imagine polyester is good for the health of external private areas.

Objectively these are cute, but I have recently truly understood how dangerous synthetic materials can be especially for private areas.

I will be referencing this print in my future customised clothing.

Future post idea: Cotton vs. Polyester

At some point in the future, I do intend on posting more information about cotton/natural fibers vs. polyester. Including resources that further discuss the oppression of the Uyghur Muslims, modern cotton slavery, the mistreatment of garment workers. Then also, the production and manufacturing process on various fibers and their quality. Additionally, a bit about micro plastics and our clothes.

Most of it will just be directly referencing and providing information from creators who are more knowledgeable on the topic with minimal opinions and input from me, though there will be a sequel post that includes my opinions and a reflection on how I navigate the topic.

If anyone has any links and resources on that topic let me know!

Thanks for reading!

#corpse bride #the corpse bride #romwe #shien anti haul #anti-haul #deinfluencing #romwe x Corpse Bride #romwe x the corpse bride #anti consumerist #anti fast fashion #unmellow opinions #fashion review #shien review #fashion ethics #alternative fashion blog

[brachiibear]

Shien clothes try on haul for bulking guys!!

(OK maybe buying a medium was a stupid idea)

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#shien shienhaul shienclothes shienclotheshaul bellyfat fatty gains bellygains weightgain bulking moobs permabulking Gainer gr

[crustgremlin]

"if you talk bad about shien you're just classist!!!"

If you can afford a £150+ shien haul on a regular basis I can promise you I AM being classist, just not in the way you think

[tonkysexist]

You're hilarious and stupid if you honestly think buying a stupid video game hurts the world more than the sweat shop labor and environmental pollution caused by fast fashion. JKR is an ass and nobody should be buying that game, but I honestly can't believe you going, "But it's okay to support fast fashion if you can't afford anything else." A thrift store is cheaper than buying fast fashion new. Your priorities are fucked. You are neo liberal bullshit at its finest.

I understand your sentiment and I definitely agree that my point in the original post was a bit oversimplified. That post got a lot more attention than I intended and was written with my followers who know of me and my beliefs in mind. I focused more on the Hogwarts Legacy issue than anything else, because that was the target of my point. Like I said in the post, interacting with capitalism is a fairly nuanced issue. Fast fashion is an easy example for my point about how engaging with capitalism can’t be boiled down to one phrase.

For example— I grew up in a very rural community. The closest thrift stores were in the nearest city (about 20-30 minutes). I shopped in a lot of second hand stores when I started to become more aware of issues with fast fashion, because my parents had the luxury of free time to drive back and forth or to let me use a car. I still shop secondhand because I moved to a bigger city when I graduated high school and can use public transportation. It’s easy to imagine someone with less time, fewer resources, and no access to public transportation would be more likely to buy fast fashion. There is a world of difference between that person and the influencers doing $500 shien hauls every week.

This is not even accounting for the lack of plus sizes, how much more expensive more ethical brands can be, how thrift stores are inherently limited in their size range and selection, or accessible clothing for disabled people. I refuse to demonize people who are overworked and underpaid for participating in capitalism for necessities. That feels too much like placing the blame on the individual rather than the corporation that works to eliminate all alternatives and force the hand of less privileged people.

Participating in capitalism because you can’t access more ethical alternatives is not equivalent to buying an antisemitic wizard video game or overhauling your wardrobe every few months. Hogwarts Legacy contains incredibly bigoted material and is purely a luxury, which is why I said people can’t “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” their way out of responsibility for their decision.

#people log on to this site and forget about nuance #asks #not marvel

[idgafabyou]

and its even harder to shop "ethically" when you are not my size ngl i just see the garment, check the size and buy it so i understand why ppl shop fast fashion,not to mention its really really affordable. But idek. I just see a 500$ shien haul and im like ????? really? 500$ ? You spent 500$ on shien??? I never shopped with 500$ in my life. 500$ is like, an expensive bag or shoes, or five good pairs of jeans. You will spend your money and just throw away the clothes in a week for clout. Dumb

[radkindoffeminist]

One of the reasons why I can never fully get behind the sustainable fashion/anti-fast fashion movement is because the movement, on the whole, has a massive classism and fatphobia issue which result in it missing the big problems in unsustainable fashion and blaming the wrong people.

And you’re free to take what I’m saying as being a slightly biased perspective since I’ve brought a lot of clothes from primark and Shien and other places which are known for being unsustainable, but hear me out.

For me, the biggest problems in unsustainable clothing (aside from being unsustainable and the abuse of workers to make them) are the following: constant style changes and the social pressure to keep up with the new trends leading to people having full wardrobe changes on a yearly basis if not more often; inability or unwillingness to fix the clothes that we currently have; and generalised overconsumption from multiple other reasons (needing something for every occasion, needing something new for special occasions, having monthly subscriptions for workout leggings, etc).

But the way in which many of these people talk about sustainable clothing makes it seem like every single person who buys clothing from these unsustainable shops is a a big part of the problem and that they just all need to stop. But that ignores why so many people are buying these clothes in the first place: they’re the only places people with limited disposable incomes can afford and very few places offer plus size clothing. I buy from Shein because very few other places offer clothing up to a size 22-24UK which is what I need and most don’t have anything close to the range Shein has and it can’t be beat on price which is important for a recent graduate with a limited income. I’m also very limited on where I can buy bras because so few places go up to a G-cup (there’s even one shop which only does like DD+ bras and I can’t buy from there because they don’t go up to my band size.)

And then their response is ‘well, just thrift everything’. Even when I was a size 12-14, I struggled to find clothes in charity/thrift/second hand stores which where in my size and style. (And bare in mind that my style was like plain blue/black jeans with plain or patterned t-shirts so it’s not anything weird or wacky.) Like, my sister and I would often go to the 4-5 charity shops in my local high street and I only ever bought a couple of bits of clothing because there was nothing in my size and style. How much harder is it going to be now that I am significantly larger? I remember a few years back, before I gained my pandemic weight, struggling to find anything that was in a size 18-20 in charity shops, but you think everyone is going to easily be able to fill their wardrobe with good quality items from charity shops? Even though it’s now more expensive due to thrifting becoming so much more popular and these shops are filled with people Shein haul dumps? Like, I even saw one woman who did these ‘outfits you can buy from a thrift store’ videos where she put together these awesome outfits for people just on what was around this one store she was in and she was challenged to do one for plus sized people and they were so boring and almost disgusting in comparison. One outfit was a random printed t-shirt and a pair of shorts. That was literally the best plus size outfit she could put together.

Moreover, their biggest argument against people buying from these fast fashion brands is that these clothes aren’t made to last. And I do agree on some level: they aren’t the best quality clothing in the world and aren’t really made to last for years on end and there are many items which are really designed for only a use or two (shoes tend to be the worst in my opinion). But with all that being said, I’ve bought primark shirts which have lasted me for years. They may last a little longer because I do try to sew up my stuff when it breaks, but it’s certainly not the wear it once and then it disintegrates in the wash type of quality that many of these activists make it out to be. Just because they’re not designed to last for years on end doesn’t mean that people don’t make them last. And also, people tend to figure out quite quickly on what’s worth the money and what’s not. I don’t buy bras or jeans from Primark because the couple of times I did they fell apart within weeks, so I used to get New Look jeans which lasted a good couple of years. But I’ll happily buy their shirts because, aside from the odd 1 or 2 shirts, most of them have lasted for at least a couple of years before they’re beyond saving or no longer fit.

It reminds me of that story about shoes and poverty costing interest. A poor man will buy $10 shoes because that’s all he can afford and, if he’s lucky, they will last a year before they’re too broken to wear. A rich man will buy $50 shoes which will last a decade because he can easily afford to do so and spends less in the long run than the poor man. But the poor man can’t buy the $50 ones because he never has the $50 to spare, only ever $10. Why can’t people realise that this applies to clothes too?

[duelistkingdom]

those fast fashion tops that are like. faux vintage band shirts and proudly proclaim “state champion 1982″ and all that: i hate you and your shitty polyester blend. i hate that you’re made of so much plastic that merely washing you once will strip it away and turn the shirt sheer in less than a year. i hate that people defend this shit with “poor people need cloths too” when this type of shirt can be bought at a vintage store made of genuine cotton from the actual 60s to 90s that will be wearable in another 50 years because cotton is made to last. i’m sick of seeing pleather jackets defended by faux environmental activists who go “at least an animal didn’t die for it!!!” yeah well ti’s going to fill an animal with microplastics, you absolute fucking moronic clown. at least the genuine lamb leather jacket from the 50s is going to be wearable and usable in another 100 years! at least the real cow leather pants from the 80s will continue to provide warmth and sexiness in another 150 years. at least the snakeskin boots will continue to fuck hard in another 200 years.

when you’re dead and fuck buried, that plastic waste of an outfit you bought will be still swimming in the ocean in 200 years because wah, you wanted a leather jacket but decided pleather (which, by the way, doesn’t even fuckin insulate all that well in the cold and is ultimately a useless fashion statement) was better instead of the hand me down sheepskin because “at least an animal didn’t die for it”. oh this fuckin faux vintage shirt from target was “cheaper” but it’s falling to fuckin bits and shredded in the ocean, where the world is fuckin falling apart.

i hate you, fake plastic shirts. i hate you pleather. i hate you acrylic fabric. i hate you polyester blends. i hate you fake vintage shirts at hot topic and target and walmart. i hate you, forever 21 and your fuckin overpriced plastic fashion. i hate you, tiktok, for encouraging hauls from shien, yet another place that delivers knock off fast fashion full of plastics. i fucking hate you, fast fashion, and i hate you, defenders of fast fashion. i hate you, companies who use slave labor to create clothes and i hate them for oversaturating the market. i hate you, unsustainable use of oil and plastic in all our fucking clothes that is actively destroying the environment.

i love you, pure cotton threads. i love you, sheepskin leather and cow leather. i love you, linen. i love you, wool. i love you, silk. i love you, seamstresses whose skills are devalued in a world that values fast fashion and refuses to pay you what you are worth because of it. i love you, costumers and the reuse of costumes. i love you, thrift stores. i love you, limited closets. i love you, tailors. i love you, reduce use of clothing and reuse of what we already own and recycling of scraps of fabric in rags. i love you, hemp. i love you, sustainable use of resources. 

#all i'm saying is that if you defend fast fashion you don't fully understand what you're defending #the point isn't that you personally are going to use that shirt for 20 years #the point is: what will happen to that shirt after you're fucking dead #will it naturally decompose into the earth like natural fibers #or will it fuckin be another piece of plastic in our ocean

[wistsandmagic]

I have such a love/hate relationship with shien. Like, I do NOT agree with the shein fast-fashion hauls that 'influencers' do, I do NOT agree with shien stealing indie designers' ideas, I don't agree with fast-fashion in GENERAL...

....but at the same time. I am a plus-sized enby stuck in an approximation of a female body with big boobs, a chubby belly, and super-wide hips. People do not realize how insanely difficult it is to find clothing that fits AND looks good. Most "plus-sized" clothing is designed for people who are not bigger than a US size 10, and if they're bigger, they're TENTS instead of actually being made to COMPLIMENT a bigger, plushie body.

I LOVE Torrid, don't get me wrong. They make beautiful clothing for plus-sized feminine bodies. BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TORRID EXCEPT WHEN SOMEONE GIVES ME GIFTCARDS OR I CATCH ONE OF THEIR INSANELY DEEP CLEARANCE SALES. And then it is only luck of the draw as to whether or not they have the items I want in stock in my size.

Shien, on the other hand? Has an entire section of their site called "Curve" that is designed to fit plus-sized bodies in a pretty way that compliments my body and makes me actually feel good in the feminine clothes I wear sometimes, just like Torrid, but at a fraction of the price. I have bought stuff from them before, and everything I've gotten has actually been decent quality, and they have fit. They have bras that I dont want to immediately burn that fit me and that is A FEAT for something not a sports bra or a binder.

So I am torn. I want them to have to face consequences for their illegal and questionable actions, but at the same time, I do NOT want their clothing to go entirely away. Please, capitalism, you have finally given me a clothing website I can afford that gives me clothes that fit. Do not take it away from me and all the other plus-sized bodies out there that aren't rich. -_-

[iamonlyhereforthefreefood]

Should I just go comment “poser” on every “grunge shien haul” video on YouTube?

#no i shouldn't - but i want to #don't call yourself grunge if you do shein hauls #i think we should bring back calling people posers #at least when it comes to rich people trying to be punk or grunge

[thesocialbutterflyanna]

Week 6 - Slow Fashion

Similar to other people I love to shop for new clothes and see the latest fashion trends on the shelves of stores, but is it sustainable? Over the past few years there has been a rise in consumer concern surrounding brands ethics in terms of their environmental impact and the treatment of their employees. Concerns have been voiced about the popularity of fast fashion suggesting a change to slow fashion. 

Slow fashion “represents the need to adopt sustainable performance and a change in the core values of the fashion industry”( Domingos, Teixeira & Faria 2022, p. 1). This means sustainably sourcing materials, suitable working conditions for workers, focusing on the quality of a product not how quickly it can be produced and focusing on being an ethical brand. Where there were once only two new lines of clothing released a year there are now multiple smaller mini collections each season (Domingos, Teixeira & Faria 2022, p. 1). Having smaller collections and more new clothes encourages over consumption from consumers as they feel they must keep up with the latest trends. Nowadays consumers are buying more high quality timeless pieces that fit their individual style in an effort to be more sustainable changing the mindset from quantity to quality (Domingos, Teixeira & Faria 2022, p. 9). Consumers are more inclined to purchase a more expensive piece of clothing knowing that it is of a high quality and is ethically manufactured. 

Influencers have a huge impact in promoting products to young consumers. Since the 2010s there has been a trend of influencers doing huge hauls of hundreds of dollars of cheap and unethically made clothes. Some of the fast fashion brands they partner with or buy clothes from include Shien, Romwe, Fashion Nova and more. The content glorifies the overconsumption of cheap and unethical clothing highlighting ignorance or lack of consideration to what they purchase (Tiffany Ferguson 2018). The excessive amount of clothing purchased is unnecessary for a single person with pieced eventually being donated or going to landfill. To combat this problem Big Sister Swap was founded, it allows people to express the type of clothing they are interested in, a person sends in their unwanted clothing and receives a mystery box in return (Big Sister Swap 2023). This reduces wasted crated by people wanting to get rid of clothes as they are getting a new life in someone else’s home. 

The fashion industry in constantly evolving with consumers seeking more sustainable clothing brands and looking for more statement pieces. There are new programs and ways people are able to dispose of their unwanted clothes. 

References

Big Sister Swap 2023, About Us, Big sister Swap, viewed 11 April 2023, < https://bigsisterswap.co.uk/pages/about-us>.

Domingos, M Teixeira, V & Faria, S 2022, ‘Slow fashion consumer behavior: a literature review’, Sustainability,vol. 14, no. 2860, pp. 1-15. 

Tiffany Ferguson 2018, Are you a good influence? (fast fashion vs sustainable clothing), 2 December, viewed 11 April 2023, < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y5Hi8US0_s>.

#MDA20009

[a-sanguine]

[HIDE]

[pinned prompts] not accepting

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--[ HIDE ]:     while on the run, the sender hastily grabs the receiver and pins them against a wall that’s hidden from public view to avoid being seen--

Shien let out an undignified squeak, when he was suddenly grabbed by the lapel of his shirt and hauled around a corner into a small space between two houses. Thankfully his natural survival instincts kicked in right away and he stared up at Atreion with wide eyes while holding his breath anxiously.

The space Atreion had dragged them into was painfully small and it was probably just thanks to Shien being barely a handful, that they both fit in here pressed close together, with Shien effectively caged between the other's arms.

When he heard the footsteps of their pursuers draw closer, Shien instinctively clenched his fists tightly into the front of Atreion's jacket to keep his own nervous energy in check. He didn't allow himself to breath again until after he heard the band of lyrium templers run past their hiding place and get further away. The fact, that he hasn't effectively breathed for a solid five minutes by now didn't even register in his panic-addled mind.

"A-are they gone?"

#dalishflame #;ask

[just-jamie-fae]

Got a few new things from Shien!

Tie dye top, blue skirt, green dress and a white dress!

I also started an Instagram for all my fashion photography and it’s (at)just.jamie.fae will still be posting some of those pictures here but if you like Instagram more then please follow? 😇

#transgender #transwoman #pre everything #shien haul #shien clothes #shienofficial #bodycon dress #white dress #miniskirt #mini skirt #croptop #crop top #tie dye #fashion #cute #lace dress #cutout dress

[stylebylee]

Is Shein Doing More Harm Than Good?

Shein is an online fast fashion shop based in China and known for cheaply priced apparel. There’s no surprise that Shein’s rise in popularity is in correlation with the pandemic. Three stimulus check later, many Americas are still struggling financially and it takes a toll on how people shop. It’s especially hard shopping when you are BIPOC, or plus-sized, or both. Shein, Forever 21, and Fashion Nova are the holy trinity of giving more diverse, trendy clothing for folxs in those groups.

The issue lies with affluent folx buying out and doing exorbitantly priced hauls. On paper, helping out a small business and promoting them sounds like a good thing (generally it is!!). However, fast fashion typically relies on stealing and exploitation of creators. I understand that there is no form of ethical consumption under capitalism and if you need something in your budget you should not feel bad about the means to get them. Even so, if you have the funds to actually support sustainable and small businesses, it is a disservice to everyone not to do so.

People with more are likely to relinquish their excess and people with less are likely to retain what they have. With people buying exorbitantly priced and cheaply produced fast fashion (items that I can almost guarantee all came ill-fitted or broken) when it is time to sell the items trickle down to thrift shops and website like Poshmart, Depop and eBay. These avenues for affordable shopping are flooded with cheaply made and ill-fitted items. Purchasing for longevity and not for trends , are some of the ways we can be mindful on how we consume.

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