Theotherthingthat I'm noticingisthateverythingisjust a littlebitshittierthanyouwouldwantittobe.
もうひとつ気になるのは、何もかもが少しばかりクソみたいだということだ。
I'm seeing a lotoflikeloosethreadsonthingsand a lotofstuffthat's justmadeoutof 100% syntheticfabrics.
糸がほつれたようなものや、100%化学繊維でできているものがたくさんある。
Theclothingjustdoesn't feellikethisnice, firm, highqualitythat I associatedwithAbercrombie.
私がアバクロから連想していたような、素敵で、しっかりしていて、上質な服という感じがしないのだ。
Abercrombiestilldoessellsomehighqualityclothing.
アバクロは今でも高品質の服を売っている。
Actually, I reallylikethisdressandwouldtotallybuyit.
実は、このドレスは本当に気に入っていて、絶対に買うつもりなんだ。
And I'm gladthey'vedecidedtostartusingnormallightingintheirstores, butseeingsomuchcheapandlowqualitystufftheremademewonder, didclothingusedtobebetterwhen I was a teenager?
でも、安くて質の低いものがたくさんあるのを見ると、私が10代の頃は洋服ってもっと良かったのかな?
NotjustatAbercrombie, butacrosstheboard.
アバクロに限らず、全体的にそうだ。
So I scouredeBay, Depop, andPoshmarkforclothesfromtrustedbrandsofthe 90s and 2000s.
Once a designiscreated, ZaracansendthoseGreigeGoodstotheirnetworkofsmallshopsinnearbyregionswherethey'retransformedintofinisheddresses, trousers, andtops.
Thatexemption, it's calleddeminimis, wasoriginallycreatedsoyoucouldbuy a rugor a lampwhileyou'reonvacationandshipitbacktoyourselfwithouthavingtopaytariffs, notforbigclothingretailers.
Soit's nosurprisethatnearly 10 yearslater, a 2021 investigationbyPublicEye, a Swisshumanrightsgroup, showedthatfactoriesthatsupplysheinarecrowdedandunsafe, withblockedemergencyexitsandpeopleregularlyworkingover 75 hours a week.
Accordingtorecentinvestigations, anywherebetween 20 and 30% ofclothesbeingsoldinthe U.S. containcottonfromXinjiang, a regioninChinawithcottonfarmsthatrelyonforcedlaborfromUyghursandotherMuslimminorities.
Thepricesthatweareofferedontheseclothesthatarethepriceswe'rewillingtopayarenotbasedin a realitywhereeverybodyinvolvedispaid a livingwageandworksundergoodconditions.
Butthere's still a lottobedone, andtheindustryisgoingtofighteverystepoftheway.
しかし、まだやるべきことはたくさんあり、業界は一歩一歩戦っていくつもりだ。
Rememberwhen I saidShein's IPOisinLondon?
シェインのIPOはロンドンにあると言ったのを覚えているか?
Thereasonthey'renotdoingitinNewYorkisbecausetheydidn't wanttocomplywith U.S. regulationsthatwouldforcethemtomakedisclosuresaboutforcedlaborintheirsupplychain.