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SHEIN Is a Chinese Fashion Retailer. It Exploded in Popularity Among Young People, Mostly Thanks to TikTok and Very Low Prices. Adding Around 1,000 New Styles to the Site *a Day*, It’s Redefining “Fast Fashion” -- Vox

SHEIN “Hauls” on TikTok -- Like This One -- Rack Up Millions of Views

Notboring.co writes that it’s no surprise Shein took off on TikTok. After all, Shein’s “the TikTok of e-commerce”. And it’s actually more than fast fashion -- it’s “real time fashion”

The Daily Beast Reports That Shein Is One of the Most Valuable Start-Ups in the World. It’s Also Killing the Planet

Consumers Are Starting to Notice, Too. The WSJ Reports That Shein Is Facing Flak From Eco-Conscious Shoppers

Shein’s Also Accused of Stealing Art and Designs from Smaller Creators -- The Guardian

Bloomberg Has a Different Issue: The Cotton in Shein’s Clothes Is Harvested in China’s Xinjiang Region, a Region Accused of Forced Labor

And a probe into Shein suppliers found that workers were working 75-hour weeks -- violating local labor laws

All these controversies have definitely hurt Shein’s public image. Bloomberg reports the company is trying to do some serious damage control

But The NYT, reporting from a Shein pop-up store in Texas, reports that a lot of Shein customers aren’t bothered -- either they don’t believe the criticism, or they just don’t care

DW Planet says Shein is a lot worse than other fast fashion brands out there. Watch their video here

DocumentJournal.com thinks it’s pretty messed up of Gen Z to be so into cheap, poor quality clothes. Where did all your environment concerns go??

But This TikToker Thinks the Shein Shaming Is a Little Hypocritical

34st Is Also Against Shein Shaming: Some People Can Only Afford to Shop at Shein. Start Blaming the Company (and Economic Inequality), Not Consumers

Also, Plus-Size People Can’t Shop Just Anywhere! The Daily Targum Explains That SHEIN Offers Size-Inclusive, Trendy Pieces That Are Hard to Find Elsewhere

A Huffington Post Op Thinks We Shouldn’t Be Pitting Fast Fashion Brands Against One Another at All: They’re All Bad!

Marxist.com takes it further: “There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism”!!

But a Parachute Op Says Capitalism Is No Excuse. Even Under Problematic Capitalism, You Can Still Shop Ethically

If You’re Still Not Convinced to Steer Clear of Shein, Maybe This Will Change Your Mind... A Woman’s Shein Shoes Melted in the Las Vegas Heat as She Was Wearing Them