The true value of your luxury bag
In recent decades, there has been an increased interest in ethical issue in a fashion business. Fashion organisations are currently considering carefully about this topic. Consumers have become more aware about products that they buy whether it is transparent or not. A number of companies have introduced their sustainable strategies in order to build their positive image. However, some organisations may just ignore it and divert customer’s attention. When concerning about the ethical issues in a fashion industry, there are a variety of aspects that should be concerned such as social, environmental and commercial. This article seeks to present a controversial ethical issues that happened in fashion industry. By using the difficult circumstance that Hermes, one of the most famous luxury fashion brand, has been experienced as an example. The main reason for choosing this topic is my personal passionate about fashion industry especially this brand. It is clear that the importance of ethical behaviour is one of the most controversial issues that fashion companies have faced over the past
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In fashion business, it is trendy to design an item which contains leather or fur especially for autumn/winter collection. Take fur for instance, it is now used by around 500 well-known both national and international fashion designers in their collection (British Fur Trade, 2014). The common reason that fur has become popular stuff is because it can be presented as a luxury goods. Some groups are passionate about fur namely the International Fur Federation, British Fur Trade and International Fur Dressers’ and Dryers’ Association. However, there are also some people strongly against this trend. For instance, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the biggest organisation of animal rights, they state that animals are not born for being our clothes (PETA,