Fast Fashion Spike during Halloween: Temu and SHEIN

It's the time of the year, Halloween! Everyone's getting ready to dress up as their favourite character.

But while you’re picking out your costume, fast fashion retailers like SHEIN and Temu are seeing major sales spikes. Costumes can be spookily cheap, with SHEIN being the best bargain among the top 50 costume retailers, averaging for $7.6 per costume.

Although the benefits of fast fashion platforms, such as quick shipping, keeping up with trends, and affordable prices, can be tempting, the impact of fast fashion is scarier than ever.

The Dark Side of Fast Fashion

While fast fashion can be tempting, it is necessary to be aware of its impact

• Overconsumption - Halloween costumes often worn once and discarded and lead to high volumes of textile waste

• Exploitation of labor - many fast fashion workers face unfair wages and unsafe conditions.

• Refer to our first blog, The Real Impacts of Fast Fashion to find out more

What are learnt from our Instagram poll?

Check out our latest Instagram poll. We found that most people repurpose their Halloween costumes (eg. from a friend) instead of buying it on fast fashion platforms, demonstrating a step towards to more sustainable fashion.

What can you do instead?

Why not thrift, reuse or repurpose your friend's last year costume?

Check out our Find Fashion section to find our favourite thrift stores to go to in Kingston

For inspiration on how to create your last minute Halloween outfit sustainably, check out our latest blog and our social media