Shein: my first & last order 👗

Is “fast fashion” worth it? 🤔

As many of you know, I’ve been planning my Halloween 🎃 costume since last year: I plan on dressing as Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I’ve been trying to find a second-hand, affordable dress that can pass as Sally to put my own style to it, but every dress I’ve found has either been too expensive or the wrong size.

Lo and behold, an advertisement featuring a “patchwork” style dress pops up as I scroll:

The website gave me some serious Forever 21 vibes, so I figured why not?

My first thought was…

“How cute! I could make this work with my jean jacket, some cute tights and my Doc Martins!”

And for only $18.00? SOLD!

All the reviews of said dress were good:

“Such a cute dress! Can’t wait for date night!”

“Super comfy, fits like a glove!”

“Five stars!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”

“This is so much cuter in person!”

I have one word for those reviews: LIARS!!!

It got here on Saturday, July 30th. The estimated delivery date given after I ordered was between August 3rd and August 5th. Good on delivery, for sure.

I opened it and immediately noticed the thinness of the material. Again, I’m planning to use it for a Halloween costume: I’m not expecting much.

Unfortunately, it’s so thin it’s practically see-through!

I haven’t worn a slip in years and for this dress I might have to. I’m afraid to wash it: it’s so cheaply made, I fear it won’t make it through a wash cycle unscathed!

It looks cute. At least, I think it’s passable:

It feels extremely cheap, which isn’t surprising since the total cost with shipping was $20 and some change. It’s ironic that I was planning to use this for Halloween as it looks and feels like one of those discount costumes in a plastic bag on the discount rack of Walmart on Nov. 1st.

The day it arrived, I was watching YouTube and came across this Charlotte Dobre video about “fails” from Shein. It’s not just the low-quality of the clothing that is concerning: fast fashion is really, really bad for our environment. 🌎💔

Here’s the article I read after watching the video:

Now, I get it: clothes can be expensive. I’m a fan of TORRID and their clothing is pretty pricey. However, my clothing from TORRID is well-made, tailored to my curvy body and lasts a long time. I’m not only paying for cute clothes, I’m also paying for the quality of the fashion. I have jeans that are 3 years old before they become so worn I have to toss them out. That is quite a bit more use to get out of my clothes as opposed to the “fast fashion” of Shein that averages one or two wears before the piece of clothing starts to fall apart.

And what happens to all that poorly-made clothing? It ends up as mountains of rubbish in landfills. 😢💔🌎

This will be my one and only Shein purchase. I can’t want a better planet while pouring 💲💲💲 into an unsustainable fashion company.

What are your favorite clothing brands? Are you satisfied with your go-to choice, or are you looking into a change? Drop a comment and let me know! 😁

Thank you so very much for hanging out with me and reading my post! I truly, truly appreciate the gift of your time! Please remember to take care of yourself and have a wonderful day! 😄❤

I love you and there’s nothing you can do about it! Love ~ Dani ❤