An investigation has revealed the stark disparities in the luxury fashion industry, highlighting the exploitation of indigenous Peruvians and animals for high-end products. A $600 hoodie made from cotton waste represents a potential shift towards sustainable fashion. Meanwhile, Loro Piana, owned by LVMH, sells vicuña sweaters for $9,000 and coats from wild camelids for $34,000, sourced from the Andes where the indigenous people, despite their crucial role, have little to show for their labor, often resulting from cheap labor practices. Similarly, an investigation by PETA has exposed the cruel treatment of pythons by Gucci for their luxury handbags, shoes, and belts. These revelations shed light on the ethical concerns surrounding the sourcing practices of luxury fashion brands.
Tag the "quiet luxury" lover in your life. Loro Piana's $9,000 sweaters rely on unpaid farmers in Peru. Thirty years of providing the world’s finest wool to the LVMH unit has done almost nothing for the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. https://t.co/xIV7Pt0Ksq
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it. https://t.co/uyOukMqxl6 via @BW
New: The story of the poor indigenous Peruvians working —sometimes even for free— helping the world’s richest person sell $9,000 vicuña sweaters It is the finest wool in the world, but in the Andes, they see none of the wealth https://t.co/OG04b15hUz
Tracing Loro Piana’s $9,000 vicuña sweaters back to the Andes mountains: Listen to the Big Take podcast https://t.co/pBV5BFzUam
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it https://t.co/cjhhUbzQDE
Would you pay $34,000 for a coat? The hair of wild camelids in Peru can fetch such prices. As the top global buyer, LVMH-owned Loro Piana's secretive supply chain highlights the use of cheap labor to make some of the most expensive clothing in the world https://t.co/iQ2ibTG9vM https://t.co/FnSENRRqOA
The wool Loro Piana uses to make its $9,000 sweaters comes from the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the luxurious material have almost nothing to show for it. https://t.co/QIHtNeVRQE
Pythons are bashed with hammers, impaled on hooks and skinned alive to provide skins used by French luxury brand Gucci to craft handbags, shoes and belts that sell for hundreds if not thousands of dollars, according to an investigation by PETA. https://t.co/yFfF88UoBJ
This $600 hoodie is made from cotton waste. It may be the future of fashion https://t.co/E9mDMHzw03