Things That Bug Me

I read an article today that said wholesale prices are rising faster than ever...this article was mostly about food, energy, etc. but I can't help to think about how this affects my industry. I notice every month when we finalize sourcing that our costs are increasing more and more. Obviously, this trickles down to the consumer thanks to our mandatory 80% markup. This is just one thing that bugs me about the fashion industry. I understand that it's necessary for the corporations to make their margin dollars....honestly at this point in time, it's the only way we're making any money at all...but how is anyone ever going to be able to afford clothes if costs keep rising? I have a few other things that bug me about this industry...get excited for me to share them with you...

1. You have to "know" someone to get anywhere....unfortunately for me, I only know the people I work with and they're not going to help me get anywhere besides where I am right now.

2. People who bitch and complain about child labor, sweatshops, outsourcing, free trade, etc. If your clothes were made in the U.S. by people of age who made at least minimum wage, we'd all be naked.

3. The evil corporation whose name rhymes with Tal-Cart. This corporation could also be named..."We Sell Cheap Crap in a Dirty Store With Bad Lighting and Force Small Manufacturers to Work Exclusively With Us and Then Practically Put Them Out of Business by Forcing Them Off-Shores." My fourth goal as a fashion journalist is to bring this company down.

I do realize that some of these things contradict each other. Unfortunately, I don't care about that because I get annoyed easily.