“It’s almost a political act.” Paris fashion designer Anne Willi on why it’s better to pay more for quality than to give in to temptation of #fastfashion. She tells François Picard why she’s not afraid of big chains stealing her ideas off #Instagram. Journalist Dana Thomas, author of Fashionopolis, tells of other independent designers who feel bitter when they see social media serving up their designs for free to the big clothing chains who can then steal their ideas.
“Fast fashion is so fast that the big chains can take the ideas directly from Instagram”
