With a major that focused on Environmental Development and Latin American studies, I learned a lot about human rights and the injustices that so many people in developing countries face daily. The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world only behind the oil industry, just let that sink in for a second. On top of that, garment industry workers are forced to work in unimaginable conditions, underpaid, and often abused by their employers both physically and verbally if they try to raised concerns about the many ways that they are being mistreated. As consumers out shopping patterns have a direct effect on the textile production industry. While many see fashion as a way to express ourselves and tell a story, there is a much darker narrative that needs to be told. The fast fashion industry that provide ls a quick turnaround of the latest trends to consumers for low prices come at a much higher cost than many realize or even want to admit. Quite frankly, these clothes are literally being …