Mental health is, even these days, still some sort of taboo. People find it hard to talk about and feel like it’s something to be ashamed of. Never talking about your feelings or problems can cause serious mental health issues. Some might get there on their own, but the serious cases will only have a chance to get away if help is asked. Due to those facts, 14.2 per 100.000 people, commit suicide.

In corona times,  a third of the Dutch are now facing more mental health problems than before. This is not only a problem in Holland, it’s worldwide. Being surrounded by dead, disease and uncertainty while being in lockdown can cause not only stress, but also anxiety and maybe even depressive thoughts and behavior. Not being able to go to your psychologist can lead to more problems and many people are facing this struggle. 

 What do we want after covid-19

More attention and awareness, but mostly acceptation, is needed for a better environment for those having mental issues. We want a community, a safe place, a team.

Mental health issues are definitely caused by a lot of things and the fashion industry is one of them. Ideal body types, hair lengths, clothing from high end brands, tattoos, it’s a lot to look up to. All these ‘goals’ we feel we need to achieve are not reachable, still people are trying. Models are almost every girls role model so of course the ultimate ideal they create in their head looks like them. 

Acceptance, that’s what’s needed to create a nice, safe environment for everyone. Body positivity, diversity, respect and loving each other for what we are.

•Customers and consumers are more ready for this than they ever have been in history. According to a McKinsey survey, 15 per cent of consumers in the US and Europe expect to buy more ecologically and socially sustainable clothing. Brands that are able to reorient their missions and business models in more sustainable ways will be able to cater to a more captive audience than ever before. Fashion players may also turn to more innovative ways to reduce stock and reinfuse value into their products, such as accelerating nascent sustainability trends. Over time, it’s likely that costs for many more sustainable materials will come down, as greater demand creates a bigger market for fabrics currently seen as specialised.

•Luxury consumers are also likely to, at least for the time being, adopt the “fewer, better things” mantra that environmentalists have been advocating over the past decade. While this could spur increased activity in the second-hand and rental channels once fear around the virus contagion subsides, it also means that many consumers will be looking for so-called “investment” pieces — minimalist, last-forever items — that feel more responsible given the state of the world. “Call it cautious consumption,” said Mario Ortelli, managing partner of luxury advisors Ortelli & Co. “It will take more to justify a purchase.”

•For the future everyone and especially the Fashion industry should rethink our 17 SDGs. Is it still enough to have just 17 sustainable goals? Which goals were damaged during the pandemic and how fashion can contribute to them?

• As the world responds to the effects of this brutal pandemic, and seeks to restore global prosperity, we must focus on addressing underlying factors in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.  We must not, and cannot relent in our efforts, even amid this painful pandemic. While some of the gains on the SDGs have been eroded, this should not deflate our efforts. They should rather spur us to accelerate and deepen our efforts during this Decade of Action to ‘recover better’, and build a healthier, safer, fairer and a more prosperous world, so necessary in avoiding future pandemics.(United Nations)

-With current events like the global pandemic and BLM the fashion industry has seen more people taking a stand for inclusivity. 

- People within the fashion industry need to be well educated with everyone’s history in order for the inclusivity to last.

 

 

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