Damning allegations about the ugly underbelly of high-end fashion are beginning to pile up
- including that workers crafting Armani bags worth €1,800 were paid as little as €2 or €3 an hour. Consumers should ask what they’re paying forfor years. But recently, attention has turned to the conditions of those producing the kind of clothing and accessories sold in luxury department stores for four-figure sums.
The Armani Group claims that it “always had control and prevention measures in place to minimise abuses in the supply chain”. Giorgio Armani Operations, a subsidiary that has been described as the industrial arm of the Armani Group, had outsourced the production of bags, belts and leather goods to two firms.
The opaque nature of fashion supply chains is partly responsible. The fashion industry is labour intensive and often relies on elaborate and fragmented manufacturing and distribution networks to produce a single garment. Outsourcing and layers of subcontracting allow brands to easily distance themselves from unethical practices, arguing that it would be impossible for them to be aware of abuses, given how far removed they are.
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