CLOTHES AND MONEY: WHEN SHEIN GIVES FRANCE A MAKEOVER

The war of ultra-fast fashion

Synopsis

In the space of a decade, Chinese online retailer Shein has shaken up the textile industry with its website offering nearly half a million items at unbeatable prices.

Plagiarism, toxic products, ecological disaster: the brand, which has just set up shop in a department store in the heart of Paris, is accused of wrongdoing of all kinds. But in France, lawmakers are slow to react and, for the moment, the Chinese giant is slipping through the cracks.