Shein is one of the most successful start-ups in the world, and the fast fashion company’s rise parallels the global spread of the shopping holiday Black Friday. It’s reportedly been valued at $100 billion and it’s been ranked the top shopping app in dozens of countries. But Shein is still full of unknowns, including big questions about its working conditions and its materials. So what does what we know about its success – and what we don’t – tell us about the future of fast fashion? 
In this episode: 

Terry Nguyen (@terrygtnguyen), journalist at Dirt Newsletter
Sheng Lu (@shenglu27), professor at the University of Delaware

Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Chloe K. Li, Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Negin Owliaei, Ashish Malhotra, and Halla Mohieddeen. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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