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Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid frustration with fast fashion

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Zhang, Z. (2026, September 25). Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid frustration with fast fashion. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3368831/young-chinese-women-sew-own-underwear-clothes-amid-frustration-fast-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed

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Young Chinese women are learning to sew their own clothes and underwear as a response to frustrations with fast fashion's poor quality and high prices. This trend has led many to social media platforms like RedNote, where they share handmade items such as underwear, accessories, and handbags. The process of sewing reveals issues with mass-produced garments, including inferior materials and design monotony. Beginners often start by making underwear but soon find it more complex than expected due to the challenges posed by stretchy fabrics.

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Young Chinese women are sewing their own underwear and clothes as a response to frustration with fast fashion, which they find has poor fits, inferior fabrics, and monotonous designs. Frustrated by low-quality materials, careless craftsmanship, and rising prices, these young women are learning to sew items like underwear, accessories, and handbags themselves. This summer, there was an increase in sewing enthusiasts on RedNote, a platform where they share their handmade creations. Many beginners started with underwear because it seemed simple due to the minimal fabric requirements, but quickly found working with stretchy materials challenging.

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Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid frustration with fast fashion For many, learning to sew exposed long-standing flaws in fast fashion – poor fits, inferior fabrics, and monotonous designs Frustrated by low-quality materials, careless craftsmanship, and escalating prices, some young women in China are taking matters into their own hands by learning to sew their own underwear, accessories, and handbags.

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🔮 Many beginners embarked on their journey with underwear, assuming it would be a straightforward first project due to its minimal fabric requirements.

2026-09-25 · South China Morning Post

Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid frustration with fast fashion · assertive framing

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women → sew → underwear

This summer, a surge of sewing enthusiasts flocked to RedNote to showcase their handmade creations. asserted

surge → flock → creations

Many beginners embarked on their journey with underwear, assuming it would be a straightforward first project due to its minimal fabric requirements. asserted

it → embark → requirements

However, they quickly encountered the complexities of working with stretchy materials that are challenging to cut and tend to curl at the edges. asserted

that → encounter → edges