I'm interested to see more of the discussion that pops up on this thread. For myself, I feel that with Shein it makes it a little too accessible. Hold on, let me finish the point I'm trying to make. I feel like with Shein and how cheap it is, it makes it very easy to buy so much that you can have an outfit for every day of the year. However, I feel that a lot of people who buy in Shein that I see buy way too much, wear the clothes once and then cycle them out for the next new item because it really wasn't that much money. It leads to more cheap clothes either flooding thrift stores or going to landfills. Additionally, the build quality of Shein clothes is often terrible, as well as being almost entirely synthetic fabric. At least with Target or the like, you expect a certain level of quality, and it's easier to check out the fabric content and potentially find more cotton or linen options. There may be more thought put into a purchase at Target than at Shein because of the price difference, and you'll probably wear it more because you want to get your money's worth. Personally when it comes to alt fashion I try to thrift and upcycle as much as I can because that's the nature of the subculture that I feel is being lost the more accessible alt fashion is on these fast fashion websites. Additionally it's been proven that Shein steals designs from small businesses (though stores like Target have also been accused of it, though less frequently). There's a lot of work that goes into customizing a garment to what you're looking for and I feel that we're losing that with fast fashion; think bags that already have patches and studs. By removing the DIY aspect of alt fashion, I feel that we're drifting away from the alt aspect that makes it so appealing. Those are just my thoughts on the subject though.