Section A: INTRODUCTIONFashion industry is always the topic that attracts the attention of all of us, anywhere and anytime. Everyone becomes so familiar with fashion that they think that fashion is simply a fashionable and sophisticated style. However, life in a modern community is much more controlled by the fashion industry than many people realize; it affects not only clothing, but almost every aspect of our daily lives. When many people think of the fashion industry, they often think of the combination of four main areas such as: retail, manufacturing, design and advertising. These are the four areas that cause quite a bit of damage to our society and our environment. Personally, I had a very simple and common understanding of the fashion industry as simply selling clothes. However, after reading the newspapers and investigating the fashion industry extensively, I was completely baffled by the opposing views in Australia and other countries. As a result, I have come to focus on the effects of the fashion industry on society and our environment. I determined my three objectives:1. How does the fashion industry influence the body image of adolescents?2. What are the facts about the “sweatshops” behind major designer brands and are sweatshops exploiting or helping home-based workers?3. Is the fur fashion industry trend in Australia and other countries ethical or not?Section B: FINDINGS ANALYSIS. Objective 1: Discover how the fashion industry influences the body image of young women. In fact, the fashion industry has such a negative impact on the beauty levels of teenage girls that it has become an unresolved dilemma for our society today. Sarah Murdoch, the representative of Bonds lingerie, is o...... middle of paper ...... showed their strong objection to the fur fashion industry. A typical example is top models who went naked to encourage "anti-fur campaigns" in the fashion industry, because unnecessarily killing these beautiful animals to obtain coats is cruel and terrible (Cooke 2000, pp. 13). “Giving publicity to scandalous collections” will “make them more successful,” but the fashion industry hopes to end all the suffering of millions of animals as soon as possible (Cooke 2000, pp. 13). (371 words) Works Cited Cooke, R. (2000). Read all about it! Fashion, 2nd ed. Franklin Watts, LondonABC. (2008). The fur industry prospered despite the countryside. ABC, March 4. Accessed 16 August 2010. < http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/04/2179444.htm >CCF. (2010). Fur – the ugly face of fashion. Accessed August 16 2010.