COS: are their clothes worth your money? | Fashion haul but different | Justine Leconte

Summary by Krater

A fashion designer orders, tries on, and reviews five knitwear and outerwear garments from COS to evaluate their quality, cut, sizing, and ethical claims.

From the video

Answers: Is COS clothing ethical and high quality?

• COS clothing quality review
• Fast fashion vs slow fashion ethics
• Garment construction analysis
• Sizing consistency in clothing brands

What it concludes

• COS sews garments above the average fast fashion standard with clean finished pockets and blind stitches on neoprene tops.
• COS uses luxury fabric materials like alpaca, cashmere, and organic cotton, but fiber composition labels show only a minority share is actually high-end fiber.
• COS covers up or cleans seams where they are visible, but cuts corners on hidden seams like armholes.
• COS has major fit issues with incorrectly placed armholes across multiple garments.
• COS projects a sustainable and ethical brand image, but fails to disclose full production supply chain details or overall factory percentages.
• COS is a brand that calibrates itself to tick boxes for the public where people pay attention, but cuts corners on overseas production where sewing quality drops.