How transparent are garment labels? Five realisations

Everyone talks about transparency in the fashion industry but is it a reality? Hang tags for example, the small, annoying things that feel scratchy at the neck or lower back. They are useful and the first source of information for a potential customer in the store (unless he or she already found information online beforehand). But how much information do they actually reveal when it comes to the country of production, suppliers and other information? In an informal check, FashionUnited looked at garment tags of fashion brands at an average mall in Europe. Here are the findings in five realisations.