Oysho is Inditex’s dedicated brand for lingerie, loungewear, and activewear. Since its launch in 2001, it has been positioned as a youthful, accessible alternative to higher-end intimates and athletic lines, blending fashion-led design with mass-market affordability. Like other Inditex brands, Oysho benefits from the group’s massive supply chain, global distribution network, and fast fashion business model.
Behind its sleek, minimalist stores and trend-driven collections, Oysho’s operations are tied to the same labor, environmental, and political harms documented across the Inditex empire. The brand’s reliance on rapid product turnover drives overproduction and waste, while sourcing practices have been linked to wage theft, forced labor, and supply chain abuses. Despite its image of modern, functional wear, Oysho operates within a corporate system that prioritizes speed and scale over human rights and sustainability.
Inditex earns a High Impact rating for its role in driving fast fashion’s global harm through environmental degradation, labor exploitation, and political complicity. As the parent company of Zara and other major labels, Inditex accelerates overproduction and landfill waste on a massive scale. Its supply chains have been linked to wage theft, forced labor, and abuse in countries including Brazil, Turkey, and China—where reports indicate continued sourcing from suppliers tied to Uyghur forced labor as recently as 2022.
Politically, Inditex has drawn backlash for supporting harmful narratives during times of active violence. The company stood by a Zara campaign widely interpreted as aestheticizing the Israeli assault on Gaza, dismissing calls for accountability. This, combined with longstanding sourcing and sustainability failures, positions Inditex as a powerful driver of systemic harm in both material and cultural spheres.