Shoppers in disbelief after discovering what Shein originally used to be
It's hardly a rarity to see fast-fashion retailer Shein in the headlines for its controversial antics.
If you're not an avid customer of the online clothing supermarket - famed for its ethically-questionable antics - allow us to catch you up.
The Gen-Z favoured business is one of the quickest-growing apparel brands on the planet, and is known for being involved in various trademark disputes and class action lawsuits.
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Just two days ago, the fashion business found itself in hot water after a customer claimed she'd made a rather unusual find inside one of her latest purchase.
Known by her TikTok handle @emperkyxxxx, the woman showed the outside of a faux leather purse before opening it up, discovering that its cardboard lining.
She allegedly discovered that the lining of her crocodile print wallet had been made out of a bright orange COVID-19 testing kit.
And just weeks earlier, the accessory giant revealed it had launched an investigation after a woman found a ‘vial of blood’ in her order.
23-year-old Anna Elliot from Tennessee was ‘left in tears’ over the discovery due to having a ‘life-long major phobia’ of blood.
"At first I was trying not to panic because I thought maybe it was a joke or maybe they had fake blood vials for Halloween and somehow it ended up in my bag," she said in a TikTok video.
Today, however, the retailer has found itself the subject of discussion once again - this time, for an entirely reason.
That's because a hoard of online shoppers have only just discovered that when Shein first launched all the way back in 2011, it was advertised as a specific type of retailer entirely, focussing on the sale of one particular product.
According to tech site Not Boring, when Chinese CEO Chris Xu first founded the firm - back when it was actually called Sheinside - the site branded itself as a 'wedding dress company' which also sold various other pieces of women's clothing.
And by the sounds of things, the news has come as a shock for various online shoppers.
"Obsessed with the idea of buying your wedding dress on shein," one penned on social media this week.
Another went on: "my very intrusive thought is to buy a wedding dress off shein just to see what would happen"
"imagine a mom in 20 years passes down a shein wedding dress to her kid," a third teased.
Another jibed: "Just saw a wedding dress on Shein, they really sell everything huh"
Rhianna Benson