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At What Cost-Hopping Off the Fashion Bandwagon

C wrote 22 hours ago: This essay really resonated with me.  The author, Catie Nienaber, is a fashion blogger who has decid … more →

Tags: shopping, Consumerism, minimalism, consumerism, Minimalism, minimalist, Fashion, Shopping

STYLE: FOREVER SHALLOW

Elise G wrote 1 day ago: It’s true, I am ashamed at times for shopping at Forever 21.  But shame has rarely stopped me … more →

Tags: Accessories, COLOR, Fun & Fact., matchy matchy, Style, Forever 21, how to style Forever 21 tops, messy Forever 21, online shopping

We Want Clothes! And We Want It Now Dammit!1 comment

littlemisslulu wrote 1 day ago: “The relentless search for new locations has taken on more urgency after the deadliest industr … more →

Tags: The Man Aside, In The News, Bangladesh, Cambodia, cheap manufacturing

Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline

Patricia Skalka wrote 2 days ago: Closest stuffed with shoes? Drawers overflowing with socks and undies? The next time you’re tempted … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, clothing, Discount Stores, Elizabeth Cline, Environment, Fashion, fashion design, Forever 21, Hm......

Giving Up Fast Fashion

mollygjames wrote 3 days ago: While we know what comes to mind with generally unhealthy “fast food” dining options I was unaware o … more →

Tags: Blog Posts, Bangladesh, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Inditex, PVH, zara, clothing, Ethical clothing

New Years Resolution: Mid-Year Update

theparksandrec wrote 3 days ago: “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. … more →

Tags: Overdressed, Elizabeth L. Cline

The Argument Against Fast-Fashion - The People Factor

ConsideredLiving wrote 4 days ago: Last week I received an email from the online boutique Everlane. The email title, ‘Take A Look … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

How Much Do Consumers Care About Where and How Their Clothing Was Made?

Anne H. Wright wrote 5 days ago: Neeru Paharia [a business professor at Georgetown University] recently completed a study on consumer … more →

Tags: business ethics, CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, planet money, kickstarter, Fair Trade, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Econ, Pietra Rivoli, Planet Money T-Shirt Project

Tips on Life and Love!

julieinz wrote 6 days ago: Check out some of my posts on Tips on Life and Love, Simon and Schuster’s blog: … more →

Tags: dispatch, tips on life and love, Rana Plaza, Simon and Schuster

Smart Fashion Fact #157

Irina Markus wrote 6 days ago: Fast fashion is like fast food: it’s cheap, addictive and unsustainable … more →

Tags: 101 dress fact, Smart Consumption, overshopping, Green Living, Eco Fashion, sustainability, Simple living, Save the earth, 101 Dress

Smart Fashion Fact #153

Irina Markus wrote 1 week ago: As of 2009, Forever 21 was ordering 100 million garments per year … more →

Tags: 101 dress fact, Smart Consumption, overshopping, Green Living, Eco Fashion, sustainability, Save the earth, 101 Dress, smart fashion

The Price of Fashion

allyshanila wrote 1 week ago: It’s no longer news that a big fast-fashion brand gets convicted of unethical practices. In th … more →

Tags: Fashion Issues, Fashion News, Bangladesh, Suzy Menkes, clothing

No More Fashion Victims - Three Things That You Can Do To Change The Industry1 comment

Amisha Ghadiali wrote 1 week ago: Katharine Hamnett No More Fashion Victims Tee You can’t have escaped the news of the tragic ga … more →

Tags: ethical fashion, The Political, sustainable fashion, Katharine Hamnett, People Tree, lucy siegle, Avaaz, garment workers, Fashion Victims

Jo'Mina by Illamasqua+ Celia Birtwell x Uniqlo

lastcontrast wrote 1 week ago: This is a swatch of Jo’Mina. It’s an Illamasqua colour, a gorgeous vibrant pastel purple … more →

Tags: clothing, Cosmetics, Illamasqua, Purple, uniqlo, floral, Grameen, Bangladesh, Women

THE PRICE OF FAST FASHION

chloelumsdon wrote 1 week ago: Here is a poem that eloquently explores the cynical side of modern societies’ fashion addictio … more →

Tags: Misc, WorDs, Fashion, ethical, ethics, current, Vivienne Westwood, Clothes, Poems

Fast Fashion: Do Better. Demand Better.4 comments

theculturalcurator wrote 1 week ago: Two garment workers (aka: flesh and blood HUMANS), casualties of the recent factory collapse in Bang … more →

Tags: Fashion, Current Affairs, Bangladesh, cheap clothing, cheap fashion, clothing factory, collapse, ethical fashion, ethics

For buying clothes ethically, is there a how-to guide? No, but our style editor has advice (and is taking questions)

Nathalie Atkinson wrote 1 week ago: One consequence of last month’s completely preventable garment factory collapse is that the duty-fre … more →

Tags: Life, Style, Bangladesh, Ethical Shopping, Fluevog, Joe Fresh, le château, Tristan

The Rise of Fast Fashion1 comment

ingridevs wrote 1 week ago: In 1990 50% of American-purchased clothing was manufactured in the U.S. Today, only 2% of our clothe … more →

Tags: Ethics & Law, Hm......, forever21, Bangladesh, garment industry, Elizabeth Cline, consumerism, Economy, Rana Plaza

Bangladesh factory death toll passes 7002 comments

leahwise wrote 1 week ago: The Bangladesh factory collapse that occurred a day after concerned workers noticed a crack in the b … more →

Tags: essays, Human Rights, Bangladesh factory, Bangladesh garment industry, Wages, disaster, Walmart, Joe Fresh, JC Penney


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