Clothing production has steadily increased for the last 2 decades due to fast fashion.
Have you ever considered the threads that keep you warm may be contributing to the warming of the planet?
Clothing production has steadily increased for the last 2 decades due to fast fashion. And yet, nearly 60% of the clothing produced is disposed of within a year.
Come along with Victoria Middleton, a student journalist and fashion junkie, to explore various options for dressing sustainably in DC, including stops at Reformation, the DC Sustainable Fashion Collective, and Georgia Avenue Thrift Store.
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Citation
A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017, www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/assets/downloads/publications/A-New-Textiles-Economy_Full-Report.pdf.
The Price of Fast Fashion – Nature News Journal, Nature Publishing Group, 2018, from www.nature.com/articles/s41558-017-0058-9.
Kestenbaum, Richard – Secondhand Clothes Are A Threat And An Opportunity. Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 2018, www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2018/04/03/secondhand-clothes-are-a-threat-and-an-opportunity/#3a7151716fdd.
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