Fashionopolis: Why What We Wear Matters

Fashionopolis: Why What We Wear Matters

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform itÂ

What should I wear? Itâ€™s one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labor, the environment, and intellectual propertyâ€”and in the last three decades, with the simultaneous unfurling of fast fashion, globalization, and the tech revolution, those abuses have multiplied exponentially, primarily out of view. We are in dire need of an entirely new human-scale model. Bestselling journalist Dana Thomas has traveled the globe to discover the visionary designers and companies who are propelling the industry toward that more positive future by reclaiming traditional craft and launching cutting-edge sustainable technologies to produceÂ betterÂ fashion.
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InÂ Fashionopolis,Â Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recyclingâ€”even lab-grown materials.Â From small-town makers and Silicon Valley whizzes to such household names asÂ Stella McCartney, Leviâ€™s, and Rent the Runway, Thomas highlights the companies big and small that are leading the crusade.
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We all have been casual about our clothes. It's time to get dressed with intention.Â FashionopolisÂ is the first comprehensive look at how to start.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-09-03
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-09-03
Format	Kindle eBook

Fashionopolis: Why What We Wear Matters

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