Elizabeth L. Cline
Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Portfolio, 2012
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The fashions may be cheap, but the economic, environmental and societal costs they extract can be exorbitant.
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Have you ever shopped for clothing at a discount store and purchased low-priced items that you thought were a bargain? If so, you are a (perhaps unwitting) participant in “fast fashion.” Consumers used to buy quality outfits that were meant to last and be repaired, but today they treat clothing as a “disposable good." In her breezy study of the fast-fashion garment industry, Elizabeth L. Cline explains why this is a bad idea – for workers, the clothing industry, the economy, the environment and consumers. Cline will inspire anyone who purchases clothing to think about the values it represents, and maybe even take a sewing class or two.
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About the Author
Writing by Elizabeth L. Cline has appeared in The New Republic and The Village Voice, among other publications.
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