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Fashion and the Couture of Everyday Life
Fashion Week is wrapping up in New York, and at at first glance the event seems like nothing other than a ritual in conspicuous consumption. In her "Story of Stuff" video, Annie Leonard described fashion as a sort of conspiracy to get us to buy--and discard--more stuff to keep in step with the tr...
Tags: Clothes, Disposable, Fashion
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Hand-me-loves
When I was a child--and I am sure that others did it too--I would walk around in my father's shoes and try on his clothes. I did this some with my older brother's apparel as well, but my main targets were dad's. This is a ritual as old as time and I know it is not just restricted to my gender. In...
Tags: Back-to-school, Clothes, Hand me downs
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Recycle/Recraft/Re-fashion Your Clothing
Some FAQs About Used Clothes Everyone knows you shouldn't just throw wearable clothing into the trash, right? Not necessarily. The EPA estimates that 4.5%, or 4 million tons, of all waste sent to municipal landfills is textiles. Considering that most of this amount is post-consumer textile waste...
Tags: Clothes, Clothing, Recycled fiber, Thrift store
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