the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion

The full price of a piece of clothing is infrequently reflected in the price tag – both the global cost, and the individual cost.Įven after two full readings, and lots of contemplation, it was only when I began writing this post, and trying to provide a compelling synopsis that came under a thousand words (if nothing else, I succeeded on the word count) that I began to fully appreciate the breadth of elements that Cline covers. I had been aware of it previously, and had read excerpts and reviews from when it was first published a couple years earlier, but it’s only by reading the full book that you truly get a complete picture of how brilliantly Cline examines, considers, and questions the many, (many, many, many, many) facets of how exactly destructive cheap, fast fashion is. The first time I read Overdressed was while I was traveling for a couple months at the beginning of 2016. It was during this move that I decided to reread Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline’s OverdressedĪ couple months ago I moved apartments, and if you’ve ever packed up all your belonging, moved them from one building to another, and then unpacked them all again, you know that everything looks and feels just a little bit different in the new place.

Wear the Clothes You Love The shockingly high cost of cheap clothing, a review of Elizabeth L.

Click here to join 6 Weeks to Living Your Style. Think about that.Plant your personal style so firmly in your life that you’re crystal clear and unshakeable in it. China’s “growing clothing consumption is already putting pressure on the price of fibers, particularly cotton, as demand is outstripping supply.” Sal Giardina, adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology states: “If every man, woman, and child in China bought two pairs of wool socks, there would be no more wool left in the world. If the waste isn’t damaging enough to the environment, think about the changes that will occur as the taste for trendy fast fashion spreads to the rest of the world. Fabrics like polyester, acrylic, nylon, and spandex are made from plastic, so it’s just like sending water bottles to the landfill. Every year Americans toss 12.7 tons of textiles – averaging out to 68 pounds per person. A lot of our old clothing just gets thrown away. Most of our donated used clothing ends up with the textile recycling and rag grading industries, both here and abroad. What happens to our clothing when we no longer want it? Most gets donated to charity, but less than 20% of donations gets to the charities’ thrift stores. Perhaps the most compelling part of Cline’s book is the section on waste.

The shockingly high cost of cheap fashion