Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

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
Brand Penguin Press
Manufacturer Penguin Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
Color White
ReleaseDate 2019-09-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780735224018

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Press
Manufacturer	Penguin Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, unspecified
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2019-09-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780735224018

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

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