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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth L. ClinePublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Portfolio Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781591846543ISBN 10: 1591846544 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 27 August 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsCline is the Michael Pollan of fashion Hysterical levels of sartorial consumption are terrible for the environment, for workers, and even, ironically, for the way we look. Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast How did Americans end up with closets crammed with flimsy, ridiculously cheap garments? Elizabeth Cline travels the world to trace the rise of fast fashion and its cost in human misery, environmental damage, and common sense. Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation Overdressed is eye-opening and definitely turns retailing on its head. Cline s insightful book reveals the serious problems facing our industry today. The tremendous values and advantages of domestic production are often ignored in favor of a price point that makes clothing disposable. Erica Wolf, executive director, Save the Garment Center Cline is the Michael Pollan of fashion...Hysterical levels of sartorial consumption are terrible for the environment, for workers, and even, ironically, for the way we look. --Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast How did Americans end up with closets crammed with flimsy, ridiculously cheap garments? Elizabeth Cline travels the world to trace the rise of fast fashion and its cost in human misery, environmental damage, and common sense. --Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation Overdressed is eye-opening and definitely turns retailing on its head. Cline's insightful book reveals the serious problems facing our industry today. The tremendous values and advantages of domestic production are often ignored in favor of a price point that makes clothing disposable. --Erica Wolf, executive director, Save the Garment Center Cline is the Michael Pollan of fashion...Hysterical levels of sartorial consumption are terrible for the environment, for workers, and even, ironically, for the way we look. <br>--Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast How did Americans end up with closets crammed with flimsy, ridiculously cheap garments? Elizabeth Cline travels the world to trace the rise of fast fashion and its cost in human misery, environmental damage, and common sense. --Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation Overdressed is eye-opening and definitely turns retailing on its head. Cline's insightful book reveals the serious problems facing our industry today. The tremendous values and advantages of domestic production are often ignored in favor of a price point that makes clothing disposable. --Erica Wolf, executive director, Save the Garment Center <br> Author InformationElizabeth L. Cline has written for AMCtv.com, The Daily Beast, New York, The Etsy Blog, Popular Science, The New Republic, The Village Voice and seedmagazine.com. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit www.overdressedthebook.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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