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Author
Publisher
Murdoch Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"This book is about some of the more easily achievable things we might do for our planet by living simpler lives and using fewer resources, specifically those to do with textiles and clothing. By being careful in choosing and maintaining the clothes that act as our second skin we can extend their lives and leave a smaller footprint"--Spine.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2012, 2013
Language
English
Description
Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From sweatshops to fur farming, from polluting chemicals to painful garments, the fashion industry is associated with activities which have had devastating effects on workers, consumers, and the natural world. This ground-breaking volume provides a framework for examining the ethical, social, and environmental dangers that arise as fashion products are designed, manufactured, distributed and sold within retail outlets, before being consumed and disposed...
Author
Publisher
Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion's hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it. Whether your goal is to build an effortless capsule wardrobe, keep up with trends without harming...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
As our climate, ecological and social crises converge, urgent action is needed to maximize our chances of survival. A new commercial approach is possible but it requires a systemic shift, with companies learning to operate as part of a wider 'ecosystem', allowing fashion to restore what it has taken. Regenerative Fashion presents a roadmap for new ways of doing fashion. To keep our planet safe, we must cut production and end our dependency on fossil...
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