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The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
By Elizabeth L. Cline
By Elizabeth L. Cline
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About Overdressed
“Overdressed does for T-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries.”
—Katha Pollitt
Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenney now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more.
Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well-being?
About Overdressed
“Overdressed does for T-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries.”
—Katha Pollitt
Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenney now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more.
Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well-being?
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About Elizabeth L. Cline
Elizabeth L. Cline is a journalist, public speaker, and the author ofOverdressed. Her writing has appeared inThe Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, andThe New Yorker, among others.She is an expert on fashion industry waste, runs a clothing resale… More about Elizabeth L. Cline
About Elizabeth L. Cline
Elizabeth L. Cline is a journalist, public speaker, and the author ofOverdressed. Her writing has appeared inThe Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, andThe New Yorker, among others.She is an expert on fashion industry waste, runs a clothing resale… More about Elizabeth L. Cline
Product Details
Category: Business
Paperback | $18.00
Published by Portfolio
Aug 27, 2013 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9781591846543
Category: Business
Ebook | $10.99
Published by Portfolio
Jun 14, 2012 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781101560587
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Praise
“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
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