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Author: Madeline Rihn Within the past fifty years, the fashion industry has been subject to a number of revolutionary innovations in production. Take, for example, the Spinning Jenny, a multi-spindle spinning machine for wool and cotton, patented in 1770 and one of the key factors in the industrialization of the textile industry. Or the sewingContinue reading “The Devil Wears Zara, Not Prada”

Author: Penny Saltzman Browsing the racks and shelves of any goodwill or second-hand store, lends itself to the overwhelming presence of pieces from fast fashion companies. Forever 21, H&M, Abercrombie, and almost any other brand you can think of is most likely a product of the fast fashion industry. To refresh, fast fashion is aContinue reading “US and the Sweatshop Factory”

Author: Soyeon Jang What is the correlation between fashion and environment? Why do we need to care about it? Surprisingly, the fashion industry has a harmful impact on the environment. In fact, it is the second largest polluter in the world, right after the oil industry. Water Pollution In most of the countries where garmentsContinue reading “The Days After Tomorrow? It’ll Still Be Here.”

Author: Lauren Welch While much of the problem with fast fashion is caused by big mass-producing corporations, we each can still do something to limit our personal contribution. Putting in the effort to make your closet more sustainable and humanely sourced is a way of living responsibly for our planet, and is not as hardContinue reading ““For real, ask your grandpa, can I have his hand me downs?””