
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Who makes your clothes? This used to be an easy question to answer it was the seamstress next door, or the tailor on the high street—or you made them yourself. Today, we rarely know the origins of the clothes hanging in our closets. The local shoemaker, dressmaker, and milliner are long gone, replaced a globalized fashion industry worth $1.5 trillion a year.In Wardrobe Crisis, fashion journalist Clare Press explores the history and ethics behind what we wear. Putting her insider status to good use, Press examines the entire fashion ecosystem, from sweatshops to haute couture, unearthing the roots of today's buy-and-discard culture. She traces the origins of icons like Chanel, Dior, and Hermès; charts the rise and fall of the department store; and follows the thread that led us from Marie Antoinette to Carrie Bradshaw. Wardrobe Crisis is a witty and persuasive argument for a fashion revolution that will empower you to feel good about your wardrobe again.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Behind the Seams
- CHAPTER 2 The Couture Effect
- CHAPTER 3 More Please, Sir
- CHAPTER 4 Status Anxiety
- CHAPTER 5 Because You’re Worth It
- CHAPTER 6 What’s in a Name?
- CHAPTER 7 Revolution Baby
- CHAPTER 8 The Dog Fur Private Eye
- CHAPTER 9 Counter Culture
- CHAPTER 10 Seventh Heaven?
- CHAPTER 11 Grand Social
- CHAPTER 12 The Ethical Runway
- CHAPTER 13 Silent Spring / Summer
- CHAPTER 14 Dyeing Shame
- CHAPTER 15 Slippery Customers
- CHAPTER 16 Weird Science
- CHAPTER 17 You Should See Polythene Pam
- CHAPTER 18 Waste Not, Want Not
- CHAPTER 19 Raising the Baa
- CHAPTER 20 Can We Really Change Our Ways?
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- Notes