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Realizing the Hidden Cost of Your Clothes
In the most recent garment factory disaster at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh last month: over a thousand people were killed, many injured, and thousands more family members were affected. The tragedy at Savar is just the latest in a string of problems including fires, illness, and more at similar… View Work:
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The Year of Slow Fashion: Q&A with Rachel Bethke
Making the commitment to the Slow Movement can mean a huge change for some. It involves taking a sober look at your consumption habits and core values. It is not always easy to break bad shopping habits such as: grabbing convenience food when in a rush or stopping by the mall with friends for some… View Work:
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Slow Fashioned is Back and Better Than Ever
After a nice long sabbatical, Slow Fashioned is back! In our time off we have reassessed what is most important to our eZine and to the Slow Fashion movement. Now, with a renewed sense of commitment and boost to our motivation we are ready for more. We would like to continue to share the… View Work:
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Fashion from a Gumball Machine?
Now you can look cheap for really cheap! “Fashion” hair extensions for only 25¢!!! … but what constitutes ‘fashion’ anyways? Perhaps it’s all in the eye of the beholder, but we certainly don’t think these are it: Image snapped on cell outside of a Scoops Ice Cream in Pennsylvania by… View Work:
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And I Quote…
Fast foods have everything to do with impulse and almost nothing to do with satisfaction. This guarantees that customers keep coming back … Fast fashion is a lot like fast food. It delivers up-to-the minute styles at low prices. Consumers chase trends and, in the long run, spend more for less… View Work:
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A Part of the Revolution for Better
Is there a parallel universe where everything is organic and made humanely that I’m not privy to? Is there a secret access code or some sort of official how-to manual? Or is this lifestyle created by tiny changes and modified behaviors perhaps? After months striving to create the eco-art market I… View Work:
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Basic Black in Bulk
Another new low for our fast-fashion files — these boring basic black dresses come in bulk! Just think, every Costco in the nation likely has a similar rack of these shapeless black dresses made, shipped, and sold in bulk. Is it a good basic staple at an affordable price? or a bad decision too… View Work:
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Do You Know What Is In Your Shampoo?
Did you know that regular shampoo can have as many as 50 ingredients? Most shampoos contain similar categories such as: detergents, solvents, conditioners, preservatives, additives, fragrance, and pigment — and each concoction may be mixed from any number of chemicals. Shampoos claim to give you:… View Work:
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Heirloom Quilts: The Ultimate Slow-Home Accessory
Whether your decor is modern or French provencial an heirloom quilt can add warmth and slow style to your home. Quilts are a symbol of slow life — for ages quilters have stitched together scraps from cherished garments rendered un-mendable, combined with love and attention they become a new… View Work:
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