Archive for April, 2012
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Infographic: What Women Spend
Have you ever calculated how much you spend on clothing and cosmetics in an entire year? According to research and industry statistics, the average American woman spends over $2000 annually which adds up to the staggering $41 billion women’s apparel industry and $13 billion cosmetics industry… View Work:
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Happy Earth Day
Earth Day started as a U.S. national holiday in 1970 with an estimated 20 million participants its first year alone! Now Earth Day is an internationally observed holiday that is celebrated in over 175 countries worldwide! It is a day to remember that we all share one planet and need to take care of… View Work:
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Rebecca Burgess and Fibershed
It’s easy to imagine that the most interesting thing about Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed is this- she spent one year of her life wearing nothing but “clothes whose fibers and dyes were sourced within 150 miles of her home in San Geronimo, California”. This may be a bite-sized factoid that makes… View Work:
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And I Quote…
It’s amazing to think that a hundred years ago, at the birth of ready-made clothing as we know it, women would drop six hundred dollars for a Parisian knock-off. Today a fashionable dress is cheaper than a bag of dog food. How did we get here? Elizabeth L. Cline… View Work:
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Honest Fashion
Have you ever wondered where your clothes come from or why they cost so much? One company is disclosing exactly that — and more! Honest by is a new shopping website that not only offers beautifully-made designer clothing, but the whole story behind how and where it was made, how they arrived at… View Work:
2012 by Slow Fashioned