The Broadview

Nine lives of clothing

December 13, 2018

The sound of hangers click as senior Avery Van Natta makes her rounds through the Fillmore Street Goodwill on one of her typical thrift shopping outings. She starts with the jackets and makes her way through the aisles, looking for any pieces that jump out at her. Van Natta is one of millions of shopp...

Tags: eco-friendly, fast fashion, recyclable fashion, Thrift shop, thrifting

Workers often ‘pay the price’ for fast fashion

Neely Metz, Copy Editor

February 4, 2016

Colorful advertisements reading “Up to 75 percent off select items!” and “Fashion from $5!” cover buses, buildings and billboards in hopes of attracting potential customers, but behind the smiling models lies a world where people work for little more than slave wages and children sit behind sewing...

Tags: Bangladesh, boycott, child labor, China, clothing, cost, cotton, Eileen Fisher, factory, fashion, fast fashion, Forever 21, H&M, manufacturing, price, Rana Plaza, slavery, social consciousness, Ubekistan, workers, Zara

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