The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion EPUB
by Tansy E. Hoskins
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*Selected by Emma Watson for her Ultimate Book List*
Fashion is political. From the red carpets of the Met Gala to online fast fashion, clothes tell a story of inequality, racism and climate crisis. InThe Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, Tansy E. Hoskins unpicks the threads of capitalist industry to reveal the truth about our clothes.
Fashion brands entice us to consume more by manipulating us to feel ugly, poor and worthless, sentiments that line the pockets of billionaires exploiting colonial supply chains. Garment workers on poverty pay risk their lives in dangerous factories, animals are tortured, fossil fuels extracted and toxic chemicals spread just to keep this seasons collections fresh.
We can do better than this. Moving between Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Marx,The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashiongoes beyond ethical fashion and consumer responsibility showing that if we want to feel comfortable in our clothes, we need to reshape the system and ensure this is not our last season.
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- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Pluto Press
- Publication Date:20/08/2022
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- ISBN:9780745346632
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Pluto Press
- Publication Date:20/08/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780745346632