Overdressed Overdressed

Overdressed

The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion

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Publisher Description

“Overdressed does for T-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries.”
—Katha Pollitt
 
Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenney now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more.
 
Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well-being?

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2012
June 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.2
MB

Customer Reviews

NY ER in my heart ,

Overdressed

One of the most enjoyable books I have read in a long time.
The way you weave people, places, social issues ,economics and history into a powerful book on Fashion is brilliant. I feel so much smarter and responsible in my view of the fashion world from the garment district to the cubes of discarded clothes sold to 3rd world countries. Thank you

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