And we have little reason to keep wearing much less repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more.
It's driving up our pace of consumption and turning fashion into one of the most environmentally destructive industries on Earth. And stores ranging from fast fashion chains like H&M and Forever 21 and discounters like Target to traditional companies like Gap and Macy's offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. Once crafted in domestic factories, 98% of our clothing is now made abroad. The way Americans dress has fundamentally changed in recent years. “Cline is the Michael Pollan of fashion…Hysterical levels of sartorial consumption are terrible for the environment, for workers, and even, ironically, for the way we look.” -Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast “Overdressed does for t-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries.” –Katha Pollitt, The Nation
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