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shivoldemort's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.75
Well-written and interesting
siedood's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.0
The sections that talk about the impact of fast fashion are interesting, but the solutions are not discussed with enough nuance. The author repeats that if you can’t afford the sustainable clothing at full price, then buy it on sale or thrift it. Then she turns around and tells us that when clothing is made sustainably, the products never have to go on sale because companies will no longer produce “waste”. The book conflicts with itself regularly.
She talks about reducing the amount of materials made and wasted, and then seems to celebrate the 3D printing technology that she thinks will be within every home in the future because it will allow people to make more clothing.
I would consider this book a simple introduction to fast fashion, and then a collection of stories about companies that are in some way changing the fashion landscape - not necessarily for the better. She is not writing this book to offer solutions for an individual but to provide a look at the current fashion landscape and where it may be heading in the future.
She talks about reducing the amount of materials made and wasted, and then seems to celebrate the 3D printing technology that she thinks will be within every home in the future because it will allow people to make more clothing.
I would consider this book a simple introduction to fast fashion, and then a collection of stories about companies that are in some way changing the fashion landscape - not necessarily for the better. She is not writing this book to offer solutions for an individual but to provide a look at the current fashion landscape and where it may be heading in the future.
tori_renee_reads's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Have some insight into the chain of production with fashion and fast fashion. Not many actual practical solutions.
dhrachovec's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.25
Well researched and thoughtful narrative about contemporary fashion.
anastazia_vani's review against another edition
informative
3.0
The author did a good job of detailing the human rights abuses that fast fashion encourages. When talking about solutions, though, there could have been a lot more nuance. Especially when discussing cost. Telling people--as one woman she interviewed described doing--to simply buy these extremely expensive clothes on sale or clearance seemed to undercut all of these solutions because if it's too expensive to afford, people are still going to choose fast fashion. I would have liked to see more discussion of how the people she talked with are trying to make their clothes more accessible to folks. There was some discussion of thrifting and renting as cost-saving alternatives for shoppers, but it did not get nearly as much time.
Also, there was a feeling of white saviorism throughout the book, best described by the author's statement that NGOs would save Bangladesh. The story that followed that statement somewhat explained it, but again I think there could have been some discussion of how long lasting or effective that work is.
Also, there was a feeling of white saviorism throughout the book, best described by the author's statement that NGOs would save Bangladesh. The story that followed that statement somewhat explained it, but again I think there could have been some discussion of how long lasting or effective that work is.
medliss24's review against another edition
Boring. Wanted this to be more about the effects of fast fashion but she keeps going on about random fashion designers.