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Aja Barber has been where we are: trapped in a cycle of never ending purchases to mollify our screaming insecurities. Even though our closets are full. Even though we know our giveaways to "charity" are getting sent to landfills across the globe. We turn a blind eye and buy that cute top anyway.
Like many who have a small amount of disposable income to spend on clothes, I have often waffled between spending more on a "sustainable" brand and spending less on something I know is fast fashion, but Barber throws that dichotomy out the window. The idea is: Just. Buy. Less.
She doesn't suggest that it's easy but also reminds the reader of the various privileges that result in disposable income in the first place. She describes her own path - as a Black woman with formative experiences in both the U.S. and U.K. - to discovering that constantly buying clothes wasn't fixing any of her problems but *was* contributing to many more problems around the globe.
It's so easy to look at the ills of the world and give up. Especially in this case, as the ills facing the global garment industry are many. This book describes in detail the intersections between colonialism, capitalism, racism and fashion. Barber doesn't sugar coat anything; society is in a pretty big mess of our own making.
I appreciated her candor but also, the sense of hope I got from the book. Even with all that is true and terrible about the global garment industry she empowers the reader to take action. She gives practical advice about how each individual can, in fact, make a difference.
Like many who have a small amount of disposable income to spend on clothes, I have often waffled between spending more on a "sustainable" brand and spending less on something I know is fast fashion, but Barber throws that dichotomy out the window. The idea is: Just. Buy. Less.
She doesn't suggest that it's easy but also reminds the reader of the various privileges that result in disposable income in the first place. She describes her own path - as a Black woman with formative experiences in both the U.S. and U.K. - to discovering that constantly buying clothes wasn't fixing any of her problems but *was* contributing to many more problems around the globe.
It's so easy to look at the ills of the world and give up. Especially in this case, as the ills facing the global garment industry are many. This book describes in detail the intersections between colonialism, capitalism, racism and fashion. Barber doesn't sugar coat anything; society is in a pretty big mess of our own making.
I appreciated her candor but also, the sense of hope I got from the book. Even with all that is true and terrible about the global garment industry she empowers the reader to take action. She gives practical advice about how each individual can, in fact, make a difference.