Clothing isn't disposable.
You can't separate the clothes from the stores, from the environment.
LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp."
We've forgotten to respect clothes and consider who made them and where the material came from. We've been encouraged to buy things and, if we don't like them, bin them. When I grew up, we'd repair things or alter them.
There are programs for the scrapping of appliances, but no one thinks about what's involved in the waste management of brassieres.
It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.
A large portion of the Earth's land area is taken up by old varsity jackets.
No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money.
I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.
I guess the big thing is that I don't buy anything first-hand. It's a personal policy I have for all sorts of reasons. If you research to the textile industry yourself, you'll know why. I came to it personally.
Films go into vaults, art into museums, and music into halls of fame. Most fashion is worn for a few seasons and off-loaded into the recycling bin or, worse, some landfill.
