Overdressed

Until recently, Elizabeth Cline was a typical American consumer She d grown accustomed to shopping at outlet malls, discount stores like T.J Maxx, and cheap but trendy retailers like Forever 21, Target, and HM She was buying a new item of clothing almost every week the national average is sixty four per year but all she had to show for it was a closet and countless storage bins packed full of low quality fads she barely wore including the same sailor stripe tops and fleece hoodies as a million other shoppers When she found herself lugging home seven pairs of identical canvas flats from Kmart a steal at 7 per pair, marked down from 15 , she realized that something was deeply wrong 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 Retailers are pro ducing clothes at enormous volumes in order to drive prices down and profits up, and they ve turned clothing into a disposable good After all, 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 But what are we doing with all these cheap clothes And important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well being In Overdressed, Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut, tracing the rise of budget clothing chains, the death of middle market and independent retail ers, and the roots of our obsession with deals and steals She travels to cheap chic factories in China, follows the fashion industry as it chases even lower costs into Bangladesh, and looks at the impact both here and abroad of America s drastic increase in imports She even explores how cheap fashion harms the charity thrift shops and textile recyclers where our masses of cloth ing castoffs end up Sewing, once a life skill for American women and a pathway from poverty to the middle class for workers, is now a dead end sweatshop job The pressures of cheap have forced retailers to drastically reduce detail and craftsmanship, making the clothes we wear and uniform, basic, and low quality Creative inde pendent designers struggle to produce good and sustainable clothes at affordable prices Cline shows how consumers can break the buy and toss cycle by supporting innovative and stylish sustainable designers and retailers, refash ioning clothes throughout their lifetimes, and mending and even making clothes themselvesOverdressed will inspire you to vote with your dollars and find a path back to being well dressed and feeling good about what you wear. Free Read Kindle ePUB Overdressed Author Elizabeth L. Cline – kino-fada.fr There s a lot in this book I could have written myself The casual pop ins to HM to buy an accessory or a 5 tanktop Check The hanging on to every rapidly changing trend Check The warped view of what affordable clothing means to our generation Check.The book is a quick read I finished it in several hours over the weekend The writing is familiar and casual, but with that comes a set of additional problems The editing is sloppy and I caught typos throughout, but I did read this on K There s a lot in this book I could have written myself The casual pop ins to HM to buy an accessory or a 5 tanktop Check The hanging on to every rapidly changing trend Check The warped view of what affordable clothing means to our generation Check.The book is a quick read I finished it in several hours over the weekend The writing is familiar and casual, but with that comes a set of additional problems The editing is sloppy and I caught typos throughout, but I did read this on Kindle perhaps the editing gap is there Anyway, those don t have anything to do with the content, all of which is scathing, fascinating and frustrating in equal parts So let s begin, shall we As to the scathing part I admit that this book indicts me 100% I m a fast fashion consumer, absolutely More than that, I m passing on my shopping habits to evenconsumers through my blog I m part of the cycle that Cline talks about and I admit that I felt uncomfortable and asham...I don t even know where to begin I remember looking at two friend s closets a few years ago and being shocked speechless over the insane number of clothes they had Especially considering I saw them in the same clothes over and over and the vast majority spalid on the floor had never been worn Throw on top that I find most of the clothes I see on people I know wearing to look patently inexpensive thin, faded, pilled and pulled This book explained to me how this came to be and how consumer cu I don t even know where to begin I remember looking at two friend s closets a few years ago and being shocked speechless over the insane number of clothes they had Especially considering I saw them in the same clothes over and over and the vast majority spalid on the floor had never been worn Throw on top that I find most of the clothes I see on people I know wearing to look patently inexpensive thin, faded, pilled and pulled This book explained to me how this came to be and how consumer culture changed when it comes to shopping.I made a melton wool grey trench coat a few years ago It s double breasted, down to my ankles and lined with flannel back satin It s the warmest, best fitting garment I ve ever made It cost me 150 My good friend was shocked I would pay that much to make something when I could h...In Overdressed Elizabeth Cline details the problems with what she terms fast fashion the cheap clothing that has permeated nearly the entire market, making it almost impossible to find well made clothes that were made by someone earning a fair wage.I appreciated all of the points she made the first time The major flaw of this book is that it is about 100 pages too long Cline repeats herself over and over during the first 2 3 of the book And while she emphasizes many times that cheap mat In Overdressed Elizabeth Cline details the problems with what she terms fast fashion the cheap clothing that has permeated nearly the entire market, making it almost impossible to find well made clothes that were made by someone earning a fair wage.I appreciated all of the points she made the first time The major flaw of this book is that it is about 100 pages too long Cline repeats herself over and over during the first 2 3 of the book And while she emphasizes many times that cheap materials put together by rushed, underpaid laborers have become the status quo throughout the...Where I got the book purchased on Kindle A book club read.I got to select the book club book for that month, and went for a theme of awareness Overdressed is about being aware of the impact our thirst for cheap clothes is having on fashion and on the world And what a great idea this was Cline says in the preface that her own habit of buying cheap clothes in multiples was what got her thinking about the whole topic The penny dropped when she found herself lugging home seven pairs of the same Where I got the book purchased on Kindle A book club read.I got to select the book club book for that month, and went for a theme of awareness Overdressed is about being aware of the impact our thirst for cheap clothes is having on fashion and on the world And what a great idea this was Cline says in the preface that her own habit of buying cheap clothes in multiples was what got her thinking about the whole topic The penny dropped when she found herself lugging home seven pairs of the same shoe, because, why not They were 7 a pair.Now I m not nearly as bad as that, but I have my moments of reckless consumerism When my daughter needed long sleeved white t shirts for work, I took her to Old Navy and encouraged her to buy six identical t shirts so I would...Donna indignantly Slaves I haven t got slaves The Doctor dryly Who do you think makes your clothes Doctor Who, Planet of the Ood For all my interest in global issues, I d rarely given the clothing industry much consideration on that front, Overdressed has provided me with a great deal of food for thought My wardrobe, for better or worse, has always been a mix of Ross finds and outlet specials While no one has ever accused me of being fashion forward, I took some contrarian pride i Donna indignantly Slaves I haven t got slaves The Doctor dryly Who do you think makes your clothes Doctor Who, Planet of the Ood For all my interest in global issues, I d rarely given the clothing industry much consideration on that front, Overdressed has p...Overdressed covers the other end of the spectrum as Deluxe How Luxury Lost Its Luster cheap fast fashion It does for clothing retail what Cheap The High Cost of Discount Culture attempted to do for low cost retail in general.Cline explores the fast fashion industry and its aftermath the mountains of waste and the secondary market that can t keep up, the loss of American and other first world garment jobs, the decline in clothing quality making a secondary market irrelevant because the cl Overdressed covers the other end of the spectrum as Deluxe How Luxury Lost Its Luster cheap fast fashion It does for clothing retail what Cheap The High Cost of Discount Culture attempted to do for low cost retail in general.Cline explores the fast fashion industry and its aftermath the mountains of waste and the secondary market that can t keep up, the loss of American and other first world garment jobs, the decline in clothing quality making a secondary market irrelevant because the clothes won t last throughthan one user , and the unsustainability of the market model based on garment worker wages so low that they are almost irrelevant to the cost of production.Cline experiences a conversion, going from consumer of fast fashion to appreciater of the lost art of sewing She starts buying fewer good quality pieces made in the U.S She ends on a hopeful note.I have a muc...Very early on into reading this book, I started to realize how I do not know anything about any piece of clothing I own other than where I bought it I didn t know where it was manufactured or what fabric it was made out of I didn t know how to repair them If something doesn t fit, or if I stop liking it, I throw it away As simple as that I assumed someone would use it or recycle it or maybe it will go to the landfill That s why I never bought a single piece of clothing after I started read Very early on into reading this book, I started to realize how I do not know anything about any piece of clothing I own other than where I bought it I didn t know where it was manufactured or what fabric it was made out of I didn t know how to repair them If something doesn t fit, or if I stop liking it, I throw it away As simple as that I assumed someone would use it or recycle it or maybe it will go to the landfill That s why I never bought a single piece of clothing after I started readin...The recent and here I mean the last 10 15 years emergence of widespread public concern about the real of cost of our cheap clothes costs that are paid by workers in border areas, free trade zones and subcontractors factories in the Philippines, Mexico, then Thailand, then Camdodia, then Bangladesh, and still Mexico, then has been one of the big shifts in political debates and raised the profile of the politics of consumption So much of the debate, however, has focussed on the situa...The gist of Overdressed is that cheap fashion has changed the way Americans dress and shop No longer do we invest in good quality clothing, rather we buy things as cheaply as possible Instead of creating a wardrobe of fewer pieces of high quality, well fitting things we love, we buy hundreds of items that are trendy, ill fitting and of such low quality that they may only survive a few washings Sometimes we don t even bother to wear our cheap finds It s not uncommon to find clothing in thrift The gist of Overdressed is that cheap fashion has changed the way Americans dress and shop No longer do we invest in good quality clothing, rather we buy things as cheaply as possible Instead of creating a wardrobe of fewer pieces of high quality, well fitting things we love, we buy hundreds of items that are trendy, ill fitting and of such low quality that they may only survive a few washings Sometimes we don t even bother to wear our cheap finds It s not uncommon to find clothing in thrift stores with the original tags still attached I found out about this boo...I remember reading a book like this before It was about branding and clothes and through this topic, I actually understood a lotabout IP rights and stuff Sadly, I forgot the title so I can t share it with you But, what I m trying to say is that this book is just like that excellent, amusing and educational.Overdressed The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion takes a deeper look into the implications of cheap fashion like HM, Target, etc It s actually a very well down piece of r I remember reading a book like this before It was about branding and clothes and through this topic, I actually understood a lotabout IP rights and stuff Sadly, I forgot the title so I can t share it with you But, what I m trying to say is that this book is just like that excellent, amusing and educational.Overdressed The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion takes a deeper look into the implications of cheap fashion like HM, Target, etc It s actually a very well down piece of research, seeing how the author actually went to China and other countries to understand how the clothes are produced Even though I myself hardly buy clothes really, why buy clothes when you can buy books I thought this book was very interesting It seems to cross genres, cover personal experiences, the business managements part, th...

• English
• 23 June 2017
Elizabeth L. Cline
• Hardcover
• 256 pages
• 1591844614
• Elizabeth L. Cline
• Overdressed