58) The History of Fast Fashion | with Sara Idacavage

Fashion historian and educator Sara Idacavage is exploring the origins of mass-produced clothing and the forces that gave way to the fast fashion industry as it stands today.

Hit play and join us in this important conversation as we explore how history influenced the present-day fashion industry and how we can take notes from decades past to help address current  issues in fashion.

 

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/history-fast-fashion/

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• (Book) Conscious Closet by Elizabeth Cline
• (Article) “Fashion, its Sacrifice Zone, and Sustainability” by Dr. Sandra Niessen
• (Book) The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon
• (Article) "How Sustainable Fashion Education Can Catalyze Change" by Stella Hertantyo

 

EPISODES MENTIONED:

• EP31: The Reality of the Secondhand Clothing Trade with Nikissi Serumaga 
• EP8: Unpacking Fashion’s Colonial Roots & Modern-Day Realities With Sophia Yang

 

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