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Is Fast Fashion Necessary?
What happened to American clothing manufacturing? And what does “Made in America” actually mean anymore?
Diane Gilman draws on her decades in the fashion business to explain how clothing production shifted overseas, why so many American factories disappeared, and what it really costs to make a pair of jeans in the United States versus China.
She looks back at the decline of the American garment industry, the loss of manufacturing jobs, the rise of fast fashion, and the complicated reality behind the labels we see on our clothes.
Making clothing in America costs more—but how much more, and…
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