Can Fashion be Sustainable?

Response to "Be Eco Chic New York Fashion show 2008"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqHI3dMramk
Story of Stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZMTY4V7Ts

Paul Hawken's "Ecology of Commerce":
http://www.amazon.com/Ecology-Commerce-Paul-Hawken/dp/0887307043

William McDonough's Cradle to Cradle:http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm

Bill McKibben's Deep Economy: http://www.billmckibben.com/deep-economy.html

Ray Anderson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bAdsJCHGyU

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[trickertricks]

i know U don giv a Fuk about my point of view... but how the Fuk is this. i just met this young chick at this business course i went to (tryin to get my motivational business goin) n i Hooked up with her (she was there to start a clothing lable). anyway now that she has been with me for 6 weeks and heard all the Shit i talk about she has decided to either Not continue with her lable or go Absolute Ethical to coincide with my Shit. i think, FUKN WiKiD i Flipped another Planet(egoHead)Destroyer.

[AdamHintz]

I care about your point of view. What made you think I didn't? I'm really happy to hear your story. Changing people's minds away from destrution is a goal we both share. You seem to be doing a good job at it. I know you'll keep it up.

[ozjthomas]

As always, you are the voice of reason and compassion. Thank you for your tirelessness.

[AdamHintz]

To all of my relations.

[Badwolf182]

I am working on my spiritual development and as u know spiritualists have a very limited wardrobe. perhaps an orange robe or just a simple garb. So perhaps we should focus on the spiritual and as pointed out the fashion thing will just disappear. Infact 50 yrs ago (not that i am that old LOLZ) there was no mass production. clothes were homemade generally

[TheDevilsAdvocate55]

i think fashion would be a a bit irrelevant in a sustainable world.

[trickertricks]

Fuckn So Tru That KiNG.....

i agree with all U said....

Nothing wrong with looking Good... but more like tribal people did, with All Natural stuff found in their region... this is what i promote....

by the way i haven't bought clothes for over 5 years.... the shit i wear is all from back when i was an ignorat fuk. n fuk i might as well wear it instead of chuckin it.

But this whole FUKD-UP Fashion Industry that exploits n Destoys everything is ALL Nothing But a ShitFukCuntAct!!!

[ItsFilthy]

great message adam, thanks.

[kingj655]

Also silver and gold became a popular lip stick and make up colors as a direct result of displaced youth huffing on paint cans filled with silver and gold paint. Police had been profiling people who had gold or silver residue on them. So people began covering the evidence with make up. Soon after Madonna declared that silver was to be that years most popular color. So rather than these youth getting the help they needed, again, they were exploited in order to make a new trend.

[kingj655]

One example of how the fashion industry works really opened my eyes. When the grunge scene emerged out of Seattle, the youth, who we part of the scene, mainly wore clothing bought at second hand stores. It's cold and rainy so many wore flannel shirts and mismatched bulky layers. Shortly after the fashion industry caught on and started new clothing lines that fit the grunge look. Soon people were paying top $ for pre torn pants and flannel shirts. This, to me, is a classic case of exploitation.

[kingj655]

Gandhi was on to something when ha called for people to spin their own yarn. He was a huge advocate of self sustainability. In my opinion, the fashion industry is a destructive industry that is designed to cause division. They would have you believe that the clothing we wear defines who we are. This is far from the truth. However the message is so deeply en grained in us that few people leave their home without first obsessing over what to wear and how to dress.