A review by jameseckman
Threadbare: Clothes, Sex, and Trafficking by The Ladydrawers, Anne Elizabeth Moore
5.0
This book opened my eyes to the fast fashion trend, basically people are buying about 4x the clothes they did 20 years ago. This trend fuels the garment industry which employs 1/6th of the world's women in jobs that pay a fraction of a living wage. While the industry has always been exploitative, it may be plumbing new depths and the various ways it uses to oppress women is pretty horrible.
An outstanding primer on the basic issues with extensive links to further reading, it's a fast read. The graphics are OK but I might not of read it if it wasn't in the graphic novel section, so I'm keeping it a 5.
Related reads: [b:Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China|2635587|Factory Girls From Village to City in a Changing China |Leslie T. Chang|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320406400s/2635587.jpg|2660297], note they are treated better than their Cambodian and other 3rd world counterparts.
And while I still have a few American made clothes, I'm not sure if you can buy new ones anymore.
An outstanding primer on the basic issues with extensive links to further reading, it's a fast read. The graphics are OK but I might not of read it if it wasn't in the graphic novel section, so I'm keeping it a 5.
Related reads: [b:Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China|2635587|Factory Girls From Village to City in a Changing China |Leslie T. Chang|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320406400s/2635587.jpg|2660297], note they are treated better than their Cambodian and other 3rd world counterparts.
And while I still have a few American made clothes, I'm not sure if you can buy new ones anymore.