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020 _a9781591846543
041 _aeng
245 0 _aOverdressed
260 _a
_bPortfolio Penguin,
_c2012
300 _avii, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
500 _athe shockingly high cost of cheap fashion
505 _aSeven pairs of
_7 shoes -- 'I have enough clothing to open a store' -- How America lost its shirts -- High and low fashion make friends -- Fast fashion -- The afterlife of cheap clothes -- Sewing is a good job, a great job -- China and the end of cheap fashion -- Make, alter, and mend -- The future of fashion.
520 _aEvaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.
590 _bIncludes bibliographical references and index.
630 _aHD INDUSTRIES. LAND USE. LABOR
_937
650 0 _aClothing trade
_xSocial aspects
_911147
650 _aClothing Environmental aspects
_911148
650 0 _aFashion design
_xMarketing
_99177
650 _aShopping aspects
_911149
650 _aConsumption (Economics) aspects
_910873
650 _a
_912
700 _aCline, Elizabeth L.
_eAuthor
902 _a719
905 _am
912 _a2012-01-01
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953 _d2019-04-29 13:34:04
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