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"From sweatshops to fur farming, from polluting chemicals to painful garments, the fashion industry is associated with activities which have had devastating effects on workers, consumers, and the natural world. This ground-breaking volume provides a framework for examining the ethical, social, and environmental dangers that arise as fashion products are designed, manufactured, distributed and sold within retail outlets, before being consumed and disposed of. Encompassing the cultural, psychological and physiological aspects of fashion, it offers a comprehensive exploration of the hazards of a global industry. Drawing together an international team of leading textile and apparel experts, The Dangers of Fashion presents original perspectives on a wide range of topics from piracy and counterfeiting to human trafficking; from the effects of globalization on local industry to the peer pressure that governs contemporary ideals of beauty. Rooted in research into industry practices, it discusses innovative solutions - both potential and existing - to fashion's dangers and moral dilemmas from the viewpoint of individuals, companies, societies, and the global community"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• List of Illustrations
• Notes on Contributors
• Part 1 Moral and Ethical Dangers in Fashion
• 1. Introduction Sara B. Marcketti and Elena E. Karpova
• 2. Moral Dilemmas in the Fashion Business Jung Ha-Brookshire
• 3. Sustainability [Must] Drive Design Elizabeth Bye
• 4. Stealing Fashion Designs Sara B. Marcketti, Jean Parsons, and Hallie Erdahl
• Part 2 The Dangers of Making Fashion
• 5. Fibres and Materials: What is Fashion Made of? Huantian Cao
• 6. Fashion: An Unrecognized Contributor to the Climate Change Kim Y. Hiller Connell and Melody L. A. LeHew
• 7. The Dangers in the Fashion Supply Chain: Offshore vs. Domestic Sourcing Ting Chi and Sheng Lu
• 8. A Look at Labour Issues in Manufacture of Apparel through the Perspective of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery Marsha Dickson and Hayley Warren
• 9. Exodus to Elsewhere: Exploring the Effects of Fashion Industry Globalization on Local Communities Nancy Hodges
• Part 3 The Dangers of Consuming Fashion
• 10. Taking offense: A discussion of fashion, appropriation, and cultural insensitivity Denise Nicole Green and Susan B. Kaiser
• 11. Striving to Fit In Kelly L. Reddy-Best
• 12. Pain in [From] Fashion Ellen McKinney and Eulanda A. Sanders
• Part 4 The Dangers of Caring for and Disposing Fashion
• 13. A Consumer Perspective on Clothing Care: Economic, Environmental and Social Costs Pam Norum and Rachel LoMonaco-Benzing
• 14. Disposing Fashion: From the Ugly? Jana M. Hawley and Elena E. Karpova 15. Disposing Fashion 2: To the Good Elena E. Karpova and Jana M. Hawley

• 16. Conclusion Elena E. Karpova and Sara B. Marcketti
• Index

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Contributors:

Marcketti, Sara B. , editor

Karpova, Elena (Professor of apparel, textiles, and merchandising) , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Clothing trade — Moral and ethical aspects

Clothing trade — Environmental aspects

Fashion — Moral and ethical aspects

Fashion — Environmental aspects

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also published in print.
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Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages).

Call Numbers:

HD9940.A2 D36 2020ebeb

ISBNs:

9781350052017 (ebook)
9781350052024 (PDF) [Invalid]
9781350052055 (print) [Invalid]
9781350052048 (paperback) [Invalid]
1350052043 (print) [Invalid]
1350052051 (print) [Invalid]
9781350052031 (epub) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019037752 (print) (i.e., 2019037752(print)) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1147849139

Other Control Numbers:

mat50052017 (source: CaBNVSL)
[Unknown Type]: bfl9781350052017