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Fashion

Can Made-to-Order Fashion Solve Our Overconsumption Problem?

by Rachael Noll
Nov 8, 2021

Made-to-order inculcates a sense of excitement and patience in consumers, and teaches appreciation for the craft of making quality clothing.

Beauty

Weekend Reading: Can We Live Well Without Economic Growth?

by Alden Wicker
Feb 6, 2020

Hi readers, Now that I’ve written my opus magnum on why almost every single “fact” you hear about the global fashion industry is wrong, I think I can retire. Just kidding! Of course, there’s still so much work to do. For the next few years, I will be beating the...

Beauty

Weekend Reading: Is Forever 21 Dying?

by Alden Wicker
Jul 12, 2019

Hi readers! I have a shameful secret to share: I have a lot of festival fashion. Blame it on Burning Man — those seven days of radical self-expression in the desert has led me down the garden path of buying a lot of fabulous festival fashion that I’ve only worn twice,...

Deep Dives

Weekend Reading: Are You Saying That, Like, Capitalism Is Bad?

by Alden Wicker
Apr 18, 2019

Hey readers, My inbox is positively overflowing with perky pitches from companies who want me to write about their product in honor of Earth Day, which is next week. Actually, that’s not true. I’ve been deleting them without even reading them. So my inbox is pretty free and clear of...

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