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    Can Your Outfit Change the World?
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    Can Your Outfit Change the World?
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    Can Your Outfit Change the World?

    By Erinne Paisley

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    What you choose to wear becomes part of your identity, but it doesn't affect just you.

    Your clothing sends a message to the world, whether you want it to or not! And often we don't know what that message really is. Can Your Outfit Change the World? looks at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateFeb 20, 2018
    ISBN9781459813083
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    Can Your Outfit Change the World?
    Author

    Erinne Paisley

    Erinne Paisley is an activist, public speaker, youth content developer and writer. She was awarded one of ten University of Toronto National Scholarships and graduated with a BA in Peace, Conflict, and Justice & Book and Media Studies from the University of Toronto, Trinity College. She has since gone on to study and lecture at the University of Amsterdam. She is also the author of the PopActivism series.

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    • 3/5
      Not what I expected, but was a fun and informative read. Definitely something that I would pass along to others.
    • 4/5
      I received this book as part of the Early Reviewers program. And I am very grateful I did. I never realized just how much impact the fashion industry has on global environment. This is a relatively quick read, however the message is still very poignant. Fashion does impact the world! Paisley argues to stop funding companies with unethical business practices, and to instead support companies that have a smaller, greener footprint. The book acts like a guidebook to what to look for with labels, finding fair trade companies, and even tips to the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. This book is perfect for the conscientious shopper, and anyone interested in the fashion industry. Ultimately, your clothes can change the world.
    • 4/5
      This is a nice book for a teen or young person to start diving into the world of ethical fashion. It's a fun and fresh book that manages to be a quick read, but still packs a punch. I think this could really get someone thinking about not only fashion's place in the world, but how it affects the our environment. I'd definitely recommend this book as fun gift idea!
    • 4/5
      I found this book to be very informative. It gave many ideas on how to be a more conscious shopper. I liked how it gave lots of examples of sustainable stores and links to useful resources. I think this book would be very enjoyable for a preteen reader.
    • 5/5
      Fashionistas will be inspired and emboldened by this nonfiction book that is bursting at the seams with thought provoking information. I would definitely recommend this book.
    • 2/5
      This is a short read. The author has a simple message to the reader that is that we should consider the origin of of clothes as far as material and labor. Also, we should be willing to consider fashion statements that are implied by our clothing. She has some valid points and some creative ideas. There is not much to this book and there is a cost associated with alternative sources for our clothes. Also, clothes tend to be dictated by societal norms such that noncompliance in the workplace could lead to challenges to authority. There are potential ramifications. The author does not consider other opinions or practical issues. I do not consider this book to be sufficiently thought through although I am sympathetic to her cause.
    • 3/5
      Designed for a YA audience, i.e. 12 years old and up, this book takes on complex issues in a light, simple, and readable format. These are important topics for everyone in the world to think about. Understanding the impact of buying one more clothing item on the environment both here and the other side of the world may be a new concept for the YA reader. Kudos to the author for taking on serious economic, supply chain, and human living conditions issues by addressing her book to an audience that can be educated about these issues and has spending power to make an impact with their decisions.
    • 4/5
      First thing I noticed was the.book was printed in China.As I have grown older I have become aware of the necessity of being aware of my effect on the environment including people when it comes to the clothes I wear and how I purchase them. Book is an easy read on a very important subject which also includes avenues to activism and ways to change the world. One person can make a difference as the author makes extremely evident. Looking forward to passing this on to my millennia daughter and neice.
    • 4/5
      Billed as a "Pop-activism" book for the 12+ age group, Erinne Paisley's motivation to encourage ethical clothes shopping is admirable. She presents compelling arguments to support the twin philosophies of buying quality articles (rather than 'fast-fashion') so that one can wear clothing until it wears out together with supporting good manufacturing practices. It was great to see sources of ecologically-sustainable clothing and details for hash tagging on social media to bring pressure to halt the inhumane, unsustainable and harmful polluting practices in clothing manufacture. Teen audiences for realistic fashion facts will find the insights into reputable thrift shops useful for choosing where to ‘vote with your dollar’. Lastly, I was intrigued with a report of Smoking Lily Designs in Victoria, BC. According to their website, Smoking Lily (1221 Wharf Street) uses all of the textiles sourced for their products. Potentially, a great place to donate one's overabundant fabric stash.A few detracting aspects take away from the book’s message: technical details are so simplified that the facts are misleading (e.g. bamboo-derived fabric is not necessarily environmentally-friendly because the textile is frequently spun from yarn made using the same manufacturing process as rayon and viscose). Other problems in the book may have been due to stringent editing but resulted in historical inaccuracies: fish skin is not a new source of clothing material. For examples of thousand-year-old practices, consider the Hezhe people of China or the Inuit and Indigenous people of Canada and their uses of fish skin, cedar bark and many other gathered materials. (Hint, the Textile Museum of Canada has an awesome online-repertoire of past exhibitions with information related to this topic).Granted this book is aimed at the younger 'young adult' genre, but the tone in some sections was almost childish. In reading sections aloud (a good test of the writing), some passages seem better suited to a well-read 7- or 8-year-old. If a writer expects to engage with their anticipated audience, it is important not to lose them using an unsophisticated style for that age group. Overall, the book was a conscientious effort to promote sustainable living in a North American context. It was evident that the author diligently researched the online world to find relevant information. Whether the ethical shopping values will influence the 12+ shopper, only time will tell.