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A History of Fabric

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Published: April 17, 2022 by VPR Producer

These days, it seems like the blouse or sweater that was bought last season has already disintegrated. When did quality-made clothes disappear, and the rise of new, cheaper fabrics take hold in the U.S.? Author Sofi Thanhauser joins us this week to shed some light on how the garment industry got to where it is today.


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  • Sofi Thanhauser, author of Worn: A People’s History of Clothing.

Links for more info:

  • Worn: A People’s History of Clothing: Thanhauser, Sofi: 9781524748395: Amazon.com
  • Investors Love Fast-Fashion Shein — at Least For Now
  • A Long History of Exploitation in the Cotton Industry – The New York Times
Program #: 22-16segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Advertising/Marketing and Consumerism| Business and Entrepreneurship| Earth and Environmental Science and Climate Change| Employment and Workplace Issues| Environment| Fashion| History| Industry| Manufacturing| Textiles and ClothingBooks & Publications - Worn: A People’s History of ClothingHost - Marty PetersonProducers - Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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