365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #118: Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion

I still think about this documentary I watched last year called The True Cost which shined a not so great light on the fashion industry. It focused on the high demand for low cost clothing, the sweatshops that produce many of the garments and the impact on the environment.

This books appears to cover many of those same points, making me interested in giving it a read.

 

Book: Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline

Description:

Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenny now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more.

Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well-being?