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Fast Life, Slow Fashion: A New Theory of Fashion

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Finding Pleasure in Sustainable Living

02 min 09 sec

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Leslie Hoffman argues that many people do not consider the origins or effects of everyday consumption.

She says, "nobody thinks about where it goes when we flush the toilet," which leads to wasteful, costly habits.
The Marketing Strategies Behind Sustainable Fashion

02 min 31 sec

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Leslie Hoffman explains that while sustainable fashion is "good for you," it should not be "dull."

However, she cautions that many designers are creating faux "green" fashions, which dilute the impact of the movement.
Mary Ping Argues Fashion Design is 'Dead'

04 min 19 sec

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Mary Ping, designer of Slow and Steady Wins the Race, argues that modern fashions are derived from cheap knock-offs of previous styles.

In response, she suggests designers insist on making high-quality products, rather than churning out cheap trendy clothing.
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Dforce

Posted: 04.09.10, 08:43 AM

Oh well peak oil and the resulting great unravelling of our Industrial society will soon put a stop to all this trivial nonsense!

EzeRojas

Posted: 04.07.10, 07:54 AM

The cell phone part: it is abominable that she could not silence her phone. The technology challenged should not be allowed to carry a cell phone in public, and definitely not to a panel event.

cmayernik

Posted: 02.16.09, 07:11 PM

The Asian girl who says "um" a lot has no idea what she is talking about. She's a little in over her head.

homeslice5000

Posted: 12.13.08, 04:26 AM

umm...like...umm...y'know...like...umm...y'know...