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http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/06/06/the-high-cost-of-cheap-fashion

Although the main topic is cheap fast fashion, which is not on the shopping list of most of us on this board, there are some interesting points and statistics there-

in 1980s, 85% of garments were made domestically, now, only 3-5%.

in 1950s, people spent 10% of their income on clothing, now, only 3%.

Average consumers spent $1100/year on clothing, and buy 64 pieces a year.

There is also something I echo with in this show, that is the elimination of the middle market along with the rise of cheap fashion. Brands such as Ann Taylor, BR and Anthropology have reached the lowest quality point in history in recent few years. The reduction in design and quality has turned me away. I have saved some clothes from AT and BR from five or ten years ago and you can see the obvious difference in quality. Although I buy mostly contemporary fashion now, I think it might be a good idea to learn to alter those old pieces to bring them up-to-date.

What do you gals think about fashion vs quality vs price?

 

 

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• 很有意思。那天一眼看見一條skirt，再一眼看價格￥4000多。一邊暗想，花這麽多錢在一條 -nuno- ♀ (324 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 15:43:14

• 不僅nostalgia的問題， 而且也有sustainable的問題。 我是很不喜歡現在的fast fashion。 -Presto- ♀ (101 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 20:00:56

• 快時尚有一個不好的後果：每年有無數衣服沒怎麽穿就進了landfill -viewfinder- ♀ (126 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 17:08:16

• 對。 節目裏提到東莞的汙染很可怕。 喜歡抄襲的， 比如著名的f21. 不喜歡這家。 -Presto- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 20:09:26

• 為什麽你感覺衣服的質料下降了，講講我的一點經驗。 -bambooseven- ♀ (929 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 17:41:43

• 太好了，我正想鼓動你給大家科普一下服裝知識，比如麵料，剪裁。 -nuno- ♀ (339 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 17:59:52

• 我覺得衣服的品質很容易看， 多看看designer的就知道了。 麵料嘛， 天然的一般比較好， -Presto- ♀ (61 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 20:06:02

• 對。 秀裏也提到原料漲價厲害。以前還以為衣服都是機器生產的， 後來一個機會， -Presto- ♀ (330 bytes) () 06/08/2012 postreply 19:54:36