Dana Thomas
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January 01, 1964
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“Not everybody reads poetry or listens to music, but every single person in the world gets up in the morning and puts on something, and whether you like it or not, that’s a statement about who you are.”
― Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
― Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
“Unlike perfume, handbags are visible on the body, and--like Air Jordans for teenagers--give the wearer the chance to brandish the logo and publicly declare her status or aspiration.”
― Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
― Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
“But her no leather - no fur policy drew fire. Critics charged that faux hides, many of which are petroleum based, were more damaging to the earth than the real stuff.
Bull, said McCartney. "Livestock production is one of the major causes of ... global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity", she shot back, with more than fifty million animals farme and slaughtered each year just to make handbags and shoes. Conventional leather tanning employs heavy metals such as chromium, which results in waste that is toxic to humans.”
― Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes
Bull, said McCartney. "Livestock production is one of the major causes of ... global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity", she shot back, with more than fifty million animals farme and slaughtered each year just to make handbags and shoes. Conventional leather tanning employs heavy metals such as chromium, which results in waste that is toxic to humans.”
― Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes
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