OT: socially conscientious clothing
Is this a consideration to you when you buy your clothes?
For me, it hasn't been but I'm looking to make a change. I've been a frequent shopper of namebrand retail, especially via deep discount factory and clearance sites. While its nice to get fashionable, quality clothing for low prices no one can pretend they don't know who is losing out in the process.
Last night I bought a hemp hoodie of etsy for 40 dollars. Its handmade in America ( I have to wait 3 weeks for production before I get it) made from sustainable materials. If I like the feel I plan to buy more hemp clothing.
I've done a bunch of research and have learned some interesting stuff. For example, bamboo was in vogue but now is considered unsustainable, but still is sometimes marketed as such. I also learned that the fair trade / sustainable market is no where near as deep as the rest of retail. Its going to be hard to build my wardrobe if most sites seem to carry only a handful of items.
So, open disussion. Is this something you care about? Do you have any hints about shopping consientiously?
I don't blame you there. Fair trade clothing isn't particularly prcatical for children if even possible (limited selection I would imagine would really hold you back).
But for the many people on this blog with large disposable incomes and who try to do good where they can (what I imagined was a large portion of the board...) this is actually an important subject that evidently is often overlooked.
Oh quick question for the OP. Do they make socially conscience clothing for boating? I'm dropping the old 34 foot, twin 350, fuel injected Rinker back in the water in a couple of weeks and want to look good when I'm topping off those two 150 gallon tanks.
April 12th, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^
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April 12th, 2016 at 10:30 PM ^
You also use stupid made up words like "slactivist" that make you sound like a jerk.
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at least for the most part, and that makes your sanctimony even worse. Yes, you're right, there are exploitative practices that hurt some people overseas, and they should be avoided, but it also doesn't make you better because you can spend significantly more money on clothing than ordinary people. Add that to the fact that there are probably plenty of Michigan econ folks on this board who will explain how many of these factories, while low paying, also serve as rungs on a ladder to pull their country out of the third world and you can see why you've gotten such a negative reaction to "I wear bamboo and thus I am morally superior."
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So you be wearing baggy, shitty fitting clothing like people the 80's?!
If you're a bigger guy I understand it's not as easy to get nice fitting clothing but it's definitely possible when looking in the right places (and using a tailor).
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I go nude 100% of the time. That way no people, animals, plants, or inanimate objects are oppressed
There's more than one way to oppress.
Except anybody who looks at you...
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I know Patagonia has some fair trade items, but that has never been a factor for me. I buy Patagonia's products because they make some great stuff for fly fishing.
I can see that this topic is already getting butchered by certain MGoBlog types. But whether or not this is the best thread topic ever, I think it is a worthy discussion. I'd like to throw this in for those of you who care. THere is a Michigan graduate who has written extensively about human trafficking and other issues, and she has started "Good Cloth", an ethically sourced clothing store that is doing quite well and has great products. So while I understand that some people around here may scoff at the idea that we should be conscientious about our clothing purchases, for those of us willing to put our money where our mouth is, check out this link and consider supporting a Michigan grad at the same time: http://shopgoodcloth.com/
Awesome. Exactly the kind of post I was hoping to get.
I had actually discovered this site already but cool to know its an M grad. I just wish there were more items for sale.
April 12th, 2016 at 10:43 PM ^
They are increasing their lines of clothing. Over the past year they have grown pretty quick, so you may want to bookmark it.
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April 12th, 2016 at 10:43 PM ^
They are looking to expand into more men's clothing. They've been open for about a year, and have been steadily increasing their lines of clothing. Go Blue!
Congrats on buying a handmade-in-US hemp sweatshirt. How do you sleep at night knowing you're trying to decrease production in Asian factories which will, in turn, limit opportunities for children to earn any money whatsoever? Families, with the decreased earning potential, will surely begin to starve. Do you plan to tally up all of the deaths you will create - by supporting some hemp-weaver's hobby - and wear them as some righteous badge of US-centric honor?
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This is going to be a bold statement based on the annals of this blog, but this might be the worst apparel thread ever.
Man, this board really rallies around weird stuff. Guy makes an admittedly out of the blue topic about something that I am sure the vast majority of people here have little to no opinion about one way or the other. Yet the community really came together to decide this topic really deserved some intense criticism.
I think it's less about the topic, and more about OP's smarmy smugness and inability to use proper grammar/spelling.
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