Fashion lover's haven might just be a cert ain basement in Mountain Brook. Twice a year\, Mountain Brook style icon S usan Dumas opens her home for the chance to shop her eclectic collection o f treasures including impeccably made midcentury gowns\, flowing caftans\, and statement accessories. This afternoon\, Susan will join us for a talk about the magic that vintage can bring to your wardrobe &\; your life! \;
\n\n"Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time\, with all events. You can even see the approaching of a revo lution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes."
\n&m dash\;Diana Vreeland
\nThe same billion dollar industry that has mad e it possible for a brand-new\, \; on-trend $29 dollar dress to travel across the world into your closet within days abuses human rights in deve loping nations and contributes significantly to the pollution of our plane t. According to Dana Thomas in Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion an d the Future of Clothes\, &ldquo\;In the last twenty years\, the volume of clothes Americans throw away has doubled - from 7 million to 14 million t ons. That equals 80 pounds per person per year.&rdquo\; \;
\nIn this Sustainable Style series of programming\, we will learn ways to step out of the fast fashion vortex and answer the age old question &ldquo\;Wha t will I wear?&rdquo\; in a sustainable way. Hear about the magic of weari ng vintage from Mountain Brook&rsquo\;s caftan queen Susan Dumas\, discove r how shopping secondhand can be a force for good from in-demand stylist M indi Shapiro. Then join us in August for clothing swap to refresh your war drobe and share your personal style with your community.
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