"Fashion is part of the daily air and it c hanges all the time\, with all events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes."
\n&mdash\;Diana Vreeland
\nThe same billion dollar industry that has made 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 developing nations and contributes significantly to the pollution of ou r planet. According to Dana Thomas in Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fas hion and the Future of Clothes\, &ldquo\;In the last twenty years\, the vo lume of clothes Americans throw away has doubled - from 7 million to 14 mi llion tons. That equals 80 pounds per person per year.&rdquo\; \;
\ nIn this Sustainable Style series of programming\, we will learn ways t o step out of the fast fashion vortex and answer the age old question &ldq uo\;What will I wear?&rdquo\; in a sustainable way. We heard about the mag ic of wearing vintage in June from Mountain Brook&rsquo\;s caftan queen Su san Dumas\, now discover how shopping secondhand can be a force for good f rom in-demand stylist Mindi Shapiro. Then join us in August for clothing s wap to refresh your wardrobe and share your personal style with your commu nity.
\nMore about Mindi Shapiro: \; "I am a stylist\, \;set designer and director. I am obsessed with my Chihuahua Lola\, Prince\,&nb sp\;and Wes Anderson. When I finally grow up\, I hope to be a combination of Cloris Leachman and Diana Vreeland." View her work at www.mindishapiro.com< /a>
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