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The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion

By: Tansy E. Hoskins, Andreja Pejić - foreword
Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
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*Selected by Emma Watson for her Ultimate Book List*

Fashion is political. From the red carpets of the Met Gala to online fast fashion, clothes tell a story of inequality, racism and climate crisis. In The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, Tansy E. Hoskins unpicks the threads of capitalist industry to reveal the truth about our clothes.

Fashion brands entice us to consume more by manipulating us to feel ugly, poor and worthless, sentiments that line the pockets of billionaires exploiting colonial supply chains. Garment workers on poverty pay risk their lives in dangerous factories, animals are tortured, fossil fuels extracted and toxic chemicals spread just to keep this season’s collections fresh.

We can do better than this. Moving between Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Marx, The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion goes beyond ethical fashion and consumer responsibility showing that if we want to feel comfortable in our clothes, we need to reshape the system and ensure this is not our last season.

©2014, 2022 Tansy E. Hoskins (P)2022 Pluto Press Environment Labour & Industrial Relations Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Politics & Government Science Conservation Social justice Socialism Capitalism

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Critic reviews

"Makes a strong case for nothing less than a revolution." (Emma Watson, actor)

"An incredible accomplishment." (Susie Orbach, author of 'Fat is a Feminist Issue')

"Interrogates today's fashion landscape with rigour—will make you view your wardrobe through a different lens." (Lucy Siegle, author of 'Turning the Tide on Plastic')
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This book offers well-researched, in-depth material that is unfortunately marred by the author's ill-informed and overly politicized assertions, which are sprinkled throughout in an awkward and off-putting manner. The valuable content becomes difficult to appreciate when paired with such immature and dogmatic rhetoric. Ironically, many of the opinions presented are more in line with fleeting trends, lacking the substance and credibility one would expect—much like a piece of fast fashion. The narrator is excellent.

Great Research, Ruined by Cringe-Worthy Politics

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