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The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion
Written by Tansy E. Hoskins and Andreja Pejić
Narrated by Lisa Coleman
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About this audiobook
*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.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPluto Press
Release dateAug 20, 2022
ISBN9780745348032
Author
Tansy E. Hoskins
Tansy E. Hoskins is an author and journalist based in London. She can be found writing about the textile, clothing and footwear industries for the GUARDIAN, Al Jazeera, i-D, and THE i PAPER, or making TV documentaries. This work has taken her to Bangladesh, Kenya, Macedonia, and to the Topshop warehouses in Solihull. Her first book, the award winning STITCHED UP: THE ANTI-CAPITALIST BOOK OF FASHION was placed on Emma Watson's 'Ultimate Book List.'
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Mar 23, 2025
Fantastic and exactly what I was looking for. An essential read. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Jan 31, 2025
That capitalism is the cause of many of our issues is unsurprising. But it is all the same fascinating to see the intersectional nature of fashion, and to see scholars like Goffman and Said being used in a clear way that supports the main argument