http://www.retrochick.co.uk/2009/08/12/why-we-buy/ Vintage Clothing & Retro Style Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.retrochick.co.uk/2009/08/12/why-we-buy/#comment-3728 Independent Fashion Bloggers Presents: Links à la Mode - Get the freshest news and videos here… - SarSar Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:21:56 +0000 http://www.retrochick.co.uk/?p=1546#comment-3728 [...] Retro Chick: – Why we buy – One woman’s journey in fashion and the decisions we make every day. [...] [...] Retro Chick: – Why we buy – One woman’s journey in fashion and the decisions we make every day. [...]

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]]> http://www.retrochick.co.uk/2009/08/12/why-we-buy/#comment-1191 Annie Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:41:26 +0000 http://www.retrochick.co.uk/?p=1546#comment-1191 I think one of the most difficult things to do is to decide where to draw the line because our economic system is so opaque. If we had a more transparent system, one that identified, for example, the amount of energy it takes to make a dress and ship it to the store, or what exactly the materials are and how they impact our environment and our personal health, we'd be able to make more informed decision. For example, lots of faux leather belts, shoes and bags are made using PVC - polyvinyl chloride - a plastic that off-gasses really nasty chemicals that are a danger to human and animal health, doesn't biodegrade and can't easily be recycled. Since I learned of this, I try not to buy faux things make with that material but it's not always labeled. I think it's hard for us to make the "right" decision when it takes so much time and energy to figure it out. If we made our systems transparent, we could make those decisions more easily. I think one of the most difficult things to do is to decide where to draw the line because our economic system is so opaque. If we had a more transparent system, one that identified, for example, the amount of energy it takes to make a dress and ship it to the store, or what exactly the materials are and how they impact our environment and our personal health, we’d be able to make more informed decision. For example, lots of faux leather belts, shoes and bags are made using PVC – polyvinyl chloride – a plastic that off-gasses really nasty chemicals that are a danger to human and animal health, doesn’t biodegrade and can’t easily be recycled. Since I learned of this, I try not to buy faux things make with that material but it’s not always labeled. I think it’s hard for us to make the “right” decision when it takes so much time and energy to figure it out. If we made our systems transparent, we could make those decisions more easily.

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