Overdressed

By: Elizabeth L Cline (Prologue By)

Paperback

Published: 27 Aug 2013
ISBN: 978159184654

Overdressed does for t-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries. Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most people dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenny now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. We have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it's cheaper to just buy more. Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more importantly, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment and our economic well-being?