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PRODUCTION
written by Mina Le
edited by Charlee Reiff
SOCIALS
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CONTACT
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BRANDS/ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED
Sheep Inc https://us.sheepinc.com/
Fibershed https://fibershed.org/
Textile Exchange https://textileexchange.org/
Woolmark https://www.woolmark.com/environment/filterbyfabric/
Fashion Revolution https://www.fashionrevolution.org/
Fashion Revolution's Key Organizations List https://www.fashionrevolution.org/key-organisations/
Atmos Magazine https://atmos.earth/
Sustainable Baddie Magazine http://sustainablebaddie.com/
Patagonia Action Works https://www.patagonia.com/actionworks/home/explore/all
SOURCES
books 📚
Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Service and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class by Jan Whitaker
Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went from Sunday Best to Fast Fashion by Clare Press
Clothing Poverty The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks
articles 📰
Cable Crossings: The Aran Jumper as Myth and Merchandise by Siun Carden
The Knit of a Nation?: How Irishness was marketed to the world by the Aran sweater (1950-1980) by Pierce Kehoe
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/02/14/sole-survivor
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1494238/Now-you-can-walk-in-footsteps-of-5000-year-old-Iceman-wearing-his-boots.html
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/nov/20/uk.northernireland
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0817/1159600-aran-jumper-taylor-swift-fashion-ireland-steve-mcqueen-marilyn-monroe-clancy-brothers/
https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/how-much-income-puts-you-top-1-5-10/
https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/aran-knit-renaissance
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/02/01/the-crisis-in-cashmere
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1597339373900824576.html
http://www.theluxestrategist.com/quality-clothes-how-to-buy-better-sweaters-make-the-most-of-your-money
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/sustainable-fashion/what-is-ethical-wool/
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/not-so-biodegradable-new-study-finds-bio-based-plastic-and-plastic-blend-textiles-do-not
https://invisibleworld.com/blogs/news/three-things-you-know-about-cashmere-sweaters-that-are-wrong
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/30/how-to-pick-knits-six-questions-to-ask-before-buying-that-cardigan
https://research.qut.edu.au/textiler/knowledge-base/blended-textiles/
0:00 - intro
5:55 - defining the aran jumper
8:04 - the aran jumper goes commercial
12:55 - the quality debate
23:42 - how to buy a sweater
37:33 - conclusion