Climate change: not fashionable
I hope you're sitting down - I have some shocking news.
That ol' political pink elephant in the room, climate change, is manifesting itself in the most horrendous of ways. Not by melting the polar ice caps, raising the sea level and flooding coastal towns; nor by disrupting the fragile ecosystems of thousands of animals already on the brink of extinction; not even by making peak hour trains slightly more unbearable. No: something far, far more fucked up-y.
Fashion warms to reality of climate change
LEADING international fashion designers and industry experts say unpredictable and typically warmer weather worldwide is wreaking havoc on the industry.
It is forcing fashion houses to ditch traditional seasonal collections for transeasonal garments that may lead to a drastic overhaul of fashion show schedules and retail delivery dates.
Oh noes! Pollution is getting so bad that our convulted little antiquated cycle of production is off-kilter! Where's Al Gore in his little scissor lift when you need him most?
Never fear - there's a whole army of ex-Y2K bug advisers that have refashioned themselves as today's doomsday deflectors, climate change experts.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that American retail giant Liz Claiborne Inc had enlisted a New York climatologist to speak to 30 of its executives on topics ranging from the types of fabrics they should be using to the timing of retail deliveries and seasonal markdowns.
The planet may be destroyed, but hey - at least we'll all be dressed in appropriate trans-seasonal lightweight fabrics for the occassion. Huzzah!
That ol' political pink elephant in the room, climate change, is manifesting itself in the most horrendous of ways. Not by melting the polar ice caps, raising the sea level and flooding coastal towns; nor by disrupting the fragile ecosystems of thousands of animals already on the brink of extinction; not even by making peak hour trains slightly more unbearable. No: something far, far more fucked up-y.
Fashion warms to reality of climate change
LEADING international fashion designers and industry experts say unpredictable and typically warmer weather worldwide is wreaking havoc on the industry.
It is forcing fashion houses to ditch traditional seasonal collections for transeasonal garments that may lead to a drastic overhaul of fashion show schedules and retail delivery dates.
Oh noes! Pollution is getting so bad that our convulted little antiquated cycle of production is off-kilter! Where's Al Gore in his little scissor lift when you need him most?
Never fear - there's a whole army of ex-Y2K bug advisers that have refashioned themselves as today's doomsday deflectors, climate change experts.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that American retail giant Liz Claiborne Inc had enlisted a New York climatologist to speak to 30 of its executives on topics ranging from the types of fabrics they should be using to the timing of retail deliveries and seasonal markdowns.
The planet may be destroyed, but hey - at least we'll all be dressed in appropriate trans-seasonal lightweight fabrics for the occassion. Huzzah!
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