Could the garment and appliance industries be in cahoots together, creating an artificial sock demand to keep us buying?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I saw these new kinds of stores: the Body Shop, the Sock Shop, and I thought to myself, 'I can do that.'
I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not.
I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.
Fashion is capitalism, and it will be fixed by what the market demands.
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
Lots of people are going to sell clothes online. But not a lot of people have built a brand, a living, breathing brand that people feel like they're part of.
It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.
I believe in the principle that if you have more competition, it will drive down the prices.
I guess the big thing is that I don't buy anything first-hand. It's a personal policy I have for all sorts of reasons. If you research to the textile industry yourself, you'll know why. I came to it personally.