Ethics of Fashion

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Unless you specifically purchase new from a vendor where you know the clothing is more ethical, you could still unknowingly purchase a vintage piece of clothing from a thrift store that was made in a sweat shop.

Thrifting is generally just a pretentious way of being a hipster.

I think people buying in thrift stores know that the used stuff may have been produced unethically. The point is that this damage has already been done.

If you buy something used, the damage has been done once. If you buy something new, it has been done again. The goal is to reduce the damage. 

And it's certainly not pretentious to buy used. Don't be a snob. Well-made clothes can last a very long time. Clothes from people who died or got too fat should certainly be passed on to people who can use and enjoy them. It's the garbage clothes that only last one season that do the most harm. Designer stuff, while questionably ethical up front, is often well made enough to pass through several owners -- thus giving people a chance to have nice things without increasing the load on sweatshop workers.

Just making sure this isn't edited away...Don't be a snob but call people fat.

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