Word: orly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"We don't wear out our clothes. We wear them until the fashion's gone. Then we give them to Goodwill who sends them to Africa or Latin America or wherever, where they undermine local production." Crammed between a table overflowing with professionally worn-in long-sleeved T-shirts, and...
This space between cargo pants and sweaters begins to take on a whole new meaning as Schor elaborates: "The decompression zone is the spot where everybody stops to orient themselves. You shouldn't put anything important or expensive there, because people ignore everything immediately around them when they're orienting...
So Schor answers herself. "Three hundred pages or something. What a waste of paper! And this comes out quarterly!"
Flipping back to the front, Schor points out the warning label on the cover. Outlined in fluorescent yellow, it reads: "Due to mature content, parental consent suggested for readers under 18." The warning reflects the suggestiveness of the half-clothed models, and perhaps refers in large part to one photo...
In general, Schor says she considers the advertising tactics and environmental policies of stores before buying their products. "I like stores who use organic cotton or less destructive fibers like wool or hemp or linen." Citing "Home and Planet" as a store that passes her test, she then addresses Patagonia...