Ethical Fashion SOURCE Network2024-03-29T15:17:48ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGAhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1960823790?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/group/ethicalbookclub/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1aahloha1w7bp&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTo Die For by Lucy Siegletag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2012-01-09:2622461:Topic:1640002012-01-09T23:11:28.049ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
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<p><strong>Is Fashion Wearing Out The World?</strong></p>
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<p>The short answer to this question is: yes.</p>
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<p>But... If you want to read a book about it here's the blurb:</p>
<p>To Die For peels back the layers of the global wardrobe to reveal the naked truth about the big-name luxury 'it' brands we swear by and the cheap clothes we believe we can't live…</p>
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<p><strong>Is Fashion Wearing Out The World?</strong></p>
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<p>The short answer to this question is: yes.</p>
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<p>But... If you want to read a book about it here's the blurb:</p>
<p>To Die For peels back the layers of the global wardrobe to reveal the naked truth about the big-name luxury 'it' brands we swear by and the cheap clothes we believe we can't live without. In this impassioned book, Lucy Siegle champions sustainable solutions that will break the cycle of exploitative style with its heavy, secret price tag. She advocates a new design era of real fashion - that looks well beyond the label - stressing the importance of purchasing decisions bolstered by the principles of individualism and style pedigree.</p>
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<p>Livia Firth (Husband called Colin) - <em>'Lucy Siegle's book has opened my eyes to the true story of fashion. It has changed the way I view and wear my clothes. If Lucy didn't exist I would've had to invent her!'</em></p>
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<p>The book almost exclusively relates to the UK fashion scene apart from when she intrepidly visits the hell on earth locations our clothes are sourced. Her writing style made me want to quit the book after the first few pages. Every sentence is crammed full of flowery adjectives and adverbs making you think your reading a book about unusual and useless words. Second complaint is that each page has too many statistics, going from weight, to volume, to cost, to people, in a heart beat. I skipped the first few chapters and started at Chapter 6 and read up to chapter 11. Then I went back to chapter 3 and read up to 6. Then I went back to 11 and finished the book.</p>
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<p>So I definitely recommend the middle of this book... all about synthetics, cotton, wool, fur, leather.</p>
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<p>Since you've got it out from the library you may as well read the rest I suppose.</p>
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<p>Chapters One and Two - 1 star.</p>
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<p>Chapters Three to Five - 3.5 stars.</p>
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<p>Chapters Six to Eleven - 5 stars.</p>
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<p>Chapters Twelve to Fifteen - 2 stars.</p>
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<p>Happy Reading.</p>
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<p></p> Have you seen the 'top 15 eco fashion books'?tag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2011-04-05:2622461:Topic:1014082011-04-05T17:02:36.979ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
<p>By Eco Salon? A very interesting list - <a href="http://bit.ly/a94eC1">http://bit.ly/a94eC1</a></p>
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<p>By Eco Salon? A very interesting list - <a href="http://bit.ly/a94eC1">http://bit.ly/a94eC1</a></p>
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<p>Jane</p> The Complete Guide to Natural Dyingtag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2011-01-12:2622461:Topic:771812011-01-12T22:07:49.517ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
<p><strong>Techniques and recipes for dying fabrics, yarns and fibres at home.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Eva Lambert and Tracy Kendall</strong></p>
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<p>This book is great. The content and instructions are really simple and clear. This book has the <em>exact</em> recipes for 96 colours for fabrics and 36 for yarns! The techniques have step by step photos. Even though my local library has it, I'm still buying this one. I hesitate to say this but for me personally I feel that this book is…</p>
<p><strong>Techniques and recipes for dying fabrics, yarns and fibres at home.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Eva Lambert and Tracy Kendall</strong></p>
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<p>This book is great. The content and instructions are really simple and clear. This book has the <em>exact</em> recipes for 96 colours for fabrics and 36 for yarns! The techniques have step by step photos. Even though my local library has it, I'm still buying this one. I hesitate to say this but for me personally I feel that this book is better than Eco Colour by India Flint. It's not as romantic or mystical as Eco Colour but it's practicality is boombastic. <strong>Five stars.</strong></p>
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<p> </p> Salaula: the world of secondhand clothing and Zambia By Karen Tranberg Hansentag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-08-13:2622461:Topic:585902010-08-13T11:19:13.381ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
I am tackling this mammoth of a book..its reasonable in size but quite<br />
academic in its context...but so so educational. I am reading it as part<br />
of my masters degree but am finding the background information on<br />
secondhand clothing industry is very very interesting.<br></br><br></br>The impact that our clothing consumption has on Africa in particular and how the charities who work with SHC has at times taken advantage.....you could say.<br></br><br></br>It looks in an anthropological context, an historical…
I am tackling this mammoth of a book..its reasonable in size but quite<br />
academic in its context...but so so educational. I am reading it as part<br />
of my masters degree but am finding the background information on<br />
secondhand clothing industry is very very interesting.<br/><br/>The impact that our clothing consumption has on Africa in particular and how the charities who work with SHC has at times taken advantage.....you could say.<br/><br/>It looks in an anthropological context, an historical concept as well as referring to various literary writers and their past work and studies.<br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1800285177?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
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If you are interested i the SHC industry, just in African fashion or the<br />
movement of clothing fro past to present then i encourage you to get<br />
hold of it.<br/>
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enjoy! Fashion Brands - Branding Style from Armani to Zara.tag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-06-09:2622461:Topic:491082010-06-09T01:59:05.423ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
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<br></br><br></br>Second Edition. By Mark Tungate.<br></br>
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Blurb: <span style="font-style: italic;">Fashion Brands takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the fashion industry as you've never seen it before. Get ready for a fascinating story which investigate the rise of celebrity-endorsed products and ranges, the impact of fashion bloggers, and the inside track on designers and their brands</span>.<br></br>
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<br/><br/>Second Edition. By Mark Tungate.<br/>
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Blurb: <span style="font-style: italic;">Fashion Brands takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the fashion industry as you've never seen it before. Get ready for a fascinating story which investigate the rise of celebrity-endorsed products and ranges, the impact of fashion bloggers, and the inside track on designers and their brands</span>.<br/>
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Yep, well I found this one to be a great read, those of you in the midst of the industry may not find it quite as interesting. Starts off with a good history of fashion branding and then continues to look at the, for want of a better word, fashion of fashion branding. He doesn't leave any stone unturned, haute couture, high street, retro, vintage, fragrances, athletics, models, designers, celebrities, stores, ethical... Concludes with eight developments that he believes will have an impact in the future on fashion branding. <br/>A Solid four Golden Stars. <br/><br/><br/><br/> Eco Colour by India Flinttag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-05-27:2622461:Topic:472452010-05-27T23:37:03.114ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
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<p style="text-align: left;">This book is certainly an indispensable resource if your getting into the insanity of dying your own fabrics. What I was hoping for was a book that would be like a recipe book, all neat and tidy. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Pretty Blue: <br></br> 1tsp of cloud <br></br> 1/2 cup of sky <br></br> 3 litres of sea…</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">This book is certainly an indispensable resource if your getting into the insanity of dying your own fabrics. What I was hoping for was a book that would be like a recipe book, all neat and tidy. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Pretty Blue: <br/> 1tsp of cloud <br/> 1/2 cup of sky <br/> 3 litres of sea water </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">mix sift cloud in to sky and mix with sea. Dip your cloth into to it and hey presto... Pretty Blue!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Not so quick fool. This turns out to be a far more complicated process than I imagined. There are so many variables involving the mordant, dye and the processes that it made me feel quiet hopeless to begin with. The book isn't laid out, possibly as well as it could be and I feel that India uses far too many words and information and "by the ways". I must admit I like to just read a book and find the facts and information I'm after without being distracted. I'm also a great believer in saving my brain cells for the important information, anything additional is a waste of brain space. Saying that, she certainly does convey the fact that, really it comes down to experimentation. I will certainly get much use from her book, not as a recipe book, but rather a reference book to promote experimentation and creativity. If it does overwhelm you, it makes a great coffee table book, my apologies India, that is perhaps the meanest thing ever said about Eco Colour. However if you do find your self reading about the benefits of human urine over cats urine, you can't say you weren't warned. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">3.5 Stars. <br/></p>
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<a href="http://www.indiaflint.com/">http://www.indiaflint.com/</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.dyeman.com/natural%20Dye%20recipe.htm">http://www.dyeman.com/natural%20Dye%20recipe.htm</a><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><br/></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/></p> ETHICAL CLOTHING - New Awareness or Fading Fashion Trend by Barbara Giesentag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-05-21:2622461:Topic:462652010-05-21T08:51:44.716ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
I am reading this book (amongst 10,000 others - on a reading marathon at the moment) and am finding it to be a very good read.<br/><br/>Highly Recommend this to you!<br/>
I am reading this book (amongst 10,000 others - on a reading marathon at the moment) and am finding it to be a very good read.<br/><br/>Highly Recommend this to you!<br/> Trading Up - The New American Luxurytag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-04-29:2622461:Topic:442422010-04-29T21:31:39.757ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
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<br></br><br></br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Okay so you've got a million dollar company, big deal, why not aim for a hundred million dollar, or possibly billion dollar company?</span><br></br>
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Why do people happily pay $6 for a Panera Panini instead of $3 for a sandwich at the deli?<br></br>
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Or $28 for a Victoria’s Secret bra instead of $12 for a generic brand?<br></br>
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Or $30,000 for a BMW instead of $20,000 for a…
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<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Okay so you've got a million dollar company, big deal, why not aim for a hundred million dollar, or possibly billion dollar company?</span><br/>
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THE BLURB:<br/>
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Why do people happily pay $6 for a Panera Panini instead of $3 for a sandwich at the deli?<br/>
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Or $28 for a Victoria’s Secret bra instead of $12 for a generic brand?<br/>
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Or $30,000 for a BMW instead of $20,000 for a Chevy?<br/>
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Trading up has become a fact of life.<br/>
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These purchases reflect an important worldwide behavioural shift.<br/>
Consumers today are willing to pay a significant premium for goods and<br/>
services that are emotionally important to them and that deliver the<br/>
perceived values of quality, performance, and engagement. But in other<br/>
categories that aren’t emotionally important, they become bargain<br/>
hunters: a passionate Mercedes driver will shop at Target every<br/>
weekend; a construction worker who splurges on a $3,000 set of Callaway<br/>
golf clubs will also buy store-brand groceries. What are the financial<br/>
and emotional pressures and social forces that<br/>
drive product choices? What are the benefits that qualify a<br/>
premium-price product or service for mass acceptance? And how can an<br/>
established producer create a successful mass luxury brand?" In Trading<br/>
Up, a world-class team of consultants explores these questions and<br/>
shows how companies create premium brands that appeal to the<br/>
mass-market consumer. The book is teeming with ideas that are relevant<br/>
to product developers, business strategists, marketers, and social<br/>
critics as well as consumers themselves.<br/>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">This book is a hard one for me to review as it is terribly written and<br/>
becomes somewhat repetitive. The same 9 brands are used so<br/>
repetitively as examples, I almost developed an unconscious dislike<br/>
toward them. The content for me however was compelling and has<br/>
encouraged me to scrutinise my brand concept and products. This is<br/>
really all you need to read:</span><br/><br/>
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<p>New Luxury leaders and their companies follow a set of management practices that are different from those of conventional or Old Luxury goods creators. Using them, New Luxury companies have shattered<br/>
conventional beliefs in nearly all aspects of product creation and<br/>
distribution, including ideas about price ceilings, price ranges, brand<br/>
extendibility, consumer sophistication, market stability, and the<br/>
innovation cascade.</p>
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<blockquote><p><em>1. Never underestimate the customer.</em></p>
<p><em>2. Shatter the price-volume demand curve.</em></p>
<p><em>3. Create a ladder of genuine benefits.</em></p>
<p><em>4. Escalate innovation, elevate quality, and deliver a flawless experience.</em></p>
<p><em>5. Extend the price range and positioning of the brand.</em></p>
<p><em>6. Customize your value chain to deliver on the benefit ladder.</em></p>
<p><em>7. Use influence marketing; seed your success through brand apostles.</em></p>
<p><em>8. Continually attack the category like an outsider.</em></p>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">So like I said it's a tough one to review, saying that I would still recommend it to you highly. I think the potential implications are huge and surpasses the laughable style it has been written in.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm gonna have to introduce the first use of 'half a star' however sad that may be, I'm sorry: 4.5 stars.</span> Oh also, it was written in 2003 and it now has a new edition<br/> The Organic Business Guidetag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-04-08:2622461:Topic:417722010-04-08T21:54:18.108ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
<a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Organic_Business_Guide"><br></br></a><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western" xml:lang="x-western"><br></br>Okay punks, this'll keep ya'll busy:<br></br><p class="newsHeadline"><br></br></p>
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<p class="newsByline">The Organic & Fairtrade Competence Centre has issued a new guide on developing and managing organic and fairtrade…</p>
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<a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Organic_Business_Guide"><br/></a><div class="moz-text-html" xml:lang="x-western" lang="x-western"><br/>Okay punks, this'll keep ya'll busy:<br/><p class="newsHeadline"><br/></p>
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<p class="newsHeadline">Help on organic and fairtrade supply chains</p>
<p class="newsByline">The Organic & Fairtrade Competence Centre has issued a new guide on developing and managing organic and fairtrade value chains.</p>
<div class="newsBody"><p>As well as being downloadable from the OFCC website, The Organic Business Guide has also been published as a wikibook allowing those in the industry to contribute to further developing it online (similar to wikipedia).</p>
The guide was developed in collaboration with the organic associations ICCO, IFOAM and AgroEco and with support from ICCO, SECO, SIDA and UNEP. It targets producer organisations,<br/><p>companies and development organisations engaged in organic production and fair trade with smallholders. Based on the experience of the different organisations and contributing persons, the guide offers practical know-how and information on how to design organic production systems, organise producers, set up extension and internal control systems, plan and manage business figures, ensure quality management, processes and market the produce – its described as a comprehensive reference book for organic entrepreneurs, cooperatives and facilitators. For example, the guide highlights the commodity approach versus crop diversity i.e. even if the project is built around one lead crop; the report suggests it is important to include suitable rotation or associated crops that can ideally be marketed as organic. In other words, the same extension system that was primarily built to support farmers in growing their organic cotton can also cover the production of maize, cassava or chillies.</p>
<p>The Organic Business Guide was developed in a participatory process involving people who are active and experienced in managing or supporting organic businesses in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It draws on a wide range of practical examples and provides links to useful resources available on the internet.</p>
<p>A French version of the guide is presently under preparation and will be available in April 2010.</p>
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</div> Yvon Chouinardtag:ethicalfashionforum.ning.com,2010-03-16:2622461:Topic:390972010-03-16T15:35:54.777ZRAJ SINGH BANGAhttp://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/profile/RAJSINGHBANGA
Yvon Chouinard<br/>
<b>Let My People Go Surfing<br/></b><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1800285368?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
<br/><br/>I hear this is a very good one for ethics and business.<br/>What are your thoughts? Have you read it? like it or hated it?<b><br/></b>
Yvon Chouinard<br/>
<b>Let My People Go Surfing<br/></b><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1800285368?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
<br/><br/>I hear this is a very good one for ethics and business.<br/>What are your thoughts? Have you read it? like it or hated it?<b><br/></b>