5 Quotes by dana thomas

Shoppers snap up five times more clothing now than they did in 1980.

Unlike perfume, handbags are visible on the body, and--like Air Jordans for teenagers--give the wearer the chance to brandish the logo and publicly declare her status or aspiration.

Not everybody reads poetry or listens to music, but every single person in the world gets up in the morning and puts on something, and whether you like it or not, that’s a statement about who you are.

Killing animals is the most destructive thing you can do in the fashion industry”, she told me. “The tanneries, the chemicals, the deforestation, the use of landmass and grain and water, the cruelty – it’s a nonstarter. The minute yo are not killing an animal to make a shoe or a bag you are ahead of the game.

Unlike perfume, handbags are visible on the body, and – like Air Jordans for teenagers – give the wearer the chance to brandish the logo and publicly declare her status or aspiration.