Dana Thomas' 'Book of Hope' | Inside Fashion

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Fashion & Beauty, Business, Arts

4.6 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The acclaimed fashion journalist discusses "Fashionopolis," a seething indictment of the industry's hugely damaging environmental and social impact that concludes with a glimmer of optimism.

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0:00.0	This book isn't about fashion. Fashion is a way for me to speak about a bigger topic.
0:08.8	This idea of sustainable fashion, it's been around for a long time, but for some reason,
0:13.7	it's in the zeitgeist at the moment, and it's transcending fashion. It's transcending business.
0:19.9	It's everywhere we look. So's everywhere. So we need to break
0:23.1	as consumers our habit of buying for the sake of buying, getting bored, tossing it, treating clothes as
0:30.0	disposable. There is this notion out there that our new generations care about this stuff,
0:35.3	but when it comes to purchasing decisions, they're going to
0:38.4	the same companies.
0:39.3	Right. How do we change that? Well, that's why I wrote the book.
0:43.7	Hello, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion. Welcome to Inside
0:48.7	Fashion. This week on the BOF podcast, I sit down with the very respected journalist and author Dana Thomas
0:56.0	to discuss her new book, Fashionnopolis. For the book, Dana has traveled all around the world
1:02.2	going inside the fashion industry, trying to understand its impact on the people and the planet.
1:07.7	And through her journey, she's found some harrowing stories, but also some optimism.
1:12.3	She calls it a book for hope. So here's Dana Thomas, Inside Fashion.
1:19.6	Good morning, Dana Thomas. Welcome to London and the Business of Fashion Headquarters.
1:25.2	Thank you for having me here. It's great.
1:29.2	There's a lot to discuss today and your book, your new book, Fashionopolis is making headlines. But before we
1:37.1	dive into the details of the book, I thought it would be good to kind of introduce you to our
1:43.3	listeners from all around the world who are tuning
1:46.1	into inside fashion.
1:47.8	And just tell us a little bit about your career history.
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