{"id":285579,"date":"2023-10-29T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T11:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=285579"},"modified":"2023-10-29T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T11:45:28","slug":"claim-wear-old-clothes-to-reduce-our-climate-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=285579","title":{"rendered":"Claim: Wear Old Clothes to Reduce our Climate Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mak Remissa\/Epa\/REX\/Shutterstock (7952063d)\nA Photo Made Available on 25 June 2013 Shows Cambodian Workers in a Garment Factory in Phnom Penh Cambodia 15 June 2013 According to Local Media Sources the Cambodian Garment Industry is the Largest Income Earner of the National Economy and Employs About 500 000 Mostly Female Workers Cambodia Phnom Penh\nCambodia Economy Garment Factory – Jun 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Clothes need to reflect a person\u2019s situation as well as their identity to\u00a0\u201cwork\u201d well<\/a>. This may mean that what we wear changes as we make different buying decisions, just as people did in the second world war and as tree-changers do.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beggars of Mexico circa 1905.\u00a0See page for author<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Preparing the peasants for our glorious green future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What to wear for a climate crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published: October 27, 2023 2.47pm AEDT
Rachael Wallis<\/a>
Research Assistant, Youth Community Futures, University of Southern Queensland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fashion industry contributes up to 10% of global emissions<\/a> \u2013 more than international aviation and shipping combined. It also contributes to biodiversity loss, pollution, landfill issues, unsafe work practices and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we are concerned about these issues, responding thoughtfully means we will live our lives according to our values. And that\u2019s an important factor<\/a> in living well, flourishing and being happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons from wartime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not the first time people have adapted their clothing in response to the demands of a crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the second world war, clothing styles changed<\/a> in the United Kingdom and Australia. To conserve precious resources, shorter skirts, minimal detailing and a focus on utility became the norm.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wartime response reflected the priorities and values of society as a whole as well as most people in that society. In other words, buying less (rationing meant this was not just a choice), mending and making do with what was already there was part of a value system that contributed to the Allied victory.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we begin to shift away from our slavish devotion to newness and novelty \u2013 following the dictates of fashion \u2013 to a mindset of value-led sufficiency, we can appreciate more fully the feel of lived-in, mended or altered clothes. There is a feeling of comfort in pulling on an old garment that is soft with age and repeated washing.<\/strong> There is joy in extending a garment\u2019s life<\/a> through creative mending, especially when that aligns with our values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-to-wear-for-a-climate-crisis-214478<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There is also the feeling of fresh air when putting on a worn out garment, when the fabric tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can I say? If I wanted to live like a bum I\u2019d find myself a cardboard box. I have no problem with other people feeling \u201cvirtuous\u201d by wearing worn out rags, if that is their thing, but don\u2019t try to inflict your absurd wearing rags virtue signalling on the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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