Transcript

Some of us love fashion.  But all that alluring glamour comes at a price. Sally Feldman talks to journalist and campaigner, Tansy Hoskins, about her book Stitched Up: The anti-captalist book of fashion.

They explore what is behind the clothes we wear – the money, the advertising that distorts women’s bodies and the production in poor countries around the globe.

But would fashion be any more sustainable under a different political system? Is green fashion a realistic alternative?  And do Soviet designers like Popova and Stefanova really offer an alternative?

Designs by Lyubov Popova

Tansy E. Hoskins is a writer, journalist and activist. She has worked for Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Islam Channel. She writes for theGuardian and Business of Fashion, and has appeared on the BBC, Al Jazeera and Channel 4’s Ten O’Clock Live.

Tags: Fashion, Stitched up: the anti-capitalist book of fashion, Sweat shops, The fashion industry