2023-01-17
BRUSSELS - You never wear one third of the clothes in your wardrobe. Another third you rarely ever put on. You have not touched nine out of ten outfits for a whole year. You throw away more clothes than any other European. And yet you keep buying new clothes. Because you feel that you need them. Because every morning you wake up and think you have nothing to wear.
After all, that's what the fashion industry wants you to think. On average, brands introduce new collections every six weeks. Some do so daily. Journalist Sarah Vandoorne protested against this by wearing just six garments for six weeks. What started as a playful protest evolved into a year-long investigation, during which she examined every aspect of the global textile supply chain. Where do our clothes come from? How are they made? Who makes them, and what happens to them when we no longer want them? From Belgium and the Netherlands to Morocco, Indonesia, Ghana, India and Bangladesh, Sarah embarks on a quest to discover the origins and value of our clothes. She wants to take you with her on this journey.
Supported
€15,750 allocated on 25/08/2020 & 30/09/2022 ID
FPD/2020/1767 & FPD/2022/1961Grant
BOOK
- Title: Kleerkastvasten
Author: Sarah Vandoorne
Uitgeverij Vrijdag, Antwerp
ISBN: 9789464341539
Releasedate: 23/04/2023.
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PRINT/ONLINE
- Er is geen enkel excuus om de wereld als stort te gebruiken, MO*, 30/06/2022.
- Afrikaanse waxprints: pijnlijke herinnering aan de kolonisatie of symbool van trots?, MO*, 18/10/2022.
- Niet alleen onze kleren, maar ook onze afdankertjes worden duurder, Ips News, 26/10/2022.
- Voor het eerst in jaren worden niet enkel onze kleren, maar ook onze afdankertjes op Afrikaanse en Aziatische markten duurder, Knack Weekend, 22/10/2022.
- Niet alleen onze kleren, maar ook onze afdankertjes worden duurder, MO*, 28/10/2022.
- Niet alleen onze kleren, maar ook onze afdankertjes worden duurder, Friesch Dagblad, 02/11/2022
- De beste natuurlijke vezel die bestaat: hoe duurzaam is "ons" vlas?, MO*, 09/02/2023.
- Sarah Vandoorne neemt in kleerkastvasten de kledingsector onder de loep, Weekend Knack, 19/04/2023.
- Verkopers in Ghana balen van gedoneerde kleding, Trouw, 18/06/2023.
- Kleding leasen en inruilen voor statiegeld wordt het nieuwe normaal, Knack Trends, 18/06/2023.
- Met minder dan een dollar kan je de wereld veranderen, MO*, 27/06/2023.
- Komen we ooit van fast fashion af? Trouw, 10/07/2023.
- Hoe een Belcacom-overall in Ghana de weinig duurzame processen van de textielsector blootlegt, De Morgen, 25/04/2024.
AWARDS
- Managementboek van het jaar 2024 — Longlist
COUNTRIES
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Morocco
- Ghana
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