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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Faust View PostFirst world problems.
rilu - I'll probably regretting asking this, but why do some have issues with wool? Assuming the sheep are mistreated? (spare me gory details pls)i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans
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I don't think Mr. Faust meant it in derogatory way...as you said, every issue discussed on this forum is a first world problem...sometimes it's amusing to point that out though.
I will have to read through the sustainable fashion thread...I tend to avoid the issue so I can claim ignorance. Very mature of me.i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans
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Originally posted by rilu^ Faust, I know you always bring that as an answer to leather and stuff, but I've never really got it, because most problems discussed on this forum are first world problems, aren't they? I obviously have a choice of which footwear to buy, and I do so in view of certain ethical and political values that are important to me. I've never said that buying secondhand leather shoes isn't sustainable, nor that those who can't afford any other shoes should just go barefooted. That's similar to the situation in which you tell someone you try to buy only sweatshop-free clothing, and they reply "that's a first world problem". Sure it is, but that makes me so much more responsible for what I buy, since I obviously do have a choice (namely to avoid sweatshop production).Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by rilu^ But why do you think these two things necessarily exclude each other? Why would putting people first, as you emphasize, mean one has to wear leather? If the reason is sustainability, there are sustainable faux-leather products as well (a number of producers recycling plastic bottles and what not has been mention in the thread on sustainable fashion). so i really don't get your argument, sorry :-/
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when i said that buying sweatshop free products may be considered a first world problem, i meant that some people just can't afford to buy anything that is sweatshop free.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by riluyou can check for more details in "sustainable fashion" thread, i think Ahimsa once gave a whole list of reasons :) but the basic idea is indeed mistreatment of sheep, because cutting the wool often includes pieces of skin as well.
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Originally posted by riluspeaking of leather-free tabis, i remembered (after this talk here yesterday) that irregular choice used to make tabis too, so i just looked around and i actually found these made of canvas :p they don't even look that bad from the side, but the front isn't so nice.
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Rilu, I'd say skip the tabis and get these Stellas instead:
edit. or these:
I always picture how your outfits would look with these because think they are probably the best faux leather shoes out there (I wanted them too when they came out).. I don't know if they are "you" but IMO I think they would work perfectly.
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Those look painful.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Faust View PostThose look painful.
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