APA Citations
The Lifecycle of Fast Fashion
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Imogen. (2018, November 16). How Long Will Your Clothes Last Before They Wear Out? Retrieved from https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2018/11/life-expectancy-of-clothing.html.
A Short History of Synthetics:
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Bain, M. (2019, June 6). If your clothes aren't already made out of plastic, they will be. Retrieved from https://qz.com/414223/if-your-clothes-arent-already-made-out-of-plastic-they-will-be/.
Carr, K., & Smallwood, N. (2018, January 3). Polyester fabric - World War II and the invention of polyester. Retrieved from https://quatr.us/modern-europe/where-did-polyester-come-from.htm.
Jim. (2019, August 19). Know Your Fibers: The Difference Between Polyester and Cotton. Retrieved from https://www.barnhardtcotton.net/blog/know-fibers-difference-between-polyester-and-cotton.
Lawrence, R. (n.d.). Ron Lawrence. Retrieved from http://www.melrosedrapery.com/typs-natural-fabric-fibers/.
Material Guide: How Sustainable is Polyester? (2019, June 14). Retrieved from https://goodonyou.eco/material-guide-polyester-2/.
Truents. (2018, March 13). Nylon Fiber and Characteristics. Retrieved from https://www.textileschool.com/191/nylon-fiber-and-characteristics/.
Zee, M. (2019, August 14). What Is Rayon? Here's What You Should Know. Retrieved from https://www.whowhatwear.com/what-is-rayon/slide3.
Microplastics:
AlterraOcean. (2016, December 22). Where do microplastics come from and why should I care? Retrieved from https://www.alterraocean.com/on-science-the-world-and-other-things/where-do-microplastics-come-from-and-why-should-i-care.
Byrne, P. (2018, September 14). Microfibres: the plastic in our clothes. Retrieved from https://friendsoftheearth.uk/plastics/microfibres-plastic-in-our-clothes.
Resnick, B. (2019, January 11). More than ever, our clothes are made of plastic. Just washing them can pollute the oceans. Retrieved from https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17800654/clothes-plastic-pollution-polyester-washing-machine.
Richter, F., & Martin Armstrong. (2019, May 10). Infographic: Where Do the Oceans' Microplastics Come From? Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/chart/17957/where-the-oceans-microplastics-come-from/.
ScienceDirect. (n.d.). Synthetic Fiber. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/synthetic-fiber.
Labor Practice
Child labour in the fashion supply chain. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://labs.theguardian.com/unicef-child-labour/.
Contributor, G. (2015, February 14). The Truth Behind Fast Fashion & Forced Labor. Retrieved from https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/fast-fashion.
Perry, P. (2018, January 3). The environmental costs of fast fashion. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2018-01-environmental-fast-fashion.html.
Quinn-Kong, E. (2019, May 6). Your Fast Fashion Habit May Be Killing the Planet (and Farmers). Retrieved from https://www.womansday.com/life/inspirational-stories/a26292188/fast-fashion-pesticides/.
Reid, L. (2018, October 24). Fast-Fashion: Unethical and Unsustainable. Retrieved from https://cas.uab.edu/humanrights/2018/04/26/fast-fashion-unethical-and-unsustainable/.
Shimbun Akahata. (2017, June 23). Fast fashion, small paychecks: UNIQLOs sweatshop labor practices. Retrieved from https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/fast-fashion-small-paychecks-uniqlos-sweatshop-labor-practices/.