Can Your Outfit Change the World?

by Erinne Paisley

Overview

What you choose to wear becomes part of your identity, but it doesn't affect just you.

Your clothing sends a message to the world, whether you want it to or not! And often we don't know what that message really is. Can Your Outfit Change the World? looks at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459813083
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Series:	PopActivism Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	12 - 16 Years

About the Author

Erinne Paisley is an activist, public speaker, youth content developer and writer. She was awarded one of ten University of Toronto National Scholarships and graduated with a BA in Peace, Conflict, and Justice&Book and Media Studies from the University of Toronto, Trinity College. She has since gone on to study and lecture at the University of Amsterdam. She is also the author of the PopActivism series.

Table of Contents

Chapter one: A Dress Made of Homework
Chapter two: Where Do Your Clothes Really Come From?
Chapter three: Fashion Detective
Chapter four: Positive Brands
Chapter five: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Chapter six: Decoding Fashion Messages
Chapter seven: Raising a Fashion Ruckus
Chapter eight: Beyond Your Outfit
Glossary
Resources
Acknowledgments

Editorial Reviews

"There is an impressive amount of information in this book and its accessible, breezy style makes for a comfortable read…The positive tone of this volume goes a long way to demonstrating how anyone can become a fashion activista."

Resource Links

"Can Your Outfit Change the World? does the topic justice, approaching it in a simple, informative way that has the potential to make anyone feel like they really do have the power to invoke positive change."

Quill & Quire

"Colorful design elements and photos help make this a quick, attractive read. This paperback will find an audience among readers concerned about how their clothing choices impact their world."

Booklist

"As in the previous entry in the 'PopActivism' series, Can Your Smartphone Change the World?, the information is presented in an engaging, interactive manner…Fashionistas will be inspired and emboldened by this nonfiction book that is bursting at the seams with thought provoking information. Highly Recommended. "

CM Magazine

"No matter your passion, there is something to attract nearly every reader…Whether you are social-media savvy or looking to make a small impact with your wallet, Paisley's popactivist pieces offer an array of ways to change the world, one click at a time."

Canadian Children's Book News

"Colorful design elements and photos help make this a quick, attractive read. This paperback will find an audience among readers concerned about how their clothing choices impact their world."

Booklist

2017-11-22
Not all activism starts with fundraising or marching. You can begin in small ways, like with your clothes. Beginning with her story about making a prom dress from her math homework and then donating her prom-dress funds to charity (not as original as it sounds, as a simple Google search reveals), white author Paisley leads teens toward an activist approach to their clothing. Starting with the how and the who of clothing manufacturing, she asks readers to think about the impact of the clothes they wear on the environment and on the people who make them under exhausting conditions. Ethical clothing brands and stores are highlighted, with a Canadian slant. (Both author and publisher are Canadian.) After discussions of methods to reduce, reuse, and recycle, the latter third of the book focuses on the bigger picture, such as understanding messages in fashion and providing examples of how teens can speak out. Peppered with photos and "pop quiz" sidebars to inspire further thought, this slim volume gallops through fashion activism. Discussion of diversity and gender roles in fashion is a welcome inclusion in addition to this book's solid information. Unfortunately, the glossy slickness of the presentation might keep this book out of the hands of those who might be interested. A good introduction to issues within the fashion industry, but activist readers might need some encouragement to pick it up. (glossary, resources) (Nonfiction. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews