Title: TASK: Exploring toxic fashion
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 2.4 Fashion // Toxic

When it comes to fashion and sustainability, some very significant developments can be observed in the past two decades. You surely know about fast food, but have you also heard about fast fashion? It is a trend that has emerged in the garment industry and that is producing a growing number of alarming news. In this task, you will learn about the different aspects of fast fashion and some of its main causes and consequences.

1. Investigate the issue of toxic fashion based on the resources given as well as other resources.

Try to answer these questions:

- What is referred to as the 'true cost' of fashion production?
- What happened during the incident in Bangladesh and what is its connection to this topic?
- What are some of the reactions to this incident?

2. Document your findings in the form of a poster/collage.

You can either produce a digital poster or design a regular paper-and-pencil poster. For a digital collage poster, we suggest you use the simple photo collage maker Fotor or PowerPoint ( [fa-file-pdf-o] save presentation as PDF).

3. Upload your poster into the DATABASE: Learner texts.

( [fa-file-pdf-o] [fa-file-image-o] You can submit a PDF or JPEG version of your digital poster or a photograph of your poster.)

[fa-files-o]  Materials and Resources:

Introduction: Toxic fashion

Video
Andrew Morgan: The True Cost (official trailer)

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An interview with Andrew Morgan, director of "The True Cost"

Fast Fashion

Audio Transcript
NPR All things considered: In Trendy World Of Fast Fashion, Styles Aren't Made To Last (March 11, 2013)

Infographic
PBS Newshour: Popular Brands React to Bangladesh Tragedy

Social and environmental consequences

Video Audio  Text
The Guardian: The shirt on your back

Video
The Ecologist: Hell for leather

Video
Pumpkin Interactive: Textiles – Environmental impacts

Infographic
Greenpeace: Clothing and the global toxic cycle