Sat 11/14 @ 7PM
Cheap, throwaway fashion has become big again, much as it was in the ’60s, when young people wanted to try out all the latest runway trends without committing a lot of money. And chains like H&M and Forever 21 have cropped up to provide this disposable clothing.
But what is the cost of those cheap clothes in terms of the underpaid, exploited labor required to make them and the impact on the environment of cranking out so much stuff with such a short lifespan? That’s what the documentary The True Cost, released earlier this year, explores. The filmmakers travelled around the world, talking to noted designers and looking at the lives of impoverished garment workers who pitiful wages wouldn’t even buy one of the dresses they’re making.
The film is screening at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church as part of the West Shore Film Series hosted by the West Shore Social Action Committee. It’s free and open to all. After the 92-minute film, there will be refreshments and a chance to discuss what you’ve just seen.