The jury is in. I’ve decided to delve farther into my satisfaction, actually my enchantment, with the clothes I’ve already got, and not shop for or buy any garments for at least six months. Ta-da! I can picture my male readers, maybe especially the ones without a female in the home, scratching their heads and [...]
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Unclothing The Horse and Juliet Schorr
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments · simplicity, sustainability
My husband Thor and I went to the Illahee lecture last night here in Portland. Juliet Schor spoke, a sociologist and economist from Harvard University. She was excellent, and one of the most salient takeaways for me was on clothes. (It’s only fair to report Thor has sometimes termed me ‘a bit of a clothes horse’.)
Ms. Schor reported that in 1991 we in the U.S. bought an average of 34
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