The Widows From Waste: The Final Words and For Further Reading
The second collection of TORN has now been fully launched and its stories told. The journey from the first day to this day was much further apart than I had anticipated.
The importance of changing how we treat our clothes is still as relevant as it was three years ago. Some say that our habits of consuming fast fashion is starting to change. One can only hope this to be true and that the healthier change will happen in the near future.
It will always be relevant to learn more and to become more aware of how our choices affect out environment. It will always be important to keep conversations going on about these topics. In a world that needs to be changed, every step towards the better is worth taking.
Some of the books read, documentaries watched and podcasts listened while designing The Widows From Waste collection.
During the making of the collection, I read books, listened podcasts, watched documentaries and shared them in TORN’s social media channel. For any who might be interested of knowing more about the topic, I wanted to share them once more here in the blog.
With this list, my heartfelt thanks to all who supported the making of The Widows From Waste collection. Until the next collection, follow TORN’s latest happenings at the official Instagram channel.
Sincerely,
Iina
Books:
Tappajafarkut ja muita vastuuttoimia vaatteita by Outi Moilala (2013, Into Kustannus Oy)
Hyvän mielen vaatekaappi by Rinna Saramäki (2013, Atena)
Overdressed by Elizabeth L. Cline (2012, Penguin)
eBooks and such:
Loved Clothes Last, Fashion Revolution Issue #2
Vihreä Vaaatteet by Anniina Nurmi (2017)
Documentaries and such:
Worn Stories (2021)
Stacey Dooley Investigates: Fashion’s Dirty Secrets (2018)
MOT: Käytetyn vaatteen jäljillä (2020)
MOT: Verentahrimat muotivaatteet (2014)
Verta, hikeä ja T-paitoja (2020)
Unravel: The final resting place of your cast-off clothing (2015)
Tekstiiliteollisuuden ja kuitujen ongelmat (2011)
The True Cost (2015)
Podcasts:
Muoti-Suomen omatunto (2020)
From Conscious Chatter
Episode 29: Tradlands + Quality over Quantity
Episode 33: Redress + Waste less
Episode 68: Clare Press + The wardrobe crisis
Episode 78: Patagonia’s worn wear + Making mending mainstream
Episode 181: Elizabeth Cline + The Conscious Closet
Episode 187: Dana Thomas + Fashionopolis: The price of fast fashion and the future of clothes
From The Wardrobe Crisis
Episode 15: Model Rachel Rutt on making mending cool
Episode 104: Adam Minter - Reuse, recycle & the second-hand economy
Episode 138: Series 5 finale part 1 - Vintage, thrifted and second-hand
From Pre-Loved Podcast
S5 Ep11 PATAGONIA WORN WEAR: Alex Kremer, head of Patagonia’s secondhand arm, Worn Wear - on mending and repairs, vintage and secondhand Patagonia, and extending the life of your pieces.
S4 Ep29 KATE SEKULES: writer, mending educator, activist, and historian - on the untold history of mending, why visible mending is a revolution and a badge of honor.
S5 Ep12 ORSOLA DE CASTRO: co-founder of Fashion Revolution Week - on upcycling, growing a global sustainable fashion movement, and loving your clothes.
From Love To Sew
Episode 67: Clothing Care with Harriet Johnson
Episode 145: Mending
From Dressed: The History of Fashion
Mend!: an interview with Kate Sekules
Fashionopolis, an interview with Dana Thomas
Fashion and Sustainability, an interview with Tara St. James
Fashion History Mystery #19: Should these vlothes be saved?