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Bell Ringer: Overproduction and the Fashion Industry

Overproduction and the Fashion Industry

Journalist J.B. MacKinnon discussed his book, "The Day the World Stops Shopping," contemporary overproduction, and the fashion industry.

Description

Journalist J.B. MacKinnon discussed his book, "The Day the World Stops Shopping," contemporary overproduction, and the fashion industry.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • Summarize what Levi Strauss & Co. Vice President Paul Dillinger says in the opening clip. How much drinking water is wasted through fashion overproduction?
  • What does J.B. MacKinnon say the fashion industry is doing about the problem Dillinger describes? What examples does he provide?
  • What is Levi Strauss & Co.'s "bet," according to MacKinnon?
  • What "model" does MacKinnon suggest as a way forward?
  • What does MacKinnon say about quality versus quantity, both historically and today?
  • Based on the clip, what happens to unwanted or overproduced clothing?

Additional Resources

Participants

Vocabulary

  • Apparel
  • Charitable
  • Denim
  • Incinerate
  • Investor
  • Overproduction
  • Publicly Traded Company

Topics

Economics & Financial LiteracyEnvironmental Policy & Land Use

Grades

Middle SchoolHigh School