Reflection

I am surprised so far at how interesting this class is and how interesting I’m sure it is going to turn out to be. I never knew or even thought about what negative effects the apparel industry has on the environment and the people and animals that are around the production of apparel at some point.

I was especially surprised at how negatively cotton effects the environment. I would have never imagined that in a million years. I also learned about some new possible alternatives to cotton through the comments on my blog such as hemp or milk-based fibers. I believe we should all take a look further into these alternatives; who knows they could potentially save our environment from a lot of harm if consumers start demanding the alternatives over cotton.

I’ve also learned that in order for us to actually make a change as far as the pink elephant, we must take action and make changes in every aspect and step in the apparel industry for us to actually make a difference. Knowing what we know now we can take our information and help make other people aware of the issues and prompting them to pay attention to the clothes that they buy, who makes them, how are they made, and where do they come from. By looking at these we can all make an informed decision and decided on if we want to continue to support that company by buying their products or choose not to and look for a more sustainable company.