“The history of clothing practices provides guidance for fashioning a new ethic that emphasizes quality over quantity, longevity over novelty, and versatility over specialization. With such an ethic, consumers would demand a shift toward more timeless design, away from fast-moving trends. Clothes could become more versatile in terms of what they can be used for, their ability to fit differently shaped bodies and to be altered.” BodyMovingUsedTermAbilityQualityPracticeDesignFitDemandClothesEthicsConsumersGuidanceTrendsClothingsQuantityLongevityTimelessNoveltyAlteredSpecializationVersatileVersatility Author:Juliet B. Schor
“Striving for longevity through versatility facilitates what we might call an ecological or true materialism. ... we are not truly materialist because we fail to invest deep or sacred meanings in material goods. Instead, our materialism connotes an unbounded desire to acquire followed by a throwaway mentality. True materialism could become part of a new ecological consciousness.” MightDesireConsciousnessFailingMaterialsSacredStriveAcquireMaterialismGoodsMentalityLongevityEcologicalFacilitateVersatility Author:Juliet B. Schor
