Clothes
March 13, 2020
"The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21 NIV).
With that move, clothes became more than a covering; they became a fashion statement. Mark Twain said, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."
The population of the world grew by 20% in the last 15 years while clothing production doubled. Ellen McArthur Foundation coined the term "fast fashion." Today, an item is worn one-third fewer times and we throw away more than $450 billion worth of clothes worldwide yearly.
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