The encouragement of obsolescence in fashion styles before the garment has worn out or been damaged beyond repair, encourages conspicuous consumption as a virtue. Conspicuous consumption encourages the use of natural resources and energy for uses other than "food, shelter, and (ironically) clothing." This conspicuous consumption ideal actually shames people into buying goods they do not need to preserve social status. In the case of fashion, the fashion industry encourages the purchase of clothing when the owner probably has tens, or hundreds, of suitable outfits to wear.
The excessive use of energy and natural resources contributes to global air, water, and land fill pollution. This pollution directly affects global warming by increasing greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and killing off the oceans.
Therefore, the fashion industry promotes global warming by promoting the "wasteful" use of natural resources.
Now go buy some good used clothes and shut up.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
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