Athleisure: Destroying Fashion & the Environment ????

Turns out that the popularity of athleisure has harmed our environment, ruined denim, and killed fashion. What started off as an interesting shift in fashion history to jersey for sportswear in the 1910s and 1920s has now devolved into corporate cash grabs and way too much polyester and spandex. ???? (As a wearer of leggings and sweatpants, this was extremely difficult to make, so please know I am calling my own self out in this video ????)

@NicoleRudolph 's video about Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km4dJCGZXFY&t=2s

References:

Archive issues of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, and newspapers via ProQuest.

Some archival footage via Alexander Street archives.

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/02/toxics-apparel-nike-adidas-reach

European Environmental Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/microplastics-from-textiles-towards-a

Other footage & references from:
How Under Armor Fell Flat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTjUyXB67mg&t=89s

Fast Fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes Oct 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHnDqelUh-4&t=127s

The fast fashion graveyard in Chile’s Atacama Desert - BBC News Feb 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHgY2O__fY&t=132s

October 2, 1977: Arnold — 70’s-style - 60 Minutes March 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT00qRk5LkQ

00:00 - 02:26 - Intro ft. a cute dog
02:27 - 08:58 - The Origins of Athleisure (1910s & 20s)
08:59 - 13:44 - The 1970s
13:45 - 21:26 - Destroying the Environment
21:27 - 30:46 - Ruining Fashion & Denim

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