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1、毙考题APP2013考研英语阅读真题:考研英语(一)第1篇Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,
scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther.
Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweater
descendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstod
2、epartmentstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment.
Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdate
oratoddswiththefeverishworlddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline’sthree-yearindictmentof“fastfashion”.
Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintech
3、nologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,HM,andUniqlo
toreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.
Quickierturnaroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentreleases,andmoreprofit.
Thoselabelsencouragestyleconsciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable—meanttolastonlya
4、washortwo,
althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat—andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.
Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirtcheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,
shakinganindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonal考试使用毙考题,不用再报培训班邀请码:8806毙考题APPpace.
Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcour
5、se,arenotlimitedtodesigners.
ForHMtooffera$5.95knitminiskirtinallits2,300-plusstoresaroundtheworld,
itmustrelyonlow-wageoverseaslabor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountsofharmfulchemicals.
Overdressedisthefashionworld’sanswertoconsumer-activistbestsellers
6、likeMichaelPollan’sTheOmnivore’sDilemma.
“Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,yetisnon-durableandwasteful,”Clineargues.
Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billiongarmentsayear--about64itemsperperson
andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,thisexcessleadstowaste.
Towardstheen
7、dofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSarahKateBeaumont,
whosince2008hasmadeallofherownclothes—andbeautifully.
ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;herexamplecan’tbeknockedoff.
Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurb
8、theirimpactonlaborandtheenvironme