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 Fashion Goes Green Following Principles of the Slow Food Movement Published: Sep 5, 09 Comments: 1 Views: 2,720 Slow fashion is gaining momentum as designers and the stylishly-inclined try to change the way we consume our clothes. The idea is a throwback to days gone by when families even made their own clothes, and a spin-off of the slow food movement. The slow food movement, begun in Italy in 1986 as a reaction to a proposed fast food joint by the Spanish steps in Rome, emphasizes quality instead of quantity. Take the time to make your meal, and take your time enjoying it. Now some designers are taking fashion down the same path. Buying cheap disposable clothes is going out of style. The new trend is buying quality—even if that means a significant increase in price—and having pieces you can be proud of, pieces that could even become hand-me-downs.  Like Slow Food, Slow Fashion is concerned with origin, source, and process. Clothes are meant to be produced in a fair and sustainable manner—which can mean anything from making your own clothes out of recycled textiles, to purchasing an organic fair trade cotton dress.
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