When I’m sewing seams, I always think that these jeans must be very expensive, they cost at least $40 to $50 per pair, and I’m wondering how those people afford those expensive jeans while my salary is so small. I sometimes wonder how I could ever afford them. They look beautiful, and I think how beautiful I would be if I wore them.
– Garment Worker from Cambodia interviewed by Julia Wallace. (From the book, Women in Clothes.)
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Thanks for including this side of the ‘fashion’ story — this kind of thing is why I rarely purchase new clothes. If it was my factory, each worker would AT LEAST get a pair of jeans (if she wanted them)…