'A gripping blockbuster... Thomas researches meticulously and writes with simmering even-handed
anger' TELEGRAPH . Fashionopolis is the definitive book on the cost of fast fashion and a
blueprint for how we get to a more sustainable future. Fashion has blighted our planet. Today
one out of six people on earth work in fashion churning out 100 billion garments a year. Yet
98 percent of them do not earn a living wage and 2.1 billion tonnes of clothing is thrown away
annually. The clothing industry's exploitation of fellow humans and the environment has reached
epic levels. What should we do? Bestselling author and veteran journalist Dana Thomas has
travelled the globe to find the answers. In Fashionopolis she details the damage wrought by
fashion's behemoths and celebrates the visionaries - including activists artisans designers
and tech entrepreneurs - fighting for change. We all have been casual about our clothes. It's
time to get dressed with intention. Fashionopolis is the first comprehensive look at how to
start. Reviews: 'Fascinating... Powerful... Thomas has succeeded in calling attention to
the major problems of the fashion industry' New York Times 'Thomas takes a story most of us
think we know but tells it better and in compelling readable detail' The Times 'Engaging
and thorough... Fashionopolis has implications beyond cloth and thread' Financial Times
'Thomas is a conscientious reporter - as evidenced in her research which is studded with
statistics' Times Literary Supplement
