Sweatshops are NOT COOL

"Sweatshops: a manufacturing facility characterized by poor working conditions, violations of labor law, long hours, and low wages. The term originated in 1892, when concerned individuals began to speak up about heinous working conditions for American garment workers."

S.E. Smith. "What Is A Sweatshop?" rivised 2008. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-sweatshop.htm. accessed October 31, 2008


The global economy has always thrived on the hard work of the men and women in the work forces of various countries around the world, and though here in the United States men and women are well compensated for their hard work and effort this is not the case for people in other countries around the world. This is due to the inhumane and unethical production plants we call sweatshops.

I believe that it is wrong to work an individual to the extreme at minimal pay just to turn a profit and to put dollar bills into the pockets of rich cooperations and the CEO's that run them. It is sad to think that we in the United States consider ourselves the world police and yet we're are doing nothing to stop these cooperations from exploiting women and young children to do there work for often times less the pennies an hour. It is my hope that someday we will put a stop to this by making a stand as the consumers and boycotting the cooperations that exploit other human beings.

Milan Fashion Week

I watched Alberta Ferretti and Bottega Veneta's videos from the Milan Fashion Week on style.com and from the three most of it seemed wearable. The shapes of the clothes were cool.
In Alberta Ferretti's collection it was very twenties and the fabrics that she used were really pretty and made the fringe on the dresses stand out. To me the fabrics could look like oil paints because when oil dries it is very shiny and looks real.
Bottega Veneta's collection was very beautiful and I loved how earthy the colors were. Some of the dresses had very unique shapes but were still wearable. I liked the use of leather with some of the outfits.
I think the New York Fashion Week and Milan Fashion week were about the same except I think that Milan was more creative and I liked the fabrics they used.

When I am preparing to sew something I don't usually draw it out. I can picture it in my head and go from there. I don't design clothing though, just bags. If I am in a store or see a bag on TV that I like then I can look at it and figure out how it is made then make a pattern for it out of tissue paper or computer paper. I really like to make book bags. When I get my inspiration for them I am usually at the fabric store and see a fabric that I like then just go around and pick other fabrics out to go with it. If i am at home I rummage through my piles of fabric and piece stuff together. I really like getting old fabric from flea markets because it is always really unique. A lot of the time it does not match but that's why I like them and they stand out. Most people think that I bought them in a store and want me to make them one. I have sold a few for between $30 and $50 dollars. Here is a couple of pictures from the most recent bag that I made one day between classes.