Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Can fashion help the poor?

I just read an article on the mamamia blog 'How to tell if your job adds value to the world or not: '

The article bought to my attention for the 100000th time since i started 'sticks' " why am i doing this" and " is it benefiting humanity in any way?"
I know as a stylist/designer/illustrator/film worker that doesn't seem like something I've ever worried about, but as Ive gotten older and news of the world and all the poverty and suffering seems to be getting worse and worse, and how can i, ethically and with integrity go about and design pretty little things while some woman my age is losing her youngest baby because she cant afford to feed it, while her elder children are working in some factory for pittance?

How can i change the world? better yet, how can what i do help change the world? Of course I'm not egotistical enough to think i alone can change the world but i believe that every little bit helps.

Maybe this will be my new mission - Instead of the leggings story, my new mission will be' how to help change the world with a fashion label?.

hmmm.... lets see.....

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