2023-01-17

BRUSSELS - You never wear one third of the clothes in your wardrobe. Another third you rarely ever put on. You have not touched nine out of ten outfits for a whole year. You throw away more clothes than any other European. And yet you keep buying new clothes. Because you feel that you need them. Because every morning you wake up and think you have nothing to wear.

After all, that's what the fashion industry wants you to think. On average, brands introduce new collections every six weeks. Some do so daily. Journalist Sarah Vandoorne protested against this by wearing just six garments for six weeks. What started as a playful protest evolved into a year-long investigation, during which she examined every aspect of the global textile supply chain. Where do our clothes come from? How are they made? Who makes them, and what happens to them when we no longer want them? From Belgium and the Netherlands to Morocco, Indonesia, Ghana, India and Bangladesh, Sarah embarks on a quest to discover the origins and value of our clothes. She wants to take you with her on this journey.

Sarah Vandoorne

Sarah Vandoorne is a Belgian editor and freelance journalist.
Sarah Vandoorne
€15,750 allocated on 25/08/2020 & 30/09/2022
ID
FPD/2020/1767 & FPD/2022/1961