Fast Fashion: A Historical Perspective


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ClassGraphic Concerns about “fast fashion,” and its environmental and humanitarian impacts, are becoming increasingly mainstream. But what is “fast fashion,” and how does it differ from the production and distribution of clothing in the past? How, and why, did it emerge? This course surveys the development of our current fashion system from its early modern origins, through the Industrial Revolution, and into the 20th century. We will examine how developments in trade, technology, and media have changed the lives and livelihoods of dressmakers, tailors, seamstresses, and factory laborers—and how some modern makers are looking to the past to imagine a more sustainable fashion future. 
 
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Class Details

3 Session(s)
Weekly - Mon

Location
OLLI

Instructor
Erin Shaw 

Tuition: 

$40.00

Registration Closes On
Sunday, July 12, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
7/13/2026 - 7/27/2026 Weekly - Mon 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM Kingston, OLLI  Map Erin Shaw  ClassRoom

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