SWEATSHOPS

I am pro-sweatshops. This is because if these individuals were not working then they would not be going to school, or have a way to support thier family. Although child labor is wrong in America, we have a different economy than other countries. Alot of children have to take care of brothers and sisters, and or sick parents and the only way to do that is by working in a sweatshop.



On an American stand point I know that I would not want to spend $30.00 on a shirt that I could buy for $15.00. Also if I owned my own clothing line, outsourcing and creating sweatshops seem to be the most inexpensive way of creating my clothes.



Although I am pro-sweatshops I don't agree with the conditions of the workers. I think that the workers should be granted leave, given health insurance, and most of all paid more. The owners of brands such as Nike, and Wal-Mart are rich. Clearly 5 cents and hour is enough to at least get by in these economies, but they should be paid at least a dollar. Even 25 cents higher would make these individuals live a better life. I believe that these brand owners need to make it a policy to treat thier workers the way they would want to be treated.



http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50304

Paris Fashion Week

I enjoyed Paris Fashion Week 2008. I feel as though it lived up to expectations of having wild, exciting outfits, yet most of the pieces were wearable. I could see entertainers wearing these items to award shows in efforts to make a statement.

It seemed as though many designers wanted to make statements within their shoe collection. Most shoes had to be at least six inches. I loved the wild designs of the shoes, however I could never picture myself wearing these shoes because they were too high!

I loved John Galliano's shoes as well as his choice of hair and makeup. The choices he made, made the models look like cartoon characters (they reminded me of fafi characters). Another one of my favorite Paris Fashion Week designers is Alexander McQueen. I love the animals on set and I loved how the designs resembled animals, but was still futuristic.

MY INSPIRATION

I am not much of a designer but when it comes to putting outfits together there are certain things that I prefer to go together. When I think about putting together outfits the first thing that comes to my mind are colors that compliment each other. I love shades of gold and pink, so when I came up with this design I knew I would want to incorporate those colors into my outfit.

I love the singer Janelle Monae and the feminine touches that she incorporates in her masculine outfits. For instance, in the figure to the right, she has on high waisted pants with a cumber bun, a tight white shirt and a bow tie. I love this look because it makes her look sophisticated and powerful. This is not a look that you see everyday that's why it caught my attention and inspired me to create the look for my outfit.

The design I have created contains black high waisted straight leg pants which are made of cotton and spandex fibers. I love the high waist look because it accentuates the legs as well as gives a business look. The shirt is made of rayon fibers and is a soft peach color with ruffles around the neckline and chest area. The shirt also has about 2/4 length arms which is a perfect shirt to wear in the fall when its not too hot or too cold. To make the outfit more masculine I added a black cotton racer back vest. I love the racer back vest because it makes the outfit masculine but the back resembles femininity, and I want my outfit to reflect a strong woman. To put finishing touches on the outfit I added a black bowtie.

(Picture from:http://www.ticketreports.com/images/janellemonet.jpg)