On AlterNet: clothes

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "clothes"

The Great American Apparel Diet: A Support Group for People Who Mindlessly Buy Too Many Clothes

David Bollier, On the Commons. November 3, 2010.

TGAAD is a self-help group of mostly women and a few men who have decided to completely stop buying new clothes for a entire year.

Palin's $180,000 Wardrobe 'In Trash Bags' at RNC HQ

Staff, Huffington Post. January 23, 2009.

Big donors to the RNC are apparently not pleased.

The Average Household Spent $1,760 on Clothes in 2007 -- Here's One Way to Cut Back

Stan Cox, CounterPunch. November 29, 2008.

Christmas after Christmas, polls show that clothing, the most popular present among givers, is ranked as the 'most disappointing gift.'

Did Palin Use GOP Funds to Buy Her Children Underwear?

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. November 10, 2008.

The Palin clothes story just keeps getting weirder.

Palin Spent More on Clothes than Reported, Didn't Talk with McCain Much

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. November 5, 2008.

Apparently $150,000 was a low estimation.

A Class Analysis of Palinâ€™s Classy New Clothes

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. October 27, 2008.

All this criticism is not sliding off Palinâ€™s silk-covered back.

Flashback: McCain Said Campaign Cash for Clothes 'Erodes Public Confidence'

Ryan Powers, ThinkProgress. October 23, 2008.

McCain supported an amendment to restrict use of campaign funds on 'clothing purchases.'

Republicans Disgusted: Palin's $150,000 Shopping Spree

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 22, 2008.

Consider all the McCain campaign messages this steps on: "elitist," "small-town values," "big spender," "relating to 'real' America," etc.

What Does Sex Have to Do with Marriage or Making Babies?

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. February 25, 2008.

I was bemused, and not a little puzzled, when I read this tsk-tsking article about "sexy" wedding dresses in the NY Times.

Dress for Excess: The Cost of Our Clothing Addiction

Stan Cox, AlterNet. November 30, 2007.

Americans' out-of-control clothing shopping is causing an ecological plague, humanitarian nightmare and the need for some really, really big closets.