The 20,000 km Journey of Your Cotton T-Shirt
In short: Tracing the global journey of cotton from its ancient roots and industrial evolution to its modern, resource-intensive manufacturing process.
A 1:41 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: London School of Economics (LSE) – Economic History department, “HELSINKIZurndorfer”; Smithsonian Institution, “The spinning world : a global history of cotton textiles, 1200-1850 / edited by Giorgio Riello and Prasannan Parthasarathi”; Britannica, “Fashion industry | Design, Fashion Shows, Marketing, & Facts”; The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, “Using Social Life Cycle Assessment to analyze the contribution of products to the Sustainable Development Goals: a case study in the textile sector”.
Sources used in this film
- London School of Economics (LSE) – Economic History department — HELSINKIZurndorfer · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — The spinning world : a global history of cotton textiles, 1200-1850 / edited by Giorgio Riello and Prasannan Parthasarathi · View →
- Britannica — Fashion industry | Design, Fashion Shows, Marketing, & Facts · View →
- The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment — Using Social Life Cycle Assessment to analyze the contribution of products to the Sustainable Development Goals: a case study in the textile sector · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: London School of Economics (LSE) – Economic History department: HELSINKIZurndorfer
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: The spinning world : a global history of cotton textiles, 1200-1850 / edited by Giorgio Riello and Prasannan Parthasarathi
- Also: Britannica: Fashion industry | Design, Fashion Shows, Marketing, & Facts
- Also: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment: Using Social Life Cycle Assessment to analyze the contribution of products to the Sustainable Development Goals: a case study in the textile sector
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