Slow Fashion
Global Cultures
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54m
“Slow Fashion” contrasts global fashion’s exploitation, like a Paris designer appropriating Indigenous designs from Oaxaca, with sustainable, ethical collaborations. In Mexico, officials challenge this privatization of collective property. Meanwhile, in Laos, activists like Nanci Takayama empower women weavers through equitable partnerships. The film asks: can origin communities receive rightful credit and compensation, upholding their cultural and human rights?
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