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Kelsey
Status: Last online 22 Jan 2010
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- The Basics
- My Website: http://www.whereamiwearing.com
- Who I Am
- Bio:
Kelsey Timmerman is the author of Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Condé Nast Portfolio and has aired on NPR. He has spent the night in Castle Dracula in Romania, gone undercover as an underwear buyer in Bangladesh, played PlayStation in Kosovo, taught an island village to play baseball in Honduras, and in another life, w
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- Website: http://www.whereamiwearing.com
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- Private email: kels00@yahoo.com
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The Kelsey Channel
- How much does it cost to save a life? And what lengths would you go to or how much would you give to do it? Introducing my #ten4tues project. >>
- A trip to the county fair brings my wardrobe into question. A visit to the mall looms. >>
- Harper's Lollipop Tree Dress
- Thanks all. Not only should brands be making the global connections, I think they can make money doing it. At least I'm ready to throw my >>
- If it weren’t for China, my baby daughter, Harper, would be naked and wouldn’t have anything to play with.
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- How many people does it take to make a pair of jeans? And where do those holes come from? A visit to a factory in Cambodia yields the answers. >>
- A factory that supplies Levi's and GAP is accused of turning a river in Lesotho blue. Two questions: 1) Where is Lesotho? 2) Shouldn't we do better? >>
- A little APE project...
- Looks like a little world changer to me. Congrats! The first few weeks are the toughest. Once the smiles start coming, it hurts less. >>
- Only 3% of America's clothes are made in the U.S. One reason this number might not get bigger is that the skill is gone. >>
- "Made in Italy" doesn't always mean made by Italians. Sometimes it means "made by cheap imported Chinese labor." >>
- How to guess the country of origin of someone's clothes. >>
Where Am I Wearing? Guess!
Posted by Kelsey on Jul 01, 2009 at 10:28 am - How to guess the country of origin of someone's clothes. >>
A Fresh Look at Made in Italy
Posted by Kelsey on Jul 08, 2009 at 15:28 pm - "Made in Italy" doesn't always mean made by Italians. Sometimes it means "made by cheap imported Chinese labor." >>
US Apparel Industry: The Skill is Gone
Posted by Kelsey on Jul 22, 2009 at 11:21 am
In Lesotho, A River Runs Denim
Posted by Kelsey on Aug 05, 2009 at 14:07 pm - A factory that supplies Levi's and GAP is accused of turning a river in Lesotho blue. Two questions: 1) Where is Lesotho? 2) Shouldn't we do better? >>
How many people does it take to make a pair of Jeans?
Posted by Kelsey on Aug 12, 2009 at 16:26 pm - How many people does it take to make a pair of jeans? And where do those holes come from? A visit to a factory in Cambodia yields the answers. >>
Harper's Lollipop Tree Dress
Posted by Kelsey on Aug 19, 2009 at 11:35 am
Fair Fashion
Posted by Kelsey on Sep 02, 2009 at 12:22 pm - A trip to the county fair brings my wardrobe into question. A visit to the mall looms. >>
The Life I Can Save: my #ten4tues project
Posted by Kelsey on Jan 19, 2010 at 15:04 pm