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Podcast: ChinaTalk
Episode: A BREATHER: Making Clothes in China
Description: This is a show about globalization, fashion design, and the future of manufacturing-based economic growth.For a breather from the election chaos, ChinaTalk interviewed Will Lasry, Montreal-based designer, manufacturing specialist, and founder of Glass Factory. Will and his team are on a mission to make manufacturing transparent. They fly all around the world making documentaries on clothing factories and playing matchmaker between designers and producers. Check out his Youtube channel here. We discuss:Â
How clothes are made, including the complicated processes behind distressed denim and other trends;Â
What makes a country an ideal destination for...