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For most people in the United States, the term "slave to fashion" relates to an
individual's desire always to be wearing the latest fashions from trendy clothing lines. In
a twist of supreme irony, the designation applies much more literally to the legions of
poverty-stricken sweatshop laborers worldwide who toil away under miserable conditions
to produce the snappy apparel that Americans purchase in droves on a daily basis.
Conditioned by a media that places considerable emphasis on possessing a stylish
wardrobe, the majority of U.S. consumers are far too awash in their own culture -- one
that is notorious for the value it places on material wealth -- to be sensitive to the plight
of these indigent foreigners. And although the US media's fleeting scrutiny of sweatshop
conditions five years ago did make the issue a greater part of the national consciousness
than ever before, not enough people changed their buying habits as a result -- or at least
not enough to make a......

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