tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post4930517121720610078..comments2023-05-15T00:31:37.399+10:00Comments on Jupiter Hollow: an ethical fashion question - how much choice do you give up?Tanithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915557658875958630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post-26813796729427347062012-08-30T15:05:10.665+10:002012-08-30T15:05:10.665+10:00yeah, I'm still torn on the value-scale of thi...yeah, I'm still torn on the value-scale of this - because on the one hand I do strongly believe that one of the best things I can do is actually wear 100% of my current wardrobe. So buying a shirt that I might not totally love is a silly choice. So if I'm choosing between three designs that I like equally, then choosing the one that is available on, and looks good on, the sweatshop-free AND organic t-shirt is surely a better option than another, but yeah, if I really wanted another design I should get the one I'll actually wear. But then there is also the 'I should buy the organic ones to show there is demand so they'll keep making them'. Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263452222480035847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post-36637153987247992022012-08-29T20:21:49.780+10:002012-08-29T20:21:49.780+10:00I don't know about Rhi, but I am definitely st...I don't know about Rhi, but I am definitely still developing my ethical model, so there is lots of grey area to explore. You make a really good point about getting value out of something and making the most of whatever resources are used in its production. But whether you need the t-shirt at all would have to be the main consideration.Tanithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915557658875958630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post-43786355683326084422012-08-26T11:17:33.823+10:002012-08-26T11:17:33.823+10:00This is probably where you get to correct me on my...This is probably where you get to correct me on my understanding of your ethical model, but I would presume that it would depend on how much you like the design or colour that is not available in organic (which would in turn inform how much wear you would get out of it).<br /><br />I mean, if you don't need any any more t-shirts I would think that the most ethical choice would be not to buy a new t-shirt at all, regardless of how it is manufactured - but if you like a design enough that you're prepared to acquire it, I'd think you should get the design and colour you like in the most ethical version in which that design and colour are available.<br /><br />Surely it is better to buy a shirt that is manufactured ethically, but not optimally ethically, that you wear frequently than a shirt that is manufactured more ethically but sits in your wardrobe unworn because you don't like the way it looks on you.<br /><br />Of course, that's easy for me to say - I can't imagine a scenario in which I would want a t-shirt in any colour other than black.Damon Steffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373899123518347277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post-33374267621089397972012-08-15T15:44:22.625+10:002012-08-15T15:44:22.625+10:00The odd thing is, looking at some cafe press shirt...The odd thing is, looking at some cafe press shirts (cafe press uses about five or six different t-shirt suppliers) I noticed some organic american apparel t-shirts - in a really nice blue. But that colour isn't available on redbubble. <br />But I suspect you are right - we need to support the 'best' option so it doesn't go away. <br />And yeah, I probably don't need any more t-shirts. What I really need are gym t-shirts, but new t-shirts are too nice to wear to the gym. Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263452222480035847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369408915071664475.post-81889207354030218142012-08-15T14:51:22.193+10:002012-08-15T14:51:22.193+10:00Wow that is an interesting question. I guess I hav...Wow that is an interesting question. I guess I have often felt it is about making the best choice you can, so the having the option there suggests that you should take it. Plus the popularity of organic in those first few colours would probably determine if they starting offering more colours, I would imagine.<br />I guess I would put it around the other way: Buy organic unless a design you DESPERATELY want doesn't suit any of those colours at all. At least, that is my first reaction. If you need any more t-shirts.<br />Also, now I need to make my planned t-shirt designs suit those background colours.Tanithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915557658875958630noreply@blogger.com