Fashion has been dependent on nature since humans first put on clothing an estimated 72,000 years ago. In the era before synthetics, the earth dictated what we wore; we covered up with animal skins, grasses, leaves, bones, and shells. Its resources still directly affect culture, and it's likely to stay that way for the remainder of human history.more...
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