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About ConstanceWC

I am currently in the process of launching constance, a line of luxury handwoven textiles for fashion and home. I am a former Associate Professor in the Fashion Design Department at The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago campus. And I am passionate about fair trade in the textile and apparel industries.

Sweatshops in the USA???

Much of what is covered in these posts concerns human rights violations that occur in developing countries where much of our apparel and textiles production is done these days.  Imagine my distress to learn that a designer like Alexander Wang may be subjecting workers to sweatshop conditions in NYC’s Chinatown. Continue reading