Athleisure: 100 Years of Destroying Fashion & the Environment 🫠

Turns out that the popularity of athleisure has harmed our environment, ruined denim, and killed fashion. What started off as an interesting shift in fashion history to jersey for sportswear in the 1910s and 1920s has now devolved into corporate cash grabs and way too much polyester and spandex. 🫠 (As a wearer of leggings and sweatpants, this was extremely difficult to make, so please know I am calling my own self out in this video 😂) @NicoleRudolph 's video about Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km4dJCGZXFY&t=2s References: Archive issues of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, and newspapers via ProQuest. Some archival footage via Alexander Street archives. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/02/toxics-apparel-nike-adidas-reach European Environmental Agency: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/microplastics-from-textiles-towards-a Other footage & references from: How Under Armor Fell Flat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTjUyXB67mg&t=89s Fast Fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes Oct 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHnDqelUh-4&t=127s The fast fashion graveyard in Chile’s Atacama Desert - BBC News Feb 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHgY2O__fY&t=132s October 2, 1977: Arnold — 70’s-style - 60 Minutes March 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT00qRk5LkQ 00:00 - 02:26 - Intro ft. a cute dog 02:27 - 08:58 - The Origins of Athleisure (1910s & 20s) 08:59 - 13:44 - The 1970s 13:45 - 21:26 - Destroying the Environment 21:27 - 30:46 - Ruining Fashion & Denim 🥳Socials Website: https://www.abbycoxcreates.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamabbycox Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abbycox Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamabbycox Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXol9ugjOxHHrpkdD0fZZg/join 📚My books: The American Duchess Guide to 18th-Century Dressmaking: https://amzn.to/2GrkAIQ The American Duchess Guide to 18th-Century Beauty: https://amzn.to/2TTwJtq 💌Business Inquiries *ONLY* [email protected] (This email goes directly to my management and not to me.) 📪 Abby Cox 642 N. Madison Street Bloomington, IN 47404 🎶Music via Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com) **I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By purchasing items through the links listed above, I could earn a small commission for your purchase. Thank you.❤