Ethical Fashion

Mike:

We’d like to make special T-shirts.//

Moe:

We want to be unique and different.//

Ms. Sato:

That’s good.// Clothes are a great way to express yourselves.// Have you ever heard about “ethical fashion”?//

Mike:

Ethical fashion?// What’s that?//

Ms. Sato:

Well,/clothes are connected with nature and people.// “Ethical” means to be kinder to our environment/and more conscious about the people/making our clothes.//

Ms. Sato:

Fashion is changing.// Big companies produce more clothes/more quickly with less money.// This has the greatest impact/on the environment and people.//

Moe:

But if clothes are cheaper,/it’s better.//

Ms. Sato:

No,/it’s not.// That’s the most difficult problem.// Take T-shirts made from cotton.// In some countries,/a lot of chemicals are used in cotton fields/and many children have to work there.//

Ms. Sato:

Organic cotton uses no chemicals.//

Moe:

So the environment isn’t damaged.// And it’s kinder to people!//

Mike:

But is organic cotton as cheap/as ordinary cotton?//

Ms. Sato:

No,/it’s more expensive.// But we should pay/to improve people’s lives.// And if we wear our clothes longer,/it will save money/in the long run.//

Mike:

Changing our lifestyle can make a world/where everyone is happier.//