Travel log by Gavin Fucile

Charlotte, NC

111009491 — 2024-05-23 16:25:20 UTC

In this stage we get to see the origination of the cotton used in the clothing. Millions of dollars worth of machinery is used in this process to ensure the upmost purity of the cotton.

Bangladesh

111012245 — 2024-05-24 11:13:06 UTC

In this step, the cotton is put through a process that rids it of any impurities, then it is stitched to a textile yearn and made into fabric. This is often the location for Men clothing fabric.

Columbia

111012245 — 2024-05-24 11:13:24 UTC

In this step, the cotton is put through a process that rids it of any impurities, then it is stitched to a textile yearn and made into fabric. This is often the location for Women clothing fabric

Miami, FL

111012245 — 2024-05-24 11:14:59 UTC

The fabric is then shipped to Columbia, where it is being prepared for delivery to the customer. This is the final stage.

Montgomery County, MS, USA

111009491 — 2024-05-29 15:18:01 UTC

Mississippi is the capital of cotton farms in the U.S.. More than 90% of cotton produced from here is genetically modified to grow faster and produce more.

Pacific Ocean

111009491 — 2024-05-29 15:22:07 UTC

Cotton is transported by sea via boats to be transformed into shirts and other products. These get shipped to different countries like Bangladesh and Colombia.

Ghana

111009491 — 2024-05-29 15:24:47 UTC

During the "fast fashion" epidemic that America has we have resorted to dumping our unwanted clothes into countries like Ghana. Ghana is being overwhelmed by clothes and with constant growth of "fast fashion" its not going to stop soon.

New York, NY

111009491 — 2024-05-29 15:29:12 UTC

With fashion only growing and people addiction to clothing growing, in New York one of the trendiest places in the word fashion is only growing and people want more and more clothes. The result of this is more clothes being only worn 7 times on average and dumping more clothes into Ghana.

Bangladesh Embassy - Abu Hail street - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

111009491 — 2024-05-29 15:31:10 UTC

Some of the least payed workers in the world are driven to make shirts just to provide a living for themsleves.

Kon Tum, Vietnam

111009491 — 2024-05-29 16:12:28 UTC

Vietnam is another large exporter to USA for cotton clothing.

California, USA

111009491 — 2024-05-29 16:15:39 UTC

Another significant contributor to "fast fashion" as the dense population of California is very trendy.

Atacama, Chile

111009491 — 2024-05-29 16:17:59 UTC

The absolute end of t shirts as they are burned or left here as this marks the end of the t shirt life cycle.