Allison Matthews David, an associate professor at the School of Fashion at
Ryerson University gave an interesting lecture on toxic and lethal clothing. She specializes in the history of fashion, and her lecture was about toxic clothing and the lengths people will go to for fashion, even if it hurts their health. However, it was not only about women who spend too much money about clothes or wear high heels which hurt their backs. Some clothing and fashions have literally been toxic. For example, arsenic was used to poison rats and to dye clothing and other textiles green. Hats contained mercury, which poisoned the people who made the hats, which is Continue reading...
