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 Issue 302 / June 1998

Jeans

Contents

Cover of this NI magazine

Editor's letter

The big stitch-up
Blue jeans, that icon of consumer capitalism, have come apart at the seams.
David Ransom investigates a case of false labelling and searches for alternatives.

How to turn your blue jeans green
A cartoon guide.

Benign urine
Cotton farmers in Senegal have come up with some novel ways of keeping chemical poisons at bay.
David Hecht reports.

The postmodern pair
McKenzie Wark on the tortuous tale behind a sign of the times.

FACTS – Jeans

Life on the line
Sweat and tears are all that’s on offer for the women who used to stitch Levi’s in Texas, says Miriam Ching Louie
– and it’s even worse for the women in Tehuacán, Mexico, who do it now.

Code breaking
Bringing the chain stores to book, with Bob Jeffcott and Lynda Yanz.

Guess? what
Why the trends set by Guess? Inc in Los Angeles are not worth following.
Sarah Cox reports.

The blue jeans story

Jimi Hendrix, Man Friday and salvar kameez
Before jeans wipe out cool clothing in India, Urvashi Butalia would like to make a few things clear.

Crazy for blue
Krishnamohan S Rao tells the success story of Arvind Mills, the largest denim factory outside the US.

Action and Worth Reading on.... Jeans

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Letters
Letter from Mongolia
Update
The NI Interview with Ratan Gazmere
Reviews: plus Bertolt Brecht classic
NI Crossword
Endpiece: by Kari Reynolds
Country profile: St Vincent

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