Issue 302 / June 1998
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.
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.
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
Please send us your comments on any of the articles in this on-line issue
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
FRONT COVER CREATED BY GABRIELLE WATTS.
MAGAZINE DESIGNED BY IAN NIXON
ONLINE MAGAZINE MAINTAINED BY SIMON
LOFFLER
