I've been focusing quite heavily on China's fashion industry and after taking a little break from
all the research i have done i was watching a little television and stumbled on a show called Mary's Bottom Line so i took some notes down... guess no break...

This show was about how British companies have changed from local raw material mills to cheap labour costs from foreign areas such as China. This has had a devastating effect on the fashion labour economy in Britain. and how Mary Porter wants to face this dihlema by creating knickers made from britiain, from the raw material to the manufacturing, relying on british trade and workforce.

with labour costs rising in China due to fuel costs of transportation and labour costs Mary Porter feels that there is a chance of British manufacturing. however importing from foreign grounds is still cheaper. after going into the shopping grounds asking around she found that people are very aware of the importations. it is the next generations that are caring and it was the previous generation that didn't consider the future.

I think that having a British heritage is quite important because people are very aware of globalisation in the fashion industry. to have everything made and created in Britain makes it easier to know where it was made and how it was made to the finest detail

This is the link to the first episode of the programme. 


http://www.channel4.com/programmes/marys-bottom-line/4od