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Lotte looks for fair fashion

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Lotte looks for fair fashion

A T-shirt for four euros makes Lotte wonder who sewed it and for how much. Learn to talk about consumption and production - working conditions, materials, labels - and about buying less but better.

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  1. Bruno

    Schau mal, Lotte: ein T-Shirt für vier Euro!

    Translation

    Look, Lotte: a T-shirt for four euros!

  2. Lotte

    Vier Euro? Da frage ich mich, wer es genäht hat - und für welchen Lohn.

    Translation

    Four euros? That makes me wonder who sewed it - and for what wage.

  3. Bruno

    Auf dem Etikett steht nur: „100 % Baumwolle“.

    Translation

    The label only says: "100% cotton".

  4. Lotte

    Translation

    Women often sew for twelve hours a day in huge factories. The working conditions are terrible.

  5. Bruno

    Translation

    But if I don't buy it, the seamstress earns nothing at all, right?

  6. Lotte

    Translation

    That's a point. But cheap fashion is produced so fast that it soon falls apart. That costs resources.

  7. Bruno

    Translation

    And fairly produced fashion is expensive.

  8. Lotte

    Translation

    But it's high-quality and lasts longer. A quality label shows you that it was made fairly.

  9. Bruno

    Translation

    So consume less, but better?

  10. Lotte

    Genau. Dieser Hersteller hier stellt seine Pullover in Biesdorf her, aus nachhaltigem Material.

    Translation

    Exactly. This manufacturer here makes its jumpers in Biesdorf, from sustainable material.

  11. Bruno

    Der Stoff ist ja wunderbar weich! Gut, dann lieber ein Pullover als fünf T-Shirts.

    Translation

    The fabric is wonderfully soft! All right, then one jumper rather than five T-shirts.

  12. Lotte

    Siehst du? Nachhaltigkeit fängt im Kleiderschrank an.

    Translation

    See? Sustainability starts in your wardrobe.

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