September 13, 2019 - MU Textile & Apparel Management; Jessica Bruder

Nearly 60% of all new clothing produced ends up being burned or buried within one year of being on high street retailers' shelves, one of the many shocking statistics from the $2.5 trillion fashion industry. At the University of Missouri's School of Textile and Apparel Management, a three-year exhibit is exploring the industry's intersection with the natural world and encouraging students to design garments which reflect a thoughtful statement about environmental conservation. On this week's show Diana Moxon chats to students Chance Zacheis and Jenny Wu along with Professor Jean Parsons and Collection Manager, Nicole Johnston about the new Flora and Fashion show at Mizzou and their hopes for the industry. And in the second segment of the show Diana chats with journalist Jessica Bruder, author of this year's Daniel Boone Regional Library's One Read book 'Nomadland Surviving America in the 21st Century' about her time researching and traveling with America's new subculture of nomadic Americans.