20 Sep The Cloth I Wear

Table
Create a ‘data set’ of clothing from your closet. Your dataset is TEN items of clothing or accessories that you own. Pick, randomly, a mix of articles of clothing and accessories (shirts, dresses, pants, jeans, shoes, belts, purses, Wallets, suits) from your closet and dresser. List the articles in a table with the following format:

No.    Type of Clothing    ‘Made in…’    Comments (brand name, store purchased in ….)
1    e.g., dress shirt    According to the clothing tag   
2 …           
… 10           
Essay
Write an short essay in standard formati.e., using full sentences and paragraphs and with an introductory and concluding paragraph. In the text of your assignment address the following questions (in any order):

What kinds of geographical patterns emerge from your dataset (i.e., your table)? For example, (a) Where are the articles produced? (b) Are products that are the same brand made in the same countries? (c) Were the items sold in a brand name store, an American owned store, a Canadian store? (d) What else do you notice that has geographical implications?
Using Internet sources, journal articles and the textbook, describe the possible geography of ONE ITEM OF CLOTHING FROM YOUR TABLEfrom design, to materials, to production, to sales. That is, list where you think the clothing was designed, where you think the input materials come from, where it was manufactured (from the tag), and where it was purchased. Please find a way to represent this information graphically (a drawing, a map, etc.) as well.
Who do you think made your clothes? (I.e., age, sex, socio-economic status)?
What is the minimum wage in the country your clothing item was made? How many hours would the person who made your item have to work to afford to purchase such an item ?
Analyze your findings in terms of:
What does your closet show about the spatial organization of the clothing industry? (Concepts you could include: global assembly line, new international division of labour).
What is the one of the social or environmental issues that related to the clothing you wear? (E.g., how does the production affect distribution of incomes or climate change)?
Format
Your assignment should include:

A table showing your data from the clothes in your closet.
A map or some kind of graphic image showing the geography of one piece of your clothing from inception to purchase.
An essay of 500-700 words.
Remember
Use standard margins (1 inch, 2.54 cm) and a standard 12-font (Aria, Times New Roman). Essays should be 1.5 spaced or double spaced.
Include references for all your sources, including the textbook and web pages.
Include the word count at the end of the essay.
Include page numbers on all pages (top or bottom of page).
References and citations can be in APALinks to an external site. or MLALinks to an external site. format
Do not plagiarize! PlagiarismLinks to an external site. includes copying word for word from someone else, or writing about someones idea without giving them credit. Plagiarism may result in a grade of zero.
Grading
You will be graded on accuracy and clarity of your data set, quality of analysis, thoroughness in answering the questions, and understanding of the relevant concepts. Formatting and grammar will also be taken into accountthis includes referencing, so be sure to do your citations and reference list correctly.

Sources of Information
Chapter 7 will be the main source of concepts for this assignment, but you are expected to find at least two other source for this paper, and to look at company websites to find information about their locations or brands.