![]() (OK, I confess that that’s not that much of a sacrifice. As as a result I don’t think I’ll ever buy anything else from H&M. Now after reading Elizabeth Cline’s eye-opening book Overdressed (Portfolio/Penguin), I know why that skirt was so cheap. Despite that thought, I’m embarrassed to admit, I couldn’t resist the price and I bought it. ![]() I really couldn’t answer the question – though lurking in the back of my mind was the thought that labor costs must be really, really low. I remember asking myself: How was it possible to make and sell a long skirt – even with an elastic waist and lightweight fabric – for only five dollars? ![]() I knew something was wrong last year when I saw the sale price of a floor-length black cotton skirt at H&M: five dollars. ![]()
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