Fugitive Denim
with Rachel Louise Snyder, author

During a Chicago Council Young Professionals Program, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder spoke about her book Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade.  While living in Cambodia as a journalist covering the war crimes tribunals, Snyder became increasingly interested in the garment trade. This led her to research and write her book, travelling up and down the trade’s food chain, from dingy offices in Azerbaijan to hip Manhattan lofts; and from the dimming industrial heartland of Italy to an unexpectedly modern garment factory in China. 

Rachel Louise Snyder has written for the New York Times Magazine, Slate, Glamour, Jane, Salon and the New Republic and is a regular contributor to National Public Radio’s Marketplace, This American Life, and All Things Considered. The evening was moderated by Melissa Gamble, Director of Fashion Arts and Events, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago.

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