any stature, once they reach a certain size, tend to say, " we want to support this cause... ", " we want to support a certain charity.... ", " buy this product and we'll make a donation to this or that... ". The problem is that the fashion industry is so competitive. Clothing is less expensive than it was a few hundred years ago in terms of clothing's relationship to wages. As we mechanised production, there has been a relentless pursuit of cheaper-cost in order to make fashion cheaper, more accessible and so on. With that, the fashion industry has found itself taking advantage of international inequality and labour costs. Fashion has found itself manufacturing in one country, and selling in another. That kind of dynamic always bothered me as a younger person when I started in this business. I'm an atheist Jew, but I do take things from the Jewish culture. One of these things is the culture of charity within the Jewish religion ( called 'Sadaka' ). One of the higher levels of charity is to help put someone in a position where they can make a living for themselves, rather than just giving them a gift. Instead of giving a homeless person $10, why not put them to work? We need to manage the fashion industry in such a way that it's not as harmful to industrial workers. Don't get me wrong, I'm a man that yells at my workers... I'm a man who's rough with my