Anyone with a real interest in the history of textiles must check out this book, The Travels of a T-Shirt in a Global Economy Being so involved in the industry, we found this book very informative. It has now become required reading for all Wearable employees in order to handle the onslaught of questions we receive on a daily basis. Pietra Rivoli describes a world of quotas and protections, from the growing of cotton to the production of the completed textiles.  The chapter that i found most relevant to Wearable’s business is titled My T-Shirt Finally Encounters A Free Market- The Global trade in cast-off Tshirts.  Here she sheds light on the machinations of the clothing recycling industry. Describing a world of small businesses making strong relationships with other small businesses in order to find new homes for the multitude of American discarded textiles.  I never thought so deeply about the importance of textiles in the growth of almost every countries’ economy, but now I will never look at a T Shirt in the same way.