To Dye For

Outline

To Dye For (2023) investigates the hidden health risks of the chemicals used to make modern clothing. Alden Wicker explains how dyes, finishes, and other substances in everyday garments may affect the skin, hormones, and long-term health, and why the fashion industry is so poorly regulated. The book also offers practical advice for choosing safer clothing and pushing for better standards.

• Dyes, finishes, and other substances used in making everyday clothing may affect the skin, hormones, and long-term health.
• The fashion industry is poorly regulated, which is part of why these chemicals end up in the clothes people wear.
• To Dye For, published in 2023, looks closely at the chemicals hidden inside modern garments.
• Readers get practical advice for choosing safer clothing when they shop.
• The book also shows how people can push for better standards in the industry.

Alden Wicker is an American journalist who specialises in sustainable fashion and the environmental and health impact of the clothing industry. She founded the sustainability publication EcoCult and has written for leading newspapers and magazines. To Dye For is her first book.