Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations? y85e

A huge quantity of clothing is produced every year around the world. But is so much made that...

A huge quantity of clothing is produced every year around the world. But is so much made that there are already enough tops, tros, skirts and all the rest to clothe humanity for decades into the future?
That’s a claim that has been percolating around the internet recently, that there are already enough clothes for the next six generations.
Tim Harford and Beth Ashmead Latham explore the source of this claim and, with help from Sabina Lawreniuk from Nottingham University, find that the evidence behind it is far from persuasive.
Presenter: Tim Harford and Bethan Ashmead Latham Producer: Bethan Ashmead Latham Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Mix: Annie Gardiner Editor: Richard Vadon

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