Recent fairy tales for children have included Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Up. None of these films would be classified as traditional Cinderella fairy tale types of stories. But they are fairy tales none the less. They all deal with adult themes but in a fun, playful way.
Could Toy Story be encouraging young people to appreciate the toys they already have, and not disregard them when new toys come along?
Should there be a “Clothes Story”? they may not come alive when your out of the room but the journey they have been on is just as important and how you treat your clothes after a while can effect our own world.
Dimitra Giannopoulou has created a fairy tale about fast fashion for teenagers. She believes this is the strongest way to engage and get the message across to young people. I guess it is better that they know about the issues sooner rather than later.
British actress Gabrielle Anwar said in an interview with EcoStilleto that she
“Used to watch a cartoon show on the BBC about these little creatures called the Wombles who went around picking up trash and recycling it in their underground warren. There was an enchanting quality to recycling, so I aspired to be Womble-like.”
The brain is the most open-minded when young, could childhood be the best time to plant the ethical fashion seeds?
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