I have completely updated my wardrobe recently. After hitting my thirties with a professional career on the horizon, I felt it was time to get a grown-up’s wardrobe. It wasn’t until this semester that I really paid any attention to the country my clothes were manufactured in. I’m currently enrolled in another geography course on campus, Eurasia to be specific, and class assignments have included videos of children working eleven hour shifts, seven days a week in textile manufacturers throughout East Asia. As a mother of four, my heart ached and guilt settled in to the pit of my stomach. I have not yet examined my labels, but I would imagine much of my wardrobe is manufactured in East and South Asia, specifically China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. Upon reviewing the labels, the vast majority of my clothing comes from China, followed by Vietnam and the Philippines with a few items coming from Cambodia, India, and London. I have learned that through globalization it is increasingly difficult to purchase items manufactured in the United States or any other developed nation-state for that matter, as most retailers carry merchandise manufactured in countries where the cost of labor is significantly lower. Even though I anticipated these results, it is quite haunting to consider the conditions in which my clothing was made.