WICKER: Well, it was pretty clear that something had changed after the introduction of the uniforms. I was thinking, how did they know that it was the uniforms making them sick? But a lot of them, it took them many, many months to make that connection. Some of them had their bathtubs or their bras or even their pearl earrings stained with this special purple dye. So it usually started with things like rashes and breathing problems, swollen eyes, brain fog, and then it would start progressing to more serious effects, like losing their hair. WICKER: Some of the reactions they were having were really horrendous. But almost immediately, some attendants started getting sick.
Designer Zac Posen has just designed a new uniform for Delta flight attendants. She's published investigative pieces for The New York Times, Vogue and Wired. Wicker's investigation led her to the unregulated use of potentially harmful chemicals in everyday clothing, and she's written a book about it titled "To Dye For" - spelled D-Y-E - "How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick - And How We Can Fight Back." Alden Wicker is an independent journalist and founder and editor-in-chief of EcoCult, a website that tracks the world of fast and sustainable fashion.
Well, our guest today, journalist Alden Wicker, began investigating why a few years ago, after some flight attendants started having awful reactions, like painful skin rashes, inflammatory diseases and even trouble breathing, after wearing their uniforms. But what about our clothing? If you flip that little tag on the back of your collar, you won't see much information except for maybe where the garment is made or if it's cotton or something else but nothing about the chemicals used to keep that fabric vibrant, waterproof or wrinkle-free. Most of us have gotten into the habit of checking out the ingredient labels on our foods or skin products.
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