How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. Turns out, there's nothing ordinary about a simple shirt.
Get the full story at planetmoney.com/shirt.
The videos:
Part I: Cotton vimeo.com/77795980
Part II: Machines vimeo.com/78842170
Part III: People vimeo.com/78008299
Part IV: Boxes vimeo.com/78851013
Part V: You vimeo.com/78768385
Music: "The Journey" (Keith Kenniff/Unseen Music)
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