Global perspectives on sustainable fashion
/ edited by Alison Gwilt, Alice Payne, and Evelise Anciet Rüthschilling.
- 312 pages 25 colour illustrations and 115 black and white 246 x 189 mm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sunshine on a cloudy day : sustainable fashion in Brazil — fashion activism : the impact of the fashion revolution movement in Brazil — Raíz Diseño : travel of a silent resistance — production of wool fiber in Uruguay — Independent fashion design in Argentina, is "sustainablewashing" a concern? — sustainable fashion in Colombia : perspectives and scope — Industry leadership toward sustainable fashion through user consumer engagement : North America — pattern makers and garment makers, Midwest, Ohio, Cleveland — Classing California's wool : from local to global networks — preloved (Canada) — Sustainable fashion in Canada : unpacking the spaces and practices of "Made in Canada" — Pratt Institute/Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator "Keeping the cart attached to the horse" — Sustainability and garment longevity in the UK high street — sustainable fashion in the Netherlands — Sustainability in the textiles & clothing fashion industry : an on-going study in Portugal — VIGGA.us — sharing baby clothes in a sustainable product-service system — Setting out a journey towards sustainable luxury in Spain — textile led sustainable innovation of surface coloration and patterning for sportswear — Fashioning sustainability in Hong Kong and China — self employed women's association (SEWA) in South Asia — Collaborative consumption for small and medium-sized fashion enterprises in South Korea — examples of sustainable fashion within Sri Lanka? — Sustainable Anatolia : craft centered design in Turkey — don't let fashion go to waste Hong Kong and China — Sustainable fashion in Australia : raw fibre, fast fashion and new localism — sustainable Australian indigenous fashion? — Producing sustainable fashion : made in Vietnam — Space Between : fashion activism in New Zealand — Fashion practices in Cambodia : contrasting paradigms between the export apparel industry and small-medium enterprises in Cambodia? — Rental Systems : wedding dresses from Korea and Thailand — A case for design-led environmentally sustainable fashion design praxis in South Africa — developing sustainable fashion in South Africa : sustainable cotton cluster — Challenges facing the fashion industry from implementing sustainable product service systems in Botswana and Kenya — designing sustainable indigenous fabric and attire for young women in Zimbabwe's tertiary institutions — Sustainable fashion and the United Arab Emirates vision 2021 — the continuation of culture.
"Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion showcases the global fashion industry's efforts to reduce the negative impacts associated with fashion production and consumption. Illustrated throughout with infographics, photographs and diagrams of creative works, eighteen essays focus on six regions, examining sustainable fashion in the context of local, cultural and environmental concerns. Also included are 18 regional 'Spotlight' sections highlighting the differences and similarities across regions by concentrating on examples of best practice, design innovation and impact on the community"--Provided by publisher.