Sustainable Fashion - Why Now? A Conversation about Issues, Practices, and Possibilities

Name: Sustainable Fashion - Why Now? A Conversation about Issues, Practices, and Possibilities
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ISBN: 9781563675348

ISBN-10: 156367534X

ISBN-13: 9781563675348

Edition: 2008

Authors: Janet Hethorn, Connie Ulasewicz

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Through a collection of specially commissioned essays, Sustainable Fashion: Why Now? examines the issues of sustainability that designers, product developers, and consumers confront as they go about their business of creating, wearing, and recycling clothing and fashion. In a broader sense, the book considers what "sustainability" means alongside "fashion"--two seemingly contradictory concepts as fashion is all about change and sustainability, is all about preservation. Through a lively range of perspectives, the authors engage their readers in a dialogue on sustainable fashion that generates new ideas on how to produce fashion with a sense of ethics, organic or renewable resources, and…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 4/14/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Janet Hethorn, University of Delaware Connie Ulasewicz, San Francisco State University Foreword by Yvon Chouinard, Founder and Owner of Patagonia, Inc.



Foreword


Preface


Introduction


Acknowledgments



Connecting with People on Sustainable Practices


Introduction



The Fashion of Sustainability




Fashion, Social Marketing, and the Eco-Savvy Shopper




Consideration of Consumer Desire




Popular Culture, Marketing, and the Ethical Consumer




A Technology-Enabled Sustainable Fashion System: Fashion's Future



Best Practices



Production and Economic Processes in the Global Economy


Introduction



Mixing Metaphors in the Fiber, Textile, and Apparel Complex: Moving Toward a More Sustainable Fashion




Economy of Scale: A Global Context




Creating Fashion without the Creation of Fabric Waste




Economic Impact of Textile and Clothing Recycling




Developing Strategies for a Typology of Sustainable Fashion Design



Best Practices



The Environment, the Planet, and the Materials Used in Fashion Making


Introduction



Exploration of Materials: An Inspirational Overview




Environmental Impact of Textile Production




Fibers: Clean and Green Fiber Options




Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Sourcing




Recycle and Reuse as Design Potential



Best Practices


Index