Sustainable fashion what's next? : a conversation about issues, practices ,and possibilities 2nd ed.

Author

• Hethorn, Janet

Additional Author(s)

• Ulasewicz, Connie

Publisher

New York: Bloomsbury, 2015

Language

Indonesian

ISBN

9781628925319

Series

Subject(s)

• CLOTHING TRADE-ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
• FASHION DESIGN
• SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
• CLOTHING TRADE-MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS

Notes

. . Index: p. 408-416

Abstract

As issues surrounding sustainability in the fashion industry continue to evolve, the conversation in this collection of essays from leading fashion academics and practitioners has been updated with current concepts and industry practices. Sustainable Fashion: What's Next? A Conversation about Issues, Practices and Possibilities, Second Edition examines the challenges that designers, product developers, and consumers confront as they create, wear, and recycle clothing and fashion. Organized into three sections and printed on FSC-certified paper, each section focuses on an in-depth exploration of sustainable opportunities that are identified as people, process and the environment.

New to this edition
- Enhanced focus on issues and practices of concern within design and product development processes
- New sidebars, Ideas in Action, focus on an expansion of real world applications and include interviews, case studies and profiles of professionals
-Best Practices at the end of each section feature new examples of contemporary industry practices including The Filippa K. Story, Sri Lanka: A Model of Sustainable Apparel Industry Initiatives, and Peg and Awl: To make things out of nothing
- End-of-chapter discussion questions raise important issues and implications for future development
- New chapters 4, 5, 10, 12 and 15 discuss topics such as social media, social responsibility, technology, cradle to cradle design and design challenges
- Instructor's Guide available

Sustainable Fashion STUDIO
- Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips
- Watch videos that bring chapter topics and concepts to life

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xvi, 416 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Foreword by William McDonough
Preface
Introduction

Section I: Connecting with People on Sustainable Practices
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Fashion of Sustainability by Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island, US
Chapter 2: Seeking Responsibility and Innovation in the Sewn Products Industry by Connie Ulasewicz, San Francisco State University, US
Chapter 3: User-Centered Innovation: Design Thinking and Sustainability by Janet Hethorn, Central Michigan University, US
Chapter 4: Social Media as a Tool for Social Change by Domenica Peterson, Co-Founder, Global Action Through Fashion, US
Chapter 5: Issues of Social Responsibility and the Challenges Faced by the Decision Makers and the Decision Doers by Connie Ulasewicz, San Francisco State University, US
Best Practices: The Filippa K Story by Kerli Kant Hvass, Copenhagen Business School, EU

Section II: Production and Economic Processes in the Global Economy
Introduction
Chapter 6: Mixing Metaphors in the Fiber, Textile, and Apparel Complex: Moving Forward by Susan Kaiser, University of California, Davis, US
Chapter 7: Economy of Scale: A Global Context by Paul Gill, Garment Industry Executive, US
Chapter 8: Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen, Parsons The New School for Design, US
Chapter 9: Economic Impact of Textile and Clothing Recycling by Jana Hawley, University of Arizona, US
Chapter 10: Technology and Sustainable Futures by Lucy Dunne, University of Minnesota, US
Best Practices: Sri Lanka: A Model of Sustainable Apparel Industry Initiatives by Suzanne Loker, Cornell University, US

Section III: The Environment, the Planet and the Materials Used in Fashion Making
Introduction
Chapter 11: Treatise for Fashion Sustainable Thinking by Van Dyk Manasseh Lewis, Cornell University, US
Chapter 12: Designing for the Circular Economy: Cradle to Cradle Design® by Annie Gullingsrud, Textile & Apparel Associate, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Lewis Perkins, Senior VP, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Chapter 13: Fibers: Exploring Healthy and Clean Fiber by Gail Baugh, San Francisco State University, US
Chapter 14: Sustainable Sourcing by Shona Barton Quinn, Sustainability Leader, Eileen Fisher, US
Chapter 15: Challenges and Propositions: Alternate Approaches to Design and Engagement by Helene Day-Fraser, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, CAN
Best Practices: Peg and Awl: To Make Things Out of Other Things by Janet Hethorn, Central Michigan University, US

Bibliography
Index

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