The Dangers of fashion : Towards ethical and sustainable solutions

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Marcketti, Sara B.
• Karpova, Elena E.

Publisher

London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020

Language

English

ISBN

9781350052017

Series

Subject(s)

• CLOTHING TRADE--ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
• CLOTHING TRADE--MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS

Notes

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Abstract

From sweatshops to fur farming, from polluting chemicals to painful garments, the fashion industry is associated with activities which have had devastating effects on workers, consumers, and the natural world. This ground-breaking volume provides a framework for examining the ethical, social, and environmental dangers that arise as fashion products are designed, manufactured, distributed, and sold within retail outlets, before being consumed and disposed of. Encompassing the cultural, psychological, and physiological aspects of fashion, it offers a comprehensive exploration of the hazards of a global industry.

Drawing together an international team of leading textile and apparel experts, The Dangers of Fashion presents original perspectives on a wide range of topics from piracy and counterfeiting to human trafficking; from the effects of globalization on local industry to the peer pressure that governs contemporary ideals of beauty. Rooted in research into industry and consumer practices, it discusses innovative solutions—both potential and existing—to fashion’s dangers and moral dilemmas from the viewpoint of individuals, companies, societies, and the global community.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xii, 250 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Moral dilemmas in the fashion business / Jung E. Ha-Brookshire --
Sustainability must drive design / Elizabeth Bye --
Stealing designs : fashion piracy and counterfeiting / Sara B. Marcketti, Jean L. Parsons, Hallie Erdahl --
Fibers and materials: what is fashion made of? / Huantian Cao --
Fashion: an unrecognized contributor to climate change / Kim Y. Hiller Connell, Melody L.A. LeHew --
The dangers in the fashion supply chain: offshore vs. domestic sourcing / Ting Chi, Sheng Lu --
A look at labor issues in the manufacturing of fashion through the perspective of human trafficking and modern-day slavery / Marsha A. Dickson, Hayley Warren --
Exodus to elsewhere : exploring the effects of fashion industry globalization on local communities / Nancy Hodges --Taking offense: a discussion of fashion, appropriation, and cultural insensitivity / Denise Nicole Green, Susan B. Kaiser --
Striving to fit in / Kelly L. Reddy-Best --
Pain from fashion / Ellen McKinney, Eulanda A. Sanders --
A consumer perspective on clothing care : the economic, environmental and social costs / Pamela S. Norum, Rachel LoMonaco-Benzing --
Disposing fashion: from the ugly / Jana M. Hawley, Elena E. Karpova --
Disposing fashion: to the good / Elena E. Karpova, Jana M. Hawley --
Conclusion: creative solutions to the dangers of fashion / Elena E. Karpova, Sara B. Marcketti.

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