Sustainable Fashion What's Next? A Conversation about Issues, Practices and Possibilities

by Hethorn, Janet; Ulasewicz, Connie; McDonough, William

• ISBN13: 9781628925319
• ISBN10: 1628925310
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-07-30
• Publisher: Fairchild Books

Summary

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

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Author Biography

Editors

Janet Hethorn is a Professor at the University of Delaware, US, and the Director at the Delaware Design Institute, US.
Connie Ulasewicz is an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University, US.

Contributors

Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island, US
Rebecca Luke, Sustainable Style Foundation, US
Suzanne Loker, Cornell University, US
Susan B. Kaiser, University of California, Davis, US
Paul Gill, Garment Industry Executive, US
Timo Rissanen, Parsons The New School for Design, US
Jane Hawley, Kansas State University, US
Van Dyk Lewis, Cornell University, US
Belinda T. Orzada, University of Delaware, US
Mary Ann Moore, Florida State University, US
Gail Baugh, San Francisco State University and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), US
Shona Barton Quinn, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), US
Lucy Dunne, University of Minnesota, US
Helene Day Fraser, Ryerson University, CAN

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Section 1: Connecting with People on Sustainable Practices
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Fashion of Sustainability by Linda Welters
Chapter 2: Seeking Responsible Fashion Consumption by Connie Ulasewicz
Chapter 3: Consideration of Consumer Desire by Janet Hethorn
Chapter 4: Social Media and Sustainable Consumption Practices by TBD
Chapter 5: People Who Sew: Challenges and Ethics by TBD
Best Practices
Section II: Production and Economic Processes in the Global Economy
Introduction
Chapter 6: Mixing Metaphors in the Fiber, Textile, and Apparel Complex: Moving Toward a More Sustainable Fashion by Susan Kaiser
Chapter 7: Economy of Scale: A Global Context by Paul Gill
Chapter 8: Creating Fashion without the Creation of Fabric Waste by Timo Rissanen
Chapter 9: Economic Impact of Textile and Clothing Recycling by Jana Hawley
Chapter 10: Technology and Sustainable Futures by Lucy Dunne
Best Practices
Section III: The Environment, the Planet and the Materials Used in Fashion Making
Introduction
Chapter 11: Developing Strategies for a Typology of Sustainable Fashion Design by Van Dyk Lewis
Chapter 12: Environmental Impact of Textile Production by Mary Anne Moore and Belinda Orzada
Chapter 13: Fibers: Clean and Green Fiber Options by Gail Baugh
Chapter 14: Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Sourcing by Shona Quinn
Chapter 15: Design Challenges: Pushing boundaries for sustainable outcomes by Helene Day Fraser
Best Practices
Index