" A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception
"Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse
"At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven fluff: not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one." Lucy Siegle, Crafts Magazine
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys continues todefine the field of design in fashion and...
Praise for the previous edition:
" A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception
This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. The book is organized in three parts. The first part is concerned with transforming fashion products across the garment's lifecycle and includes innovation in materials, manufacture, distribution, use, and re-use. The second part looks at ideas that are transforming the fashion system at root into something more sustainable, including new business models that reduce material output. The third section is concerned with transforming the role of fashion designers...
This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. The book is organi...
The clothing industry employs 25 million people globally contributing to many livelihoods and the prosperity of communities, to women s independence, and the establishment of significant infrastructures in poorer countries. Yet the fashion industry is also a significant contributor to the degradation of natural systems, with the associated environmental footprint of clothing high in comparison with other products. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion recognizes the complexity of aligning fashion with sustainability. It explores fashion and sustainability at the...
The clothing industry employs 25 million people globally contributing to many livelihoods and the prosperity of communities, to women s independenc...
