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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953419503321

Autore

Gwilt Alison

Titolo

Shaping sustainable fashion : changing the way we make and use clothes / / Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, DC, : Earthscan, 2011

ISBN

9786613715869

9781280874550

1280874554

9781136454462

1136454462

9781136454455

1136454454

9780203126172

0203126173

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Altri autori (Persone)

RissanenTimo

Disciplina

746.9/2

Soggetti

Fashion design

Textile design

Sustainable design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Source -- ch. 2. Make -- ch. 3. Use -- ch. 4. Last.

Sommario/riassunto

The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and textile designers are becoming keen to employ more sustainable strategies in their work. This book provides a practical guide to the ways in which designers are creating fashion with less waste and greater durability. Based on the results of extensive research into lifecycle approaches to sustainable fashion, the book is divided into four sections: source: explores the motivations for the selection of materials for fashion garments and suggests that garments can be made from materials that also assist in the management of textile waste make: discusses the differing approaches to the design and manufacture of sustainable fashion



garments that can also provide the opportunity for waste control and minimization use: explores schemes that encourage the consumer to engage in slow fashion consumption last: examines alternative solutions to the predictable fate of most garments - landfill. Illustrated throughout with case studies of best practice from international designers and fashion labels and written in a practical, accessible style, this is a must-have guide for fashion and textile designers and students in their areas.