the definition of ethical fashion that we were given was: MINIMISES IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAXIMUMS BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE.
The point that I think I will always remember from that lecture is the RRR principle.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
The aims of EFF apply these principles:
- reduce poverty
- create sustainable livelihoods
- reduce environmental impact of the fashion industry
MAKE SENSIBLE CHOICES
If we all do small changes, it will be a big difference.
The problems:
The world is in deficit- human beings are digging deep in the world resources
1% of the fashion business is ethical fashion
"People are trained by the media to be perfect consumers of mass manufactured rubbish" V.Westwood
What we can do:
Make sensible choices, make sensible fabric
Make ethical fashion look better
Build network
Ask questions
As textile designers we can make a difference our work is limitless.
Our project should have a message, make a little difference not change the whole world!
Our career is difficult as we are required to be creative as well as intelligent! That's a challenge!
Some artists, designers and companies examples:
TERRA PLANA
They aim to minimize waste and toxin use by selling a variety of non generic products supporting ideas of sustainability: lightness, anatomic design, disassembly and durability.
they used mainly eco-friendly materials and stitched construction to minimize the use of glue, the is a recycled element in every product construction.
FROM SOMEWHERE
Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci recycle luxury designer pre-consumer waste from 1997.
they use all kind of waste such as proofs, swatches, production off-end cuts and end fashion and textiles surplus.
each piece as its unique side.
(the website is really well made!)
And other names:
Panchachuli's women
Myriam Morgensten
This lecture really talked to me and made me think a lot about where the world is and the difference I want to make!!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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