The dangers of fashion: towards ethical and sustainable solutions
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Weitere Verfasser: Marcketti, Sara B. (HerausgeberIn), Karpova, Elena (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2020
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Beschreibung:Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: The Dangers of Fashion -- Part One The Moral and Ethical Dangersin Fashion -- 1 Moral Dilemmas in the Fashion Business -- To start with ... -- Growing your morality -- Now what? -- References -- 2 Sustainability Must Drive Design -- History of designing fashion -- Countertrends to overconsumption -- The sustainability- driven designer -- Sustainable design strategies -- Case study: Winsome -- References
3 Stealing Designs: Fashion Piracy and Counterfeiting -- Counterfeiting -- Design piracy -- Possible solutions -- Case study -- References -- Part Two The Dangers of Making Fashion -- 4 Fibers and Materials: What is Fashion Made of? -- Natural fibers -- Manufactured fibers -- Leather -- Dyeing and finishing -- Case study -- References -- 5 Fashion: An Unrecognized Contributor to Climate Change -- Introduction -- The basics of carbon emissions -- The basics of the fashion industry -- Carbon footprint of the fashion industry -- Strategies for decreasing the industry's carbon footprint
Case study: Puma's InCycle initiative -- References -- 6 The Dangers in the Fashion Supply Chain: Offshore vs. Domestic Sourcing -- Challenges in the fashion supply chain -- Developing a sustainable fashion supply chain -- Conclusion -- Case study: A value-creation driven game-"Made in the USA" fashion -- References -- 7 A Look at Labor Issues in the Manufacturing of Fashion through the Perspective of Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery -- Introduction -- What is modern- day slavery? -- Human rights violations and the response of apparel companies
Characteristics of modern-day slavery in the fashion industry -- What is being done about modern slavery? -- The US response to modern slavery -- The UK's response to modern slavery -- How can modern slavery be identifi ed? -- What are the next steps to eradicate modern slavery? -- Case study: migrant workers and child labor in Turkey -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Exodus to Elsewhere: Exploring the Effects of Fashion Industry Globalization on Local Communities -- The evolution of an industry: a brief timeline -- Understanding the experience: five communities, one future -- Conclusion
Case study: Kannapolis, NC: focusing on the future -- References -- Part Three The Dangers of Consuming Fashion -- 9 Taking Offense: A Discussion of Fashion, Appropriation, and Cultural Insensitivity -- Working definitions -- Rethinking cultural appropriation -- Jean-Paul Gaultier: Chic Rabbis, fall/winter 1993 -- The "Summer of Love" (1967) -- "My culture is not your costume": the importance of context -- Ralph Lauren's native fascination -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Striving to Fit In -- Body size and shape. - Products and industries developed to aid achievement of the desired body size and shape. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:1350052027
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