Shaping sustainable fashion

Whilst searching around in an ever hungry state for more knowledge on the growing genre of sustainable fashion, I stumbled upon the DJCAD Design Studios blog. On it, there was an article about a new book: "Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes" [buy it on amazon].

The blurb on it is as follows:

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.

Sounds like a good read - have you read it? If so, send us you comments, we may even publish some!