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A practical guide to sustainable fashion

By:

Gwilt, Alison [author.]

Series: Basics fashion designPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: ix, 181 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmISBN:

1350067040
9781350067042

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TT497 .G95 2020

Contents:

Rethinking fashion design -- The life cycle of a garment -- Design -- Production -- Distribution -- Use -- End of Life.

Summary: Packed with examples from groundbreaking designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Edun and People Tree, A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion is a much-needed overview of current models of fashion design and production. Alison Gwilt introduces the key issues associated with the production, use and disposal of fashion clothing and gives step-by-step guidance on how to identify and evaluate the potential impacts of a garment during the design process. With innovative examples of best practice from international designers and brands, the chapters follow each key stage in the life cycle of a fashion garment and explores approaches such as low-impact textiles techniques, mono-materiality, zero waste techniques, upcycling, repair and maintenance techniques and closed-loop design systems.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library General Shelves	General	TT 507 SUS GWI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0013536

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index.

Rethinking fashion design -- The life cycle of a garment -- Design -- Production -- Distribution -- Use -- End of Life.

Packed with examples from groundbreaking designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Edun and People Tree, A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion is a much-needed overview of current models of fashion design and production. Alison Gwilt introduces the key issues associated with the production, use and disposal of fashion clothing and gives step-by-step guidance on how to identify and evaluate the potential impacts of a garment during the design process. With innovative examples of best practice from international designers and brands, the chapters follow each key stage in the life cycle of a fashion garment and explores approaches such as low-impact textiles techniques, mono-materiality, zero waste techniques, upcycling, repair and maintenance techniques and closed-loop design systems.