The Future Generation of Fashion: How higher education contextualizes sustainability as a key design tool

Alana M. James*

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    Abstract

    Sustainability in fashion has often been approached with caution, leading many to question the practical application of a responsible system within the second most polluting industry in the world. A series of complex challenges currently face the integration of these responsible ideals within the value chain, with practitioners, educators, and students needing to work collectively to ensure the fashion industry is future proof. These key stakeholders need to not only possess the correct knowledge, but also be equipped with the correct creative skills. A human-centric approach to design education can help adapt the current fashion curricula, overcoming many highlighted barriers in creating the future generation of informed and confident industry professionals.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to Fashion Studies
    EditorsEugenia Paulicelli, Veronica Manlow, Elizabeth Wissinger
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherTaylor & Francis
    Chapter8
    Pages83-89
    Number of pages7
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Electronic)9780429264405
    ISBN (Print)9780367209568, 9781032069678
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2021

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions
    PublisherRoutledge

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