Eco-chic : the fashion paradox / Sandy Black.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Black, Sandy
Language:English
Published: London : Black Dog, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Physical Description:254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. The greening of the fashion industry : Fast fashion ; The fashion paradox ; Lynda Grose profile ; People Tree profile ; Marks and Spencer profile ; Katharine Hamnett profile ; Sarah Ratty profile
  • Issues in the fashion industry ; Approaches to the fashion paradox
  • 2. Redesigning fashion : The role of design and designers ; Life cycle of clothing ; The fashion supply chain: fashion stories ; Dru Lawson profile ; Del Forte profile ; Slowing down fashion ; Luxury goods ; Steven Harking profile ; Bespoke and customised clothes ; Fashion on demand and markets of one ; Gresham Blake profile ; Craft and mass-production ; Nuno profile ; Haat profile ; Techno-eco: future visions
  • 3. Fibre to fabric : Contemporary issues ; Fibre types ; Plant fibres ; Sustainable Cotton Project profile ; Gossypium profile ; Loop fabrics and Element 23 profile ; Animal fibres ; Speciality fibres ; Stewart and Brown profile ; Manmade or manufactured fibres ; Blended fibre fabrics ; Recycled fibres ; Kate Goldsworthy profile ; Dyeing and finishing ; The story of denim profile ; Natural Colour Cotton Company profile ; Production of fabrics
  • 4. Fabric to fashion : Fashion cycles in the fashion industry ; Gap profile ; Zara profile ; Garment-manufacturing: Labour, sweatshops and livelihoods ; American Apparel profile
  • Secondhand clothing
  • Past, present and future ; How design can impact the life cycle of a fashion garment ; Re-use and re-design ; Junky Styling profile ; Gary Harvey profile
  • Organic textile
  • New thinking ; Recycled materials ; Rebecca Earley profile ; Howies profile ; Terra Plana profile ; Eliminate waste ; Design for longer life ; New design and manufacturing processes ; Make less but smarter clothing ; From Somewhere profile ; Mina Perhonen profile ; Jurgen Lehl Babaghuri profile ; Reduce the impact of washing and aftercare ; Repair and remodelling services ; Eco labelling ; Conclusion.