Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable?

Part of secondhand’s growth is driven by a new generation of more environmentally-conscious consumers. We can justify buying SHEIN items today when we can turn around and sell them on Depop tomorrow. 

Such a shift would, of course, encourage a radical rethink in how designers approach their practice. There would be heavy emphasis on rendering images, as opposed to traditional pattern cutting, which could advance design beyond the capabilities of physical manufacturing. “I find the consumption of images very intriguing, as at this moment, designe... See more

Owing to fashion’s unmatched ability to reflect and influence culture at large, perhaps this industry is well-positioned to move society towards degrowth. It could be the future we choose.

Material and bio-regional transformation

We are therefore stumbling, unknowingly, into a material revolution. The most forward-looking clothing companies no longer “sell” garments; they assume custodianship, inviting the wearer into a public-trust relationship with fibres that must be stewarded, not discarded.

The same logic scales to buildings, inf... See more