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How to be a sustainable fashion lover – and why it matters
- Elsewhere, fashion is betting on the impact of circular business models as a way to decouple revenue streams from production and resource use. According to the Ellen McArthur Foundation, clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2015 while during the same period, utilisation of those clothes decreased by 36%.
from Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose by good on you
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- What might be most impactful for students is a value shift away from today’s culture of waste, where we buy more clothes than ever but never keep them for long.
from Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable? by The Cut
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- How do you solve a problem like fashion? The industry is only getting bigger and its sustainability performance is not catching up with the pace of growth. Set to a backdrop this stark, it’s no surprise that an emerging number of super-engaged, eco-critical academics, activists, designers, and advocates are turning towards the ultimate alternative:... See more
from Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose by good on you
Keely Adler added