Thought provoking
My body is not a trend
“We don’t want a world where fashion does not exist at all. We want a world where fashion is not overconsumption but freedom of expression”, Tsagkari says. “Imagining this new idea of fashion as something creative but also simple and accessible to everyone can be a great challenge.”
good on you • Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose
Origin of degrowth as concept to dive into
As a movement, degrowth is often said to have emerged in France in the 1970s. But that’s not the full story. Non-Eurocentric communities around the world have operated according to degrowth’s ambitions for millennia—proving that our minds create our worlds, not our markets.
good on you • Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose
Origin of degrowth as concept to dive into
And for the diverse movement of people calling for degrowth, the motivation is simple: rich countries must balance their economies with planetary boundaries.
good on you • Degrowth: The Future Fashion Could Choose
Can the fashion system really slow down?
As our obsession with economic growth proves to be unsustainable, fashion brands are seeking a changed social narrative born out of interdependence, action, and new metrics of progress and satisfaction.👉 https://t.co/oEVsrvLo4D
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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