Sustainable fashion : past, present, and future /

"Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context and explore the historical relationship between...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Farley Gordon, Jennifer (Autor), Hill, Colleen, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Temas:
Fashion > History.
Design > History.
Design > Histoire.
DESIGN > Fashion.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
Design
Fashion
Mode
Bekleidungsindustrie
Textilherstellung
Nachhaltigkeit
Ökologie
Wirtschaftsethik
Modedesign > miljöaspekter.
Modedesign > historia.
Modedesign > etik och moral.
Hållbar design.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Repurposed and Recycled Clothing and Textiles
  • Secondhand Clothing: A Brief History
  • Repurposed Clothing
  • Recycled Textiles
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: Vintage Clothing
  • At a Glance: Make Do and Mend
  • 2. Quality of Craftsmanship
  • The Eighteenth Century
  • The Nineteenth Century
  • The Twentieth Century
  • Contemporary Fashion
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: Fast Fashion
  • 3. Material Origins
  • Natural Fibers
  • Manmade Fibers
  • Synthetic Fibers
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: 'Futuristic' Materials of the Past
  • 4. Textile Dyeing
  • Introduction
  • Synthetic Dyes
  • Poisoning People
  • Poisoning the Environment
  • Past Meets Present in the Search for Solutions
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: Lowering the Impact of Dyeing Processes
  • At a Glance: Indigo
  • At a Glance: Greenpeace
  • 5. Labor Practices
  • Introduction
  • Textile Mills
  • Garment Factories
  • Unionization
  • History Repeating: The Resurgence of Sweatshops, Subcontracting, and the ' Runaway Shop'
  • Awareness and Action: Combating Poor Labor Practices
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: Madeleine Vionnet, Elizabeth Hawes, and Max Meyer: Historical Perspectives on Labor Practices
  • At a Glance: Labels: Advocacy and Awareness
  • 6. Treatment of Animals
  • Introduction
  • Nineteenth-century Feather Debate
  • Fur in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  • Fur Trapping
  • Fur Farming
  • Rise of the Anti-Fur Movement
  • Sustainable Alternatives
  • Conclusion
  • At a Glance: Tortoiseshell, Ivory, and Reptile Skins
  • At a Glance: Faux Furs
  • Conclusion.

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