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#CA-02-13 Fashion and Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World
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30h - Last Update
October 29, 2020
About Course
London College of Fashion
Description
How can we make fashion more sustainable?
Fashion is a global industry worth $2.4 trillion, employing around 50 million people, and is said to be one of the world’s most polluting industries.
Fashion has the power to make positive change, re-imagining currently damaging systems.
Get an introduction to sustainable fashion design, research and business practice, with this course from London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion, supported by luxury fashion group Kering.
On this course, you’ll explore key sustainability issues, agendas and contexts associated with luxury fashion.
Who will you learn with?
Professor Dilys Williams FRSA is Director of Centre for Sustainable Fashion, a University of the Arts Research Centre based at London College of Fashion.
Education for Sustainability Leader at Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion
Who developed the course?
London College of Fashion, UAL is a world leader in fashion design, media and business education. We have been nurturing creative talent for over a century, offering courses in all things fashion.
What Will I Learn?
- Discuss the complex nature of sustainability through the introduction to materials sourcing for luxury fashion; informed decision making; and creative realisation of ideas.
- Apply understanding of fashion & sustainability knowledge and reflection to your practice through manifesto creation and design thinking processes.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of key sustainability agendas, issues and contexts associated with luxury fashion design, production and consumption.
- Debate current and emerging perspectives, design approaches and business strategies relevant to the contexts of planetary boundaries and human equality.
- Develop innovative approaches to fashion that can contribute to ecological resilience and thriving societies.
Topics for this course
Welcome to the course?
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE ARTICLE
INTRODUCTION VIDEO (02:29)00:02:29
WHY FASHION AND SUSTAINABILITY? VIDEO (09:48)00:09:48
MAPPING ACTIVITY ARTICLE
SAY HELLO AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF DISCUSSION
Sustainability and luxury fashion?
PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY ARTICLE
THE KERING PERSPECTIVE VIDEO (06:23)00:06:23
THE CSF PERSPECTIVE VIDEO (06:34)00:06:34
THE CSF FRAMEWORK ARTICLE
WHY IS SUSTAINABILITY IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE? DISCUSSION
WHAT I VALUE IN THE WORLD ARTICLE
What are the agendas that affect sustainability??
THE FOUR AGENDAS ARTICLE
WHAT ARE THE AGENDAS FOR SUSTAINABILITY? AUDIO00:00:00
EXPLORING THE AGENDAS ARTICLE
REFLECTING ON THE AGENDAS DISCUSSION
WHAT IS A MANIFESTO? VIDEO (04:23)00:04:23
EXPLORING THE MANIFESTO ARTICLE
NEXT STEPS ARTICLE
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is aimed at those working in fashion, fashion education, and those with an interest in sustainability in the fashion industry.
