Sustainable Fashion: A Handbook for Educators

17

publications

Information about additional books, reports and factsheets
is available on the Fashioning an Ethical Industry website at
http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/

Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
This is the first book to bring together a wide range of
sustainability issues that impact on the design of garments.
It covers, amongst other issues, fabrics, dyes, speed, lightness
and localism. The book introduces practical alternatives and
designers incorporating sustainability ideas into their work.

Fletcher, K. (2008) Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design
Journeys, Earthscan

Sustainable Fashion: Why now?
The chapters in this book cover sustainability issues
associated with the environment, people and processes
that designers, consumers and others face when creating
and wearing apparel. The book draws on a range of
perspectives and presents new ways of thinking about
sustainable fashion.

Hethorn, J. & Ulasewicz, C. (2008). Sustainable fashion: Why
now? Fairchild Books.

Sense

Sense is a new magazine for fashion students, covering

everything from business ethics to sourcing fair trade

fabrics. It is packed full of industry tips and profiles

of students designing an ethical industry. Sense offers

inspiration and ideas for students wanting to learn about

ethics in fashion and get involved in creating change while

at university or college.

Higginson, H. (2008) Sense, Fashioning an Ethical Industry.

dEsIgn