Educating the Next Generation: Fashion Schools and Sustainable Design
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| author | Dr. Ritu Madhan, |
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| contents | <p>The chapter <strong>“Educating the Next Generation: Fashion Schools and Sustainable Design”</strong> examines the crucial role of fashion education in promoting sustainability within the global fashion and textile industry. It highlights how the industry faces increasing environmental and social challenges such as textile waste, excessive resource consumption, and unethical labour practices. The chapter emphasizes that fashion schools play a key role in preparing future designers and professionals to address these issues by integrating sustainability into their curricula. It discusses educational approaches that incorporate concepts such as zero-waste design, up-cycling, circular fashion, responsible material sourcing, and ethical production practices. The chapter also explores the role of technological innovations, including digital prototyping, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence, in supporting sustainable design processes. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of industry collaborations, fashion activism, and global cultural perspectives in shaping responsible design thinking. By combining creativity, ethical awareness, and interdisciplinary learning, fashion education can empower students to become change agents capable of driving sustainable transformation in the fashion industry.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Educating the Next Generation: Fashion Schools and Sustainable Design Dr. Ritu Madhan, Sustainable Fashion Fashion Education <p>The chapter <strong>“Educating the Next Generation: Fashion Schools and Sustainable Design”</strong> examines the crucial role of fashion education in promoting sustainability within the global fashion and textile industry. It highlights how the industry faces increasing environmental and social challenges such as textile waste, excessive resource consumption, and unethical labour practices. The chapter emphasizes that fashion schools play a key role in preparing future designers and professionals to address these issues by integrating sustainability into their curricula. It discusses educational approaches that incorporate concepts such as zero-waste design, up-cycling, circular fashion, responsible material sourcing, and ethical production practices. The chapter also explores the role of technological innovations, including digital prototyping, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence, in supporting sustainable design processes. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of industry collaborations, fashion activism, and global cultural perspectives in shaping responsible design thinking. By combining creativity, ethical awareness, and interdisciplinary learning, fashion education can empower students to become change agents capable of driving sustainable transformation in the fashion industry.</p> |
| title | Educating the Next Generation: Fashion Schools and Sustainable Design |
| topic | Sustainable Fashion Fashion Education |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18927106 |