the future of fashion...

The future is ours.

The future of fashion relies on us to rethink the way we think about fashion, about consumption and about the environment.

We have looked at many examples of sustainable fashion alternatives, from second-hand to 'grown' new; and from the upcycling of waste to no waste at all.

We have looked at the damage and devastation of our planet caused by the fashion industry and considered solutions to the problem.

Described, has been a sustainable fashion future where balance can be restored within the environment.

This last post will highlight how progress is being made and how this proposed future is now becoming a reality.

Forum for the Future are an independent, non-profit organisation; working globally with business and government to create a sustainable future. 

Their aim is to inspire new thinking, to build creative partnerships and develop practical solutions with the environment in mind.

'At Forum for the Future, we are passionate about creating a brighter, more sustainable future for everyone.' (forumforthefuture.org)

Through a project with Levi Strauss & Co., Forum for the Future created four future scenarios of the fashion industry in a call for a sustainable fashion industry.

President of Levi Strauss & Co., John Anderson, said of the project, 'For the fashion industry to be sustainable economically, it must be sustainable socially and environmentally too. These provocative scenarios challenge all of us to look beyond the short term and use our collective power to work to create the kind of positive world we'd like to see in 2025.' (forumforthefuture.org)

Click here to view 'Community Couture', 'Patchwork Planet', 'Slow is Beautiful' and 'Techno-Chic' on Forum for the Future's YouTube channel.

 

The London College of Fashion opened the doors to the Centre for Sustainable Fashion in 2008. Similarly to Forum for the Future, they support industry transformation through sustainable business development. 

Ambassador, Caryn Franklin describes that, 'The Centre for Sustainable Fashion is a trailblazer, helping all of us to a better understanding of why the pursuit sustainability must be on par with the pursuit of business building and design innovation.'

Through research, education and business, the Centre for Sustainable Fashion support, inspire and create innovative approaches to fashion.

Click here to view galleries of work from recent MA graduates of Fashion and the Environment at London College of Fashion.

The Sustainable Fashion Initiative is particularly special as it is the product of the combined efforts of 3 students from Princeton University, who hoping to promote a socially and environmentally responsible understanding of fashion to their campus.

From the 3rd to the 5th May, as part of what they are calling, 'Princeton Fashion Week', sustainable design and innovation will be celebrated through design contests, workshops, and of course, a sustainable fashion show!

The students aim to bring consumers, thought leaders and industry professionals together, to explore all areas of sustainable fashion design. (hercampus.com, 2012)

Click here to have a look at the SFI's Face Book page. 

As we have seen, the fashion industry of today relies on change; with the changing of trends and the changing of seasons. It has been said even that, 'fashion is change' (Wilson, 2003).

Well, if fashion is change; then, change.