WHY SLOW MATERIALISM

Creating a wasteful world – Baby Clothing

  https://www.facebook.com/ksps/videos/331155800705102/   Readers of eco-feminism would agree that feminist ideas have a place in the sustainability discussion. In our daily lives, most of us probably don't think of the negative environmental effects of gender stereotypes; we nag about the price difference or in my case, being a woman that does not particularly like to colour …

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What would you like the future fashion experience to be – A, B, C or D?

The future isn't set in stone and we can all influence it and make choices that take those baby-steps (because, yes, change can be very slow) towards a better future for all of us. However, it can be very difficult to see what those steps can be. I believe that for a sustainable fashion future, …

Imagining futures for the fashion industry

A few days after submitting the MA Fashion Futures dissertation, my mind is still editing it, and I have tell myself to stop - it's done - on to the next step! But I might never be done with this subject of how we as designers work and how it affects the future. And I …

What if our clothes were only half-finished?

Thoughts and inspiration can come from anywhere, as when randomly picking up a magazine on the tube because it slid behind you and the seat when you sat down and then absentmindedly starting to read it until something catches your eye. In this case it was an article about the architect Alejandro Aravena's work in the Chilean favelas, making half-houses, or in a sense half-finished houses.

Neither superficial nor insignificant

Why should fashion design not be taken seriously as a way to shape the future?

What is really sustainable fashion?

Ethical fashion, eco fashion,  sustainable fashion... I completely understand the confusion when these terms are being used. And I've come across several articles recently that confound sustainable fashion with eco/eco-friendly/environmetally friendly fashion. The latter terms have been less used in recent times as sustainability seems now to apply only to concerns about the environment. As …

Sketching out scenarios for the fashion industry

Lately I've almost felt more like a cartoonist than a fashion designer, and frankly it's been fun. Researching technology, trend forecasts and theories people have about the future of the fashion industry in order to make up my own ideas of how things could develop and then sketching out my scenarios, so that I can …

Future Fashion Survey

I have created a questionnaire as a part om my MA research. I believe the future is for us all to shape together. Therefore I want to present you with four future fashion scenarios. The scenarios represent consumer experiences that are based on existing predictions and emerging technologies and how they are being used and …

Why things are not just things

Having my bike stolen last Sunday has reminded me why I am doing this project.