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INTRO:

What’s the problem in education, and in luxury system

Consumerism, capitalism

Lack of general knowledge, also customers priorities (considering the price point )

Who what where when? Western, developed countries in the 21st century

1. PRIMARY RESEARCH

Consumers, fashion students, teachers - survey

Sellers Interview

Interview teachers (leo, katarina, abdullah)

1. The consumerist lifestyle - Consumers priorities

Capitalism

FAST FASHION

Sustainable Trend

Therefore greenwashing - what it is, how its used, the consequences

Comparison luxury/fast fashion greenwashing marketing techniques (Disposable models /trends in fashion)

PROBLEM

1. Education

Problem/consequences: education today
study cases - who is doing right / who is doing it wrong

https://www.tun.com/blog/top-10-sustainable-fashion-schools-in-the-world/

SOLUTION: Education
How to make it a habit- self awareness

what makes a platform successful on educating the customer and what doesn't

Teaching a younger generation- workshops and activities (interactive education)

1. ADVICE/RECOMMENDATION

Kids

university

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1. Before you started working, have you been educated/trained on sustainability?

1. If yes, how extensive/detailed was it?

1. Do you think customers are aware/consider sustainability in fashion when shopping?

1. In recent years, have you noticed a change of mindset in sustainability in customers?

1. When consumers come in, do they ask if the brand is sustainable and ethical?

1. When consumers come in, do they ask how the particular garment was made and sourced?

1. What are the main sustainability requirements for Selfridges to sell products from brands?

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1. How long have you been working in the educational system?

2. Where are you currently teaching?

3. Do you implement sustainability in education?
How?

1. What are your goals when teaching students on sustainability?

2. Do your students take interest on sustainable fashion
OR

Do you consider they are well informed and educated in the subject?

>> suggestion: How do your students view sustainability in fashion ?

1. In your experience, what are the most effective methods to successfully teach about sustainability?

2. Could you share an experience in which you successfully impacted a student on sustainable fashion? What methods did you use?

1. What challenges do you face when teaching sustainability?

1. What does sustainable fashion mean to you?

>> I would avoid term “Sustainable Fashion” and substitute it either Sustainability in Fashion or Sustainable Fashion Industry

1. What is something that you wish people knew about sustainable fashion?

>>>who do you mean by people ? Regular consumers, professionals...?

1. How do you expect sustainability to be implemented in education in the future?

>>>maybe how you like to see it implemented or how do you believe sustainability should be implemented...

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UNESCO

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) empowers learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to address the interconnected global challenges we are facing, including climate change, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, poverty and inequality.

Learning must prepare students and learners of all ages to find solutions for the challenges of today and the future. Education should be transformative and allow us to make informed decisions and take individual and collective action to change our societies and care for the planet.

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) empowers learners with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to take informed decisions and make responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society.

Education for Sustainable Development is a lifelong learning process and an integral part of quality education. It enhances the cognitive, social and emotional and behavioral dimensions of learning. It is holistic and transformational, and encompasses learning content and outcomes, pedagogy and the learning environment itself.

ESD is recognized as a key enabler of all Sustainable Development Goals and achieves its purpose by transforming society. ESD empowers people of all genders, ages, present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity.

https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-development/what-is-esd

https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-sustainable-development

STEPHEN STERLING

https://www.sustainableeducation.co.uk/

1. How should – and how can – education and learning be re-thought and re-configured to make a significant and central contribution to achieving a more sustainable and just world?

What changes may be required in the way we view and practice education and learning if they are to contribute fundamentally to such a change of consciousness?

These questions of course contain an implicit critique – that Western and Westernised educational systems are not responding adequately to contemporary conditions and urgent crises.

A great deal of learning, both everyday and through formal education, makes no positive difference to a more sustainable future, and overall, the net effect ofsuch education is likely to be exacerbating systemic conditions of unsustainability.

Paraphrasing the eminent American environmental educator David Orr – how can education be part of the ‘solution’ rather than part of problem?

SEED LEARNING

https://se-ed.co.uk/edu/

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY - EFS

https://sustainabilityinschools.edu.au/what-is-efs

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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer the following questions. We’re very thankful for your help and being able to use your knowledge in this research project. We hope that after doing some research and  with your help we will eventually able to answer the following question:

How would educating the customer on sustainable buying would impact the luxury fashion business?

QUESTIONS:

1. How long have you been working in the educational system?

2. Where are you currently teaching?

3. Have you heard of sustainable education? - depends on who we are interviewing

1. Do you implement sustainability in education?
How?

1. What are your goals when teaching students on sustainability?

2. Do your students take interest on sustainable fashion

Do you consider they are well informed and educated in the subject?

1. In your experience, what are the most effective methods to successfully teach about sustainability?

2. Could you share an experience in which you successfully impacted a student on sustainable fashion? What methods did you use?

1. What challenges do you face when teaching sustainability?

1. What does sustainable fashion mean to you?

1. What is something that you wish people knew about sustainable fashion?

1. How do you expect sustainability to be implemented in education in the future?

2. What are your thoughts on how the luxury /fast fashion brands  are working towards the sustainability imperative?

3. Any final thoughts on any problems that the educational system faces or is lacking when educating the customer/buyers students

Do we have to make them sign something

Emailing:

Matheo
Leo

Katarina
Abdullah

Sally

Calline

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How would educating the customer on sustainable buying would impact the luxury fashion business?

INTRO:

What’s the problem in education, and in luxury system

Consumerism, capitalism

Lack of general knowledge, also customers priorities (considering the price point )

Who what where when? Western, developed countries in the 21st century

1. PRIMARY RESEARCH

Consumers, fashion students, teachers - survey

Sellers Interview

Interview teachers (leo, katarina, abdullah)

1. The consumerist lifestyle

Consumers priorities  https://www.fashionrevolution.org/resources/consumer-survey/

FAST FASHION

Sustainable Trend

Therefore greenwashing - what it is, how its used, the consequences

Comparison luxury/fast fashion greenwashing marketing techniques (Disposable models /trends in fashion)

PROBLEM

1. Education

Problem/consequences: education today
study cases - who is doing right / who is doing it wrong

https://www.tun.com/blog/top-10-sustainable-fashion-schools-in-the-world/

SOLUTION: Education
How to make it a habit- self awareness

what makes a platform successful on educating the customer and what doesn't

Teaching a younger generation- workshops and activities (interactive education)

1. ADVICE/RECOMMENDATION

Kids

university

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Wednesday 9th June

1pm  - 1.45pm  in person

GOSWELL ROAD CAFEE
https://goo.gl/maps/3q4Hkgxrf49nNGKR9

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https://www.businessoffashion.com/briefings/sustainability/can-designers-bring-progressive-values-to-big-brands

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https://www.tun.com/blog/top-10-sustainable-fashion-schools-in-the-world/

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The Curriculum has been co-created by CSF and Kering, bringing together expert knowledge in fashion design for sustainability and industry practice in luxury fashion. Through this co-creation process, CSF and Kering are empowering a new kind of fashion graduate who can drive change and support sustainable practices and innovation within the industry.

The Curriculum seeks students who are intrigued by the idea of exploring fashion as a contributor to a nature and humanity centred future. Whether knowledge and experience in sustainability already distinguishes a student's work, or this curiosity is in its first form, the Curriculum welcomes a diverse mix of students from a spectrum of fashion disciplines - communication, business and design, theory and practice. Students work collaboratively in teams, cross fertilizating ideas and mirroring industry practice.

During the 15-week programme, students participate in a range of activities, exploring the context of our times from different perspectives, to identify how fashion might transform itself and contribute to societies, cultures, and economies, responding to one of a set number of challenges.

Eligible students will hear more about how to get involved through the collaborative unit this term.

Read more about the education side of the partnership in ' Transition to Transformation in Education for Sustainability ' by Dilys Williams

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Fashion Education for Sustainability: Kering

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The Curriculum has been co-created by CSF and Kering, bringing together expert knowledge in fashion design for sustainability and industry practice in luxury fashion. Through this co-creation process, CSF and Kering are empowering a new kind of fashion graduate who can drive change and support sustainable practices and innovation within the industry.

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The issue of sustainability as it relates to fashion is nothing new. Wasteful production methods, harmful fabric dyes, and the fast fashion model have all been topics of discussion in regard to the effects they have on the environment for decades. But in recent years, the dialogues surrounding the issue have become increasingly serious among designers and consumers alike. Considering fashion is one of the top two polluting industries in the world, second only to oil, such conversations have never been more pertinent or urgent. "Fashion is getting away with murder," declared sustainable design magnate Stella McCartney at a panel discussion at the London College of Fashion held last year. "There needs to be more systems in place, more vigorous testing, and as a customer you can do that, you can challenge the people who are making your fashion."

More and more, consumers are doing just that. "People are becoming increasingly aware of who is making their clothes, where they are being made, and how they are being made," explains Shannon Cooney, a 21-year-old senior at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology whose thesis collection centers on sustainable skiwear. "If we all just took a second to ask ourselves, Why is this garment so cheap? Who made it? Are they being paid well? Then we can help change the business of fast fashion." This method of thinking isn't uncommon among American fashion design students. In fact, after speaking with professors and students from four of the most prominent design schools in the country - Parsons, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and the Savannah College of Art and Design - we discovered that sustainability is intrinsically woven into all of their fashion design programs, though some more than others.

"At Parsons, we really want our approach to sustainability to be holistic - we don't want sustainable design to be just a niche subject you can study, but a part of fashion as a whole," explains Brendan McCarthy, who serves as an assistant professor of fashion at the school. "We want sustainability to go beyond these superficial ideas dealing only with materials," he continues, adding that the sourcing, dyeing, and creation of textiles only make up the tip of the problem's iceberg. "We're looking at it from a systems perspective and are asking students to think critically. We're asking them to design each part of the process, not just the outcome." Brendan believes that if students can do that, their design processes will then automatically not only promote sustainability within fashion, but within the human rights sector as well.

Take, for example, the thesis project of Parsons senior Kendall Warson, titled The Kellektiv. "It is a movement that aims to denormalize body violence by empowering young women to speak up about it and connect with one another through fashion," she says. To boil it down to the basics, young women are encouraged to share their stories about bodily harm through clothing by providing a garment that has symbolic meaning to them, which is then reassembled with other pieces of clothing from fellow young women, and given back. Other individuals who want to support the movement can donate T-shirts, which are converted into ribbons that are used for the reconstruction of the garments. "The system grows a collective consciousness and encourages collective advocacy in private and public spheres through sharing, giving, exchanging, and reassembling existing garments," explains Kendall, adding that it also employs closed-loop fashion.

While Parsons takes an exceptionally deep approach to sustainability, SCAD, FIT, and FIDM all heavily weave the topic into their fashion courses as well, proving that it's truly becoming a normalized and almost expected practice for designers to incorporate into their brands. Across all four of the institutions, sustainable textile sourcing and creation and sustainable production methods are covered.

At SCAD, there is a heavy emphasis on zero- or low-waste practices. "One of the most dynamic exercises we do is take our students to the local Salvation Army so they can see the vast amounts of cast-off clothes that are donated each month, understand how many are resold, and then recognize how much is still left," says Michael Fink, the dean of the School of Fashion. "The amount of clothes that are not sold each month is staggering. And, that's just in Savannah." Students are then encouraged to up-cycle - or repurpose - such garments and reconstruct them into their own masterpieces. Zero-waste pattern techniques, which produce little to no waste material, are also a focus. "We have to change," states Michael. "The amount of resources used to manufacture even a T-shirt is astounding."

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The Coolest Eco-Friendly Fashion Collections Are by STUDENTS

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The issue of sustainability as it relates to fashion is nothing new. Wasteful production methods, harmful fabric dyes, and the fast fashion model have all been topics of discussion in regard to the effects they have on the environment for decades. But in recent years, the dialogues surrounding the issue have become increasingly serious among designers and consumers alike.

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here is the platform previous ABM students did :

https://fash2act.wordpress.com
Also instagram :
@fash_act

And above some links from their pallet you might find useful

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- Divide work

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I had a meeting with this amazing lady about the launch of NICER programme where the focus is not only on circular design and systems in fashion but also understanding habits and psychology of consumers. I asked her if you can contact her for possible interview for your project.
I hope you will, she is very knowledgeable:

mailto:sharon.baurley@rca.ac.uk

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who are the professional of the industry - list of names/persons you would like to contact
- what you are trying to find out
- think about the questions

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Making it a habit

- How exactly will you educate the customer,  how do you make people to be interested

- Primary research
who are the professional of the industry - list of names/persons you would like to contact
- what you are trying to find out
- think about the questions

- do you have in mind any specific universities?
- marangoni education
(having donation of clothes in school)
- study cases - who is doing right / who is doing it wrong

- what makes a platform successful on educating the customer and what doesn't

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Interesting article from wgsn about sustainability strategies

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This is an invite only for IM tutors but I checked and I am able to invite one group :

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This is an invite only for IM tutors but I checked and I am able to invite one group :

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How would educating the customer on sustainable buying impact the luxury fashion business? 

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How would educating the customer on sustainable buying impact the luxury fashion business? 

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1. Need more secondary research ( more reports, articles, news....etc)
2. Analyse and summarize your secondary research - to see what already exists and what are the opportunities according to others + what you are missing, what you don't know
3. Decide on Primary research - what data do you need? what do you need to find out ? How ( survey , interview ...)
4. Mini - presentation slides
Topic + research questions
- overview of your research so far
- primary research ideas
- ideas for solutions to check and validate

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Strengths: time management  and organisation, graphic design, confident with creative projects.

Weakness: writing, public speaking

Opportunities: trust on other ideas as being in a group, provide new creative inputs and ideas

Threads: Frustration if I do not get what I expected, loosing of motivation and lose time management.

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STRENGTHS: good communicator, strong organisational skills, can-do attitude
WEAKNESSES: self criticism, self doubt, very high expectations
OPPORTUNITIES: working proactively in a group, motivating in group setting, honest group communicator
THREATS: disappointed when grades wanted not achieved, procrastinating

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Strengths: public speaking/presentation, graphic design, moodboards

Weakness: writing

Opportunities: learn of about sustainable living and apply it in daily life situations - dig deeper on basic knowledge

Threats: a very open subject theme

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Strengths: good communication/presentation skills, graphic design.

Weaknesses: Time management, public speaking, self doubt.

Opportunities: Learn how to work and collaborate in a team and provide valuable input, learn in-depth research skills

Threats: Scared/disappointed if grades are not what I expect, fear of loosing motivation.

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How would educating the customer on sustainable buying would impact the luxury fashion business? 

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How would educating the customer on sustainable buying would impact the luxury fashion business? 

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- sustainable buying as a lifestyle
- how to educate customer
- consequences / adapt

Katarina comments:
Main focus luxury "Luxury by default should be more sustainable" - how are they really working - most of them are mass producing

It would be good to compare mid-market and high street- compare the response to customers
Comparison could be interesting

Mention different markets and different issues - do no isolate completely luxury fashion

luxury vs fast fashion

- Encourage observation

- CHART - the type of customer, education, attitude, influences (doest it overlap, changes)

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is the luxury rental and second hand the two main circular models for fashion industry?

>> structure/plan:
1. explain/define
2.examples (depop, real real etc)
3. experiences/survey
4. pros/cons - critical evaluation (numbers)
5.alternatives/suggestions and recommendations

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How can education help achieve sustainable development?

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How can education help achieve sustainable development?

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How can we incorporate a sustainable lifestyle approach through education?

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How can we incorporate a sustainable lifestyle approach through education?

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How can societies though education normalise sustainable approaches in lifestyles? 

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How can societies though education normalise sustainable approaches in lifestyles? 

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https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/solving-fashions-biggest-issues-overproduction-and-overconsumption

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https://www.universityoffashion.com/blog/making-fashion-without-making-waste-amazing-textile-innovations-made-from-food-by-products/

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A FRAMEWORK FOR SHAPING SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES  

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A FRAMEWORK FOR SHAPING SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES  

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https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sites/default/files/a_framework_for_shaping_sustainable_lifestyles_determinants_and_strategies_0.pdf

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LIVING SIMPLY AND EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY 

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LIVING SIMPLY AND EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY 

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https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/meet-our-people/careers-blog/nirvana

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CONSUMER SENTIMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION

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CONSUMER SENTIMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION

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https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/survey-consumer-sentiment-on-sustainability-in-fashion

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Zero waste store from the zero waste documentary :)

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Zero waste store from the zero waste documentary :)

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I am going to be purchasing these bars for the third time now (probably should just subscribe!) and don't think I will ever go back to traditional shampoo and conditioner. I had sampled shampoo and conditioner bars in the past but not been impressed. These bars from ZeroWasteStore are amazing if you give them the chance. The shampoo lathers extremely well and leaves my hair feeling clean, while the conditioner bar leaves my hair so soft. Ever since I have begun using these products, my hair feels healthier and looks really nice when air drying. I haven't used an anti-frizz product or blow dried my hair in a year! (Yes, this may be because we're in quarantine, but I think I'd need to do so less anyway after using these products). If it's your first time using, just keep in mind that it takes a little while to get used to using bars instead of the liquid kind -- especially the conditioner. I just smooth the bar gently over every part of my hair and leave it in for the rest of my shower; my hair comes out very soft afterward.

Make sure to keep these in tins of some kind to protect them from shower water. Highly recommend!

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Zero Waste Store - Zero Waste Products and Package Free Shop

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Zero Waste Store offers all natural, sustainably sourced, eco-friendly, plastic-free alternatives to items people use in their everyday lives, at an affordable price! All of our products are free from toxins, chemicals, plastic, and more. Lead the trend of sustainability by switching to zero waste products today!

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How 2020 shaped consumers’ behaviours and attitudes to sustainability.

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How 2020 shaped consumers’ behaviours and attitudes to sustainability.

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Sustainable consumer behaviour and lifestyle 2023

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Read our latest findings on sustainable consumer and their lifestyles among other influences, have shaped consumer behaviours on sustainability in 2023.

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HOW TO INCORPORATE A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE

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HOW TO INCORPORATE A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE

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CDC’s sustainability page provides information on the Agency’s sustainability performance and information for the public on healthy and environmentally friendly practices.

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LEATHER MADE FROM PINEAPPLES IS THE NEXT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FASHION TREND 

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LEATHER MADE FROM PINEAPPLES IS THE NEXT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FASHION TREND 

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https://www.countryliving.com/uk/news/news/a1555/pineapple-leather/

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https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/retail/the-secret-way-people-buy-and-sell-secondhand-clothes

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Gissel Rios is on the hunt for a coat.

Specifically, she's after the Elizabeth Suzann wool "cocoon" coat. It won't be easy to find: the Nashville-based brand closed during the pandemic, and rarely surfaces on resale sites like Poshmark or The RealReal.

Her last, best hope: Instagram accounts like Noihsaf.Bazaar and Sell/Trade Slow Fashion, which posts pre-worn items by small, sustainable brands such as Babaà, Ilana Kohn and yes, Elizabeth Suzann. Should the elusive cocoon coat surface, Rios can post a comment indicating her interest and, assuming she beats out tens of thousands of other potential buyers, wait for the seller to send a direct message to arrange shipping and payment.

This way of shopping is, in some respects, a return to the earliest days of e-commerce, predating Poshmark and even eBay, when online shopping was more like a treasure hunt, and transactions relied on good faith on the part of buyer and seller.

While accounts like Noihsaf - that's "fashion" spelled backward - have existed for years, they are growing faster than ever thanks to heightened social media usage fuelled by the pandemic. The appeal is undeniable: prices are cheaper because there's little commission involved. Like-minded shoppers quickly form into tight-knit communities, and while it can take work to track down the perfect coat or bag, it's a gentler form of commerce, followers of these accounts say.

"On Poshmark, it seems like the focus can be a lot more on thrifting and then flipping things," said Rios, a 27-year-old grad student who recently shifted her secondhand shopping from the platform to Noihsaf. "The focus [at Noihsaf] is more on selling items that you don't feel connected to anymore rather than selling for profit."
How It Works
Research firm Cowen estimates that the resale and rental "recommerce market" reached 14 percent of the total fashion market last year, versus 7 percent in 2019.

Next to resale giants like Poshmark and The RealReal, pre-worn apparel sales through Instagram make up a tiny portion of the global secondhand market. They are growing fast though: Awoke Vintage, a chain of three secondhand stores in Brooklyn, generated about 20 percent of its sales via Instagram Stories last year, up from about 10 percent in 2019, said founder and owner Liz Power. Kate Lindello, who created Noihsaf.Bazaar and several other accounts taking a similar approach to homeware and other categories, said total transactions grew nearly 70 percent in 2020.

Stocking obscure labels can be fun and addictive. So are low prices. Noihsaf charges a flat fee of $3.80 for every item sold through the account, as opposed to taking a percentage of sales. On Noihsaf, buyers are first-come, first-serve - whoever comments their zip code on a listing first gets to buy it. On Sell/Trade Slow Fashion, winning buyers are chosen by a random number generator.

"Something about that just draws me there, the little bit of competition," said Amanda Niello, 34, regarding Noihsaf.Bazaar. "It's fun. I turn on notifications [for the account] so I can be one of the first people."

Each secondhand account sets its own standards for what to sell. Sell/Trade Slow Fashion has a set list of brands it carries, while Noihsaf often rejects listings because the products are made by fast fashion companies or even mainstream luxury labels.

Buyers and sellers say they often bond over a sale, which can even turn into real-life friendships. Rios said she has connected with sellers on Noihsaf.Bazaar after seeing their email addresses and finding out they share an alma mater. One of Lindello's first customers eventually became her child's dentist.

"There is a huge community of women on Instagram who are into slow, ethical fashion and are conscious about how our pieces are made, not being wasteful and supporting small businesses," said Ayana Moore, a 27-year-old freelance graphic designer based in San Jose, Calif. "That's why pages like Noihsaf.Bazaar and Sell/Trade Slow Fashion are so popular."
Lessons for Big Resellers
Poshmark too touts its community of "Poshers," and encourages sellers to attend meet-ups and comment on each other's posts.

Shoppers who frequent the Instagram accounts say they feel the communities that form there are more organic, in part because selling to strangers requires a degree of trust. Many of the sites also are built around ethical consumption or sustainability, so buyers and sellers share common interests.

Big resale websites promise buyers their money back if a product is counterfeit and protect the entire transactional process to make sure sellers mail out what they sold. On these accounts, however, the only recourse against counterfeits and no-payment buyers is banning them on Instagram.

"This [culture] came from the blogger world before Instagram," Lindello said. "I had a blog and there was a group of us who were focused on independent designers ... we were into boutiques like Totokaelo and [Portland-based] Frances May, and we were never into fast fashion or luxury."

Lindello is in the process of rolling out a separate e-commerce marketplace for Noihsaf, one that would no longer be reliant on Instagram but still leverage the community that lives in the social media network. She has a solid customer base to work with: her accounts receive 2.5 million unique impressions per week, according to Lindello.

Brands can learn from the community that Lindello has built, said Meredith Fineman, an author, publicist and resale aficionado who dedicated a newsletter and a podcast to the topic. Companies like Poshmark and The RealReal can look at user interactions on accounts such as Noihsaf.Bazaar and encourage community-building within their own base of sellers and buyers. Instead of promoting products alone, they could highlight individual members of their seller community, for instance - something that Depop has excelled in.

"People want to know where their stuff is coming from" Fineman said, especially if that stuff used to be owned by someone who can be their friend.

Resale platforms could also incentivise user interaction by creating forums around niche interests, such as slow fashion or tips for living a more sustainable lifestyle. Most resale sites discourage users from facilitating transactions outside the platform, but encouraging more private, one-on-one communication will serve as a customer loyalty tool over time.

"People really want connections," Fineman said. "So if you could connect over something that feels like a fun secret, a little community, that feeling is rad."

Related Articles:
The Resale Gold Rush Rolls On For Brands, Is Resale Actually Worth It? Selling Fashion on Instagram: Expectation vs. Reality

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Gissel Rios is on the hunt for a coat. Specifically, she's after the Elizabeth Suzann wool "cocoon" coat. It won't be easy to find: the Nashville-based brand closed during the pandemic, and rarely surfaces on resale sites like Poshmark or The RealReal.

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We think this a collaborative project and everyone has an valuable opinion. Everyone is in charge of research which will be assigned individually further along the line.

Graphic will be done on google docs so that everyone can edit and add. Mahi, Eva and Anael know how to use Photoshop, illustrator, Indesign, and can collaborate on creative.

Hana will be taking care of primary research, such as survey and interviews.

We will all experience /test out the subject by downloading apps, going to thrift store as a group.

Anael will be managing the group tasks, assignments and meeting.

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What helps collaboration?
Communicating, meeting each other, discussing and exchanging ideas and thoughts.

What are the benefits to collaboration?
Different view points, effective critical and in depth reasoning behind a reasearch topic.

What are some ways you can ensure success in your own collaborations?
Having assigned tasks for everyone in the group, zoom meetings, boosting and encouraging each other and our morals, appreciating each other's ideas and efforts, and working together in harmony.

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What helps collaboration? Communication, seeing each other and working in person, assigning tasks

What are the benefits to collaboration?
More insights, differents opinions, more hands and brains on a subject

What are some ways you can ensure success in your own collaborations?
Having a group chat, deciding who researches what, doing zoom meetings and meeting in person

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Hi ladiess xx let's post everything we sent over the whatsap group on padlet :-)

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What helps collaboration? Creating new ideas, communication with others, discussing and resolving ideas.

What are the benefits to collaboration? Different points of view, new ideas and thoughts, dealing with different perspectives.

What are some ways you can ensure success in your own collaborations? Meeting with people of the group in person or by zoom, time management during the tasks

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1. Are you a professional or student? Which industry do you study/work in?

Fashion, business, creative, finance,

2. Do you buy sustainable clothes?
Yes - no

3.  What’s the latest item you’ve bought?

Bag,
shoes,
clothes,
jewelry,
makeup

Where from?

Online, instore

4. What is your main priority when shopping for clothes?
Quality,
Cost,
Fashion trends,
if it’s ethical or not,
sustainable

6. Have you ever been educated about sustainability?

In school,
documentary,
book

7. Do you educate yourself about sustainability?
Yes - no

If yes, how?
Articles,
books,
documentaries,
stores

8. Which ones do you consider to be the top three most polluted industries?

9. Are you concerned about the social, environmental and ethical impacts of the fashion industry on the world?
Yes, no

10 .What do you think ‘sustainable clothing’ means? (choose all that apply)
Over-priced
Reduction in chemicals used
Fair labor practices
Hippie fashion
Durable, long lasting
Recycled fabrics

11. How often do you recycle your wardrobe?

Every year,
twice a year,
once every couple of months

How?

Donate,
sell online,
sell in thrift stores,
throw it away,
Make something
new out of it, gift
it to family member or frieds

12. Have you ever felt overwhelmed when hearing about sustainability - for ex in class, in articles news, posts, etc

Yes, no

13. If yes - have you consciously decided to avoid the subject?
Yes, no