Draft Manifestos by LCF

Honor Nature

csfxfuture — 2019-02-21 15:08:41 UTC

LCF MA Graduate: Elliot Todd
My manifesto aims to change the language behind ecology and sustainability. The yellow sticky notes represent traditional language associated with sustainability and the pink is the new approach, making it less negative and more relatable to a younger audience. In the background of the video I wanted to show examples of nature growing and integrating itself in an urban setting like Shoreditch, showing that nature always finds a way to prevail, even in fashionable consumerist areas.

Format

I chose to create my manifesto in a Vine style format so it was quick, snappy and accessible to online platforms. Young people are using social media constantly and they are trend setters, the ones that can make the difference for the future of sustainability and fashion.

Cultural Agenda

csfxfuture — 2019-02-21 15:10:09 UTC

LCF MA Graduate: Bella Gonshorovitz
I have chosen the cultural agenda and the sentences that resonated with me the most in the brief were the last three:

- Myth and storytelling versus information led dialogues

- Changing habits and culturally acceptable practices

- Luxury fashion’s role in culture

I am fascinated with the place fashion currently occupy in our cultural and particularly the influence that big brands have in establishing behavioral norms - whether they acknowledge it or not.

I believe that those companies should embrace this and look into new paradigms of growth they could develop: personal and societal through portraying the true diversity of their clients, encourage acceptance and tolerance and educating towards more sustainable mind set through the promoted use of the goods they sell.

Format

The format I have chosen is a booklet - mostly consisting of one image/ collage per page with a short text. The message I was trying to convey is multifaceted and not straight forward, so I figured that dividing it into different pages and stages could be helpful.

I found the process of making it to be a good creative and analytical exercise: looking at issues that are important to me within the industry and culture, listening to my intuition and the areas I find most fascinating, thinking of the underlying issues and possible solution. It’s an empowering experience

Process:

I have started from the text, I split it into 10 statements (as number of pages)

The biggest challenge was to find the right imagery that would serve the text right - which brought me in some cases to opt for a collage.

I made most of it in Photoshop, while the collages were done by hand and scanned in. I feel quite confident using Photoshop and computer generated text to my handwriting - but I believe it would still have an impact whether I have chosen to do it purely by hand.

2019-02-28 23:26:10 UTC

CULTURAL AGENDA

2019-02-28 23:33:44 UTC

CULTURAL AGENDA

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ECOLOGICAL AGENDA

2019-02-28 23:34:40 UTC

CULTURAL & ECONOMIC AGENDA

Ecological Agenda

2019-03-01 15:48:34 UTC

ane_davilaalonso — 2019-03-02 10:01:39 UTC

Woman equality, we are the future

Ecological Manifesto

2019-03-04 08:16:25 UTC

Waste-reducing, reusable and easy to recycle pet clothes and accessories.

2019-03-04 20:18:42 UTC

2019-03-05 08:51:08 UTC

THE FWD LAB MANIFESTO

If you’ve looked closely into fashion & sustainability, you probably know that it is daunting. The amount of information, the different brands popping up, the influencers, the conferences, it is hard to make sense out of everything.

Every initiative you discover is exciting, every new innovation is full of hope.

But, suddenly, you hit a wall and discover a very pessimist truth: the only way to make a real difference is by not consuming or not producing anything anymore…

We all know this is not going to happen. Fashion is too integrated in modern society. And we all love it in our own way.

When looking in this space, different experts are constantly asked to think about new angles, new solutions: scientists, politicians, fashion designers, tech companies…

Weirdly enough, the ones which have not been included in the discussion are artists.

Why is it weird? At the core of fashion, there is creativity. And the desirability of a garment comes from the magic of creativity. This is what is going to make you want to buy it, you will want to own it. If on top of it for instance, the fabric does not hurt the environment, well, this becomes the perfect garment.

We need to change habits and culturally accepted practices. We need to change our vision, learn to look through different lenses. Art is one them.

Art has always been at the forefront of change. Art provokes new ways of thinking.

This is where The Forward Lab comes in: we give artists the platform to innovate, create, and participate in the future of fashion.

CULTURAL AGENDA

nathofstaetter — 2019-03-05 17:01:02 UTC

The base of my draft is:
1- “If 2016 was a year of opposing forces clashing, the push for sustainability was one common thread across the industry. Sustainability is becoming an important new driver of consumers’ purchasing decisions. more than 65% of consumers actively seek out sustainable fashion.” - Fashion Revolution data.
2- The way people buy clothes need to change, they need to know the truth behind every piece of clothing.
3. Young generation is seeking for sustainable consumption, transparency.
4. People should be aware of what their clothes come from. To know about the origin of each piece they buy. Where the material came from and if the workers are fairly paid. If the item is produced in a way that is not harmful to the animals and the environment. And consequently, big companies will have to change. The government must see and check each step of the process.
5. I am committed to investigate each piece of clothing before I buy and only buy if I really need it. I'll discuss this with my friends and family, and share every information that I have to increase people’s awareness.

2019-03-06 13:17:35 UTC

Draft Manifesto

Economical Agenda

Fact

In the “Fashion Transparency Index” of April 2016, top fashion companies like Chanel, Hermes, Prada, LVMH and others, scored a horribly low rate in their transparency practices. It is well know that this lack of practices can have major consequences for the environment and human rights: it can result in exploitation of workers, harsh working conditions, human inequality, degradation of our ecosystem, unfair pricing and value of products, “fake” information in the “made in” labels, and so on.

Values

I believe in the quality, beauty, life and the true and fair value of a piece of clothing. I believe that quality is certainly more important than quantity. And I feel that people aren’t aware of the importance of the role of the artisan/fashion professional.

Vision

I would love to be part of a system where product, workers, companies… where everything and everyone could respect and value each other, in a relationship with 100% transparency within our practice.

Change

It would be awesome if more companies would be more open and transparent about their practices. It would be also awesome if more companies would focus on educating their consumers, workers and future workers about their practices, about their respect and value for clothes and their craft.

Although I am not a company and in my point of view it is hard to change the system of how thing work alone… But I see myself in researching for other people that share the same values as me, and work with them in order to help to bring a change within our fashion system.

Commitment

I am committed in working in the fashion system in a fair, professional way. Where everything and everyone is valued and respected. I am committed in research sustainable possibilities and solutions when there isn’t. And I am committed to continue learning about the world and the craft of fashion in order to create beauty with clothes. Christian Dior once said, “They (couture gowns) are among the last items made by hand, the human hand, whose value is irreplaceable, because it gives its creations tht which no machine can ever give: poetry and life.”

Draf Manifesto

cbouchard3 — 2019-03-06 15:53:19 UTC

Cultural Agenda
Fashion is a great source of joy and fulfilment, but also and sadly of suffering and frustrations.

It shapes the body but also the mind, and consumers from all ages, countries and social background can develop a bad perfection of their body or of their personnality.

What they see in fashion magazines, on social media, in Luxury fashion shows and advertising doesn’t fit with what they see in their mirror, on their phone, in their real life.

Fashion should split up with the old world rules, the idea that it’s a pleasure dedicated to happy fews, investing their health and enormous amount of money to « stand out » in the most creative way.

All body shapes, all skin colors, all sizes, all origins should be able to at least recognize themselves and their values into fashion. We should make fashion image and communication tools as diverse and joyful as the fashion clients.

We still think the brand image with the same old scope of the French Couture Houses of the 50’s, dedicating the collection to etheral young and surreal young girls.

Slim and healthy can be nice, but we should always think about other kind of beauties, breaking strerotypes to create new ideals for all types of customers or fans.

Advertisers and clients should team up to tell Fashion and Luxury houses to change their point of view and impose them new unstandardized beauty, origin and age rules.

Draft Manifesto

2019-03-06 16:03:49 UTC

Manifesto: Social Agenda: My manifesto aims to addresses designers and fashion businesses to be more opened about their supply chain.

Personal Values: This matters to me because it offers a new perspective on how we perceive and wear clothing, and holds ideas for renewed excitement in a more sustainable, fair and technology driven global fashion system.

Video Clip Format: The format that I have chosen is a short two-minute video clip. The message that I am trying to convey is that brands and suppliers must act more transparently in order to develop an open source fashion industry. By being more open about their supply chain activities, fashion brands will be able to promote a more global sustainable social agenda.

Project Vision: I want to build social awareness about fast fashion and its terrifying working conditions in order to ensure a safer and better working environment for all of those involved within the production of fashion garments within the supply chain.

Important Facts: Fashion is an industry where Modern Day Slavery is allowed to thrive.

Commitment: I am committed to working in fashion in a way that does not devalue human life.

HANDMADE - the word and its meaning

2019-03-07 08:01:09 UTC

For this project of building a manifesto I decided to concentrate on one small part of what I wish to address in my own business and really make a clear and concise point.

The word HANDMADE is a word the has forever troubled me in our industry. The way it is used and the way it is perceived.

The word HANDMADE is exploited. It's often used to devalue underprivileged workers who are just as skilled within their crafts, yet are not given the same level of credit, in using this descriptive term.

Consumers often forget that all of their clothing and accessories have touched the precious hands of a human being.

They have forgotten to humanise what they wear.
This poster does not give the answers....it imposes questions. It is there to make you think about the humans and the big business behind the garments.

I want this poster to remind them. I would splash it all over the world if I could!

(by Marissa Ganino)

Draft Manifesto

2019-03-07 10:24:37 UTC

Ecological Agenda

Personal Values:
I believe that we only have one planet, one home. Therefore, fashion should not destroy our home- we should all work together to preserve our home and take inspiration from it.
Human consumption pattern has a massive effect on waste- we are filling landfills with unwanted clothing, there is a need to educate the public on the effects of fashion.

Format:
The manifesto will be a series of images and text in a form of an Instagram account. The ultimate goal is to educate people about the relationship between fashion and nature @projectfairfashion

Draft Manifesto

luismirandasanz73 — 2019-03-07 11:48:42 UTC

Social Agenda

Most of the clothes we wear are sewn by Asian women in unfortunate conditions.

We have to change the conditions. For people, especially for women. But also for the business itself.

We must get fair treatment to ALL workers. Equality in working conditions. With special reference to a decent, fair and sufficient salary. Access to education and training. And reconciliation work and family life

Companies that compete on equal terms in ALL parts of the planet. Either we get it in ALL countries or we will not get it in any of them.

Draft Manidesto Cultural agenda I like to question the status quo and I find it hard to care about what other people think. I believe we all can work together despite our differences and beliefs. That’s why I want to address sustainability as a future in the fashion world, which is also stylish yet ethical and would appeal to everyone. I want to banish the stereotypes and stigmas around the trends that fast fashion dictates, yet focus on the quality and uniqueness, personal style that is related to tolerance, human rights, equality and environment. Facts People easily fall for trends that fast fashion, influencers and celebrities dictate, yet these trends aren’t sustainable and are part of the consumerism that is so damaging to our planet. Behind the beautiful visuals and luxurious appeal in fashion there are major consequences for the environment and human rights that are left untold. I want sustainable fashion to appeal as trendy, modern, stylish, but also good for the environment. Values I value health, equality, unity, freedom and nature. When it comes to fashion these values are often dismissed for the sake of fitting in, meeting trends and looking rich. People are missing out the main point because of the amount of stereotypes that are still going around, as well as because the definition of happiness and success is still often portrayed as wealth. Vision Unity, ethical, modern, sustainable. Change In order to be sustainable we don’t need to make new stuff - we can recycle, upcycle and still be stylish and modern. I’m aiming for that kind of change in the sustainable fashion world that would also be ethical and not so focused on consumerism. Commitment Making second hand, recycled, upcycled luxurious and stylish. Format The manifesto will be a series of images and text in a PDF form which also will include infographics and a potential business idea.

bella_house00 — 2019-03-07 13:14:07 UTC

My Draft Manifesto

2019-03-07 15:05:28 UTC

My core values fit to Cultural Agenda.

Being mindful is what matters to make a difference in the way we dress

And to build meaningful connection with our beloved clothes.

We just need to buy less, but better pieces for a lasting relationship.

We just need to wear more because we love them.

It is our choice to make.

It is our investment to the kind of world that we want to live in.

The kind of world with enough natural resources and less waste for the future generations.

Agenda Economic: Apparel consumption is expected to rise by 63% from 62 million tons today to 102 million tons in 2030. (Global Fashion Agenda 2017) The UK disposes of 350,000 tonnes (£140 million worth) of clothing in landfills every year. (Greenpeace 2017) Nearly half of UK adults put tossed some clothing in the bin in the last 12 months. (WRAP 2011) Chip fast-fashion making clothes more non-valuable because of its intentional poor quality to manipulate consumers into buying more and more with their chip-make business model. That ignores human rights and ecological impact running chip labour race. It is also sad to see that people, including me, have been fed with the idea that more consumption will solve their problems. But the truth is they just end up poorer, leading to debts and depression. To me, clothes are a beautiful-creative tool, whether it is hand made or done with the latest technology. Tools that expresses and uplifts human nature and their individuality without ignoring their basic need. I value profit that comes from quality, not quantity. I believe we should have a formation of an official body that regulates a minimum price for individual items that can be sold, for example, a t-shirt cannot be sold for less than £20 in the UK. The official body also could set compulsory yearly targets on sustainability and ethicality of every fashion company. To sustain the values of every garment. Also, promoting designers that use their power to set healthy trends and slowing down fashion. As a designer, I no longer do it for catwalks, I design for people. The beauty of the designing is to go against the standards. I believe mass-market is a very selfish system, people don't care who made the clothes, and people that made these clothes don't care who they made them for. As a luxury designer, we all should come together and break that chain and show that we design for people, not for size 8 maniquens. That way we can set a trend of a 'value', that fast-fashion could never copy, sell for £30 or even sell at all.

p_paskina — 2019-03-07 15:54:25 UTC

Do Good. Do well. Stay there

2019-03-07 16:21:54 UTC

Cultural and and economical agenda.

Together we make better :)

carolpoeysl — 2019-03-08 01:52:32 UTC

It's obviously that we have to care about the environment for the generations that is about to come, but what about take care of people who is living as a slave NOW? That's why Modern Day Slavery it's the issues which I am worried the most. It's about 40 millions workers in this conditions nowadays and the clothes that they do, don't fit my values as citizen, neither as a professional who intend to work in a brand that has responsibility with social justice and fashion industry supply chain. I have the commitment with the nature as well, but first with people, so human motivations and consumer behavior need to be changed and we need to demand transparency of fashion industry. What their freedom mean to you?

Manifesto for my ocean

2019-03-08 01:55:23 UTC

The ocean is a part of me. I grew up playing on the beach, running along the shore, diving under waves, and collecting beautiful shells along my way. My favourite childhood memories were made on beaches, and they shape me today. It is my passion to conserve and restore our natural environment, in particular the oceans which I am so attached to. I strive to protect all creatures who live in the oceans, or on their shores. This active role in conserving and restoring our earth is a response to global, the unchecked consumption of detriment of our natural world. Mass production and mass apathy have reached a tipping point. No longer can we continue as we have. No longer can we deny the effects of uninhibited consumption. As a designer, I am empathetic toward the environment and I try to make conscious and informed decisions about what I create and purchase. I believe it is my duty to be informed about sustainable practices, and implement them everyday.

michalska_wiola — 2019-03-08 07:43:56 UTC

Social

erin_spaid — 2019-03-08 13:42:29 UTC

"Forced labor affects the most vulnerable and least protected people, perpetuating a vicious cycle of poverty and dependency." -Wagner Moura
Clothing ourselves should not be at the detriment or demise of another person's quality of life.

Ecological

erin_spaid — 2019-03-08 13:52:26 UTC

"Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man." -Stewart Udall

DRAFT Cultural manifesto

anastasiahrasko — 2019-03-08 14:41:26 UTC

1. FACTS: Today, we consume "400% times more than we used to 20 years ago". We also do waste a lot of clothes by throwing them away instead of recycling them. They end up in landfields. People are consuming more and more to reach out the illusion that marketing campaigns, social media , celebrity endorsements vehicules ie, look good and wear that is the only way for you to be happy. People are blinded, all they want to do is earn money to fulfill their lives with material goods.
2.VALUES Every one on this planet matters. Ethic is also very important. Nature is our mother.
3. VISION People stop consuming so much and start being conscious that what matters is not the way they look but how an over consumption of the new stuffs damages the planet and only increases the planet boundaries.
4.CHANGE Brands have to start spending more money for alternative resources, materials, rather than in advertising that generates dangerous for the planet consumption behaviours. People should consume more recycled, vintage, second hand products.
5.COMMITMENT Second hand will surpass fast fashion in the coming years.

DRAFT cultural manifesto Since the beginning of human times, how we dress has been a means of communication, reflecting if we wanna be considered a friend or enemy, whether we are royals or commoners, man or woman. Fashion has enabled us to show to which group we belong to, who we identify ourselves with, and what ideals we fight for. It has brought us an opportunity to disguise and play a different role for a day, and to have fun nights with our girlfriends when dressing up together before going out. What we wear reflects the season of the year and where we live, or simply our mood of the day. That makes fashion a strong means of communication. Today, the fashion industry has become the 2nd most polluting industry in the world and does not only cause a huge environmental and societal damage, but also shows the broken relationship we have developed with fashion as a whole. While one piece of garment is used to enlighten one person, it has caused great suffering to another one. Yet connects both of them through their touch of the very same garment. This broken link can be fixed, fashion can also reflect the change we want and what we care for: The wellbeing of all people who work in this and every other industry on the goods we purchase; the importance of practicing business in a way that it conserves our planet and the future for our children; the recognition of the materials used and the craftsmanship put into creating each piece of garment. Let’s make each of our clothes worth the effort someone else has put into it. Let’s recognise the resources nature has given to us to create the garment in the first place. And let’s give back to nature and the people by showing respect and care for our garments. It’s in our hands to choose to support companies that share our values and do not compromise on our planet and habitat. To buy fashion that lasts, and reuse what is already there. But also to ask the brands we like for transparency in their processes and request them to change. And finally to communicate in our environment about what is happening and what is important to us. Let’s connect with each other and give fashion back a positive meaning and a purpose. I am committed to act now. Are you?

kmarx570 — 2019-03-08 15:36:04 UTC

2019-03-08 16:18:12 UTC

My Draft Manifesto

2019-03-08 16:31:45 UTC

Here's my first poster design for my manifesto.

The average income of the richest 10% of the population is about nine times that of the poorest 10% *

pinimora — 2019-03-08 17:31:24 UTC

We have the natural resources to make everyone on Earth have access to enough water and food, yet, we've never been more far from it. My compromise is to do everything within my reach to ensure people involved in fashion manufacturing are paid at least living wages, given opportunities to grow and thrive.

Cultural Agenda

ludcastroemoura — 2019-03-08 18:20:41 UTC

I think the cultural agenda has a great importance in promoting sustainability in fashion.
This agenda not only refers to human rights, duties and behaviors, but also to how we relate to the environment and the people who inhabit it.
So working the cultural aspects and education of society, especially children, which are the future of the world, implies changes that can really be applied, realized.
The world of fashion is the world for all of us, it is the world we live in, and we need cultural changes of impact for this world to continue to exist.
We can not relate to fashion as if it were something dissociated from the environment, once its raw materials originate.
We can not relate to fashion as dissociated from human rights and gender issues.
We can not think that luxury fashion can continue to be produced at any cost and without limits.
That is why we have to engage in the construction of political pacts, legislation, public policies and education geared to cultural and environmental issues for the protection of the rights of present and future generations.

My Draft Manifesto

2019-03-08 23:03:01 UTC

I think it is very important to crack down on the over-consumption of clothing. Collections are spitting out faster than they ever have before. These companies recognize that consumers want more so they give it to them but at whose expense. Our worlds. Overproduction and discarding clothing twice as fast is creating a huge problem that unfortunately not many people choose to acknowledge. Overconsumption is extremely important since it has such close ties to climate change which is already such an exponentially evolving issue. Not only does overconsumption affect our climate but begins to interfere with the true essence of fashion. Fashion is about creating wearable art that visually shows who you are as a person along with your values etc. Fashion is truly an art that takes time, thoughtful and meaningful design, however, once huge companies (even small businesses) begin to spit out large drops without a doubt it is putting more pressure on the designers. It is becoming less about the art of fashion and more about how to make the most money which I believe isn't what wearable art pieces are all about. If we can find a plan to emphasizes the quality and thoughtfulness of the pieces and lower the quantity than I think we have found a very peaceful balance which will do well with the consumers (possibly not at first but in the long run) and will help out earth drastically.

Ecological Agenda - Draft

pascalledesign — 2019-03-09 06:44:11 UTC

my first draft. How does this look? I focus on the Ecological agenda, as it's the closest to our business and I feel that we can make a difference. ... Working in the apparel industry and
producing clothing for beach travelers has prompted us to make a commitment to preserve our beach spaces and ocean life.

Planned Obsolescence and Over-purchasing - Draft Manifesto

2019-03-09 14:57:18 UTC

My Manifesto relates to the Cultural Agenda and explores the issue of planned obsolescence and over-purchasing in the fashion industry. FACTS: Fast fashion, in particular, rests on the concept of planned obsolescence. New collections are being created at an unparalleled pace, triggering the desire to keep up with the latest fashion trends. Meanwhile, garments are produced using low quality, non-durable materials. Together, these forces induce a sense of inadequacy and obsolescence among consumers, pushing them to purchase more and more as compared to the past. In the 1960s, the average american invested in 25 new pieces of clothing every year. A generation later, we purchase 3 times as much. Overproduction, pollution, waste are just few of the effects of such behaviour.
VALUES: I believe we should all become conscious and aware of our purchases, recognising what we really need or not, what will last or not, what is good for our planet or it is not. Responsible choices are key.
VISION: It will be my mission to educate and change such automatised over-buying mechanisms. I hope to see a future where circular fashion becomes more present. I hope to see people think even before low-cost purchases. I hope to see slow fashion and lengthy craft become the standard.
CHANGE: Luxury fashion brands have to start to actively emphasise these values, as they will influence low-cost players through the waterfall effect. Marketers should push sustainable and responsible choices among consumer bases. Educating consumers about their purchases should be at the core of new and old fashion players.

SOHO ECOLOGICAL AGENDA MANIFESTO

juanluis2 — 2019-03-09 17:25:33 UTC

Cultural & Ecological Agenda Initial Thoughts

2019-03-10 11:43:16 UTC

CULTURAL AGENDA

sofia_14_12 — 2019-03-10 13:15:32 UTC

Let’s make the unheard stories of the labour behind our clothes hear by all the people

gizemyucelen — 2019-03-10 13:17:54 UTC

There is a corrupted sweating system behind our clothes. Clothes, that we buy for our joy, cost some people’s lifes. People who work for long hours at low wages under unsafe conditions... And we, consumers, generally either don’t hear or don’t care about these stories while we are carrying these stories on us everyday.

I believe every single person’s story matters. Every story deserves to be heard.

We are on the age of social media. While we, lucky ones, have the chance to access all the information we are and have the chance to tell everything to the world, those unlucky ones’ voices, the stories behind our clothes remain silent and invisible.

I want to see a world where there is no untold or unheard story left.

I commit myself to educate consumers about the real cost of their consumption through my art and my design projects.

I would like to share one of my projects I made with this motivation. The project contains clothes that are made out of leftover fabrics and unused clothes, which was donated for the project. Some of the tragic news of the garment workers was printed on the fabrics, and these fabrics are used as hidden messages on garments or turned into a full printed pieces.

On this project, my aim was to carry the stories front of the scene that are normally hold behind of it by using the power of clothes as a way of communication.

-Gizem Yücelen

Draft Manifesto

2019-03-10 16:53:59 UTC

Its pretty simple but my draft manifesto is "consume less, buy local and make things last".

With regards to my practice that means make less but make things that are built to last (and people want to keep).

Draf Economic manifesto: New business models based on "sustainable value proposition"

2019-03-10 17:23:02 UTC

FACTS: “In 2017, humankind is producing 2,1 billion tons of waste per year. Considering the growth trend and based on current solid waste during production & end-of-use, the industry’s waste will increase by 60% between 2015-2030, with an additional 57 million tons of waste per year. This will bring a total level of fashion waste in 2030 to 148 million tons (@ 17,5Kg per capita across the planet) only 20% of the clothing is collected for reuse or recycling. The rest ends up in landfills or incinerated.” So, there is an emergency for creating new business models starting from a reverse supply chain able to collect wastes but also to think about product longevity at the same time.

VALUES: I am driven for Respect for People and Nature, search for Excellence - doing right at the very first time. Excellence brings longevity while creating emotions & passions – and Creativity - in finding new business models that create sustainable growth

VISION: I am for circular business models, able to rebalance the value through the whole supply chain (as a loop) and to make a proper use & re-use of natural resources. Such circular business models, should also allow each brand to express its own values, building up a new “value proposition” as a differentiator. In fact, creating emotions & connections with their clients is key, especially for luxury brands.

CHANGE: Operating changes based on 2 key drivers that could be: a) The design for longevity of product (including repair and customized re-transformation)” and b) The “implementation of specific reverse logistic to collect used products” that could fit to each brand strategy (from luxury brands, premium up to mass market)

COMMITMENT: I personally commit to promote and participate to the fashion circular economy and initiatives

Economic: “The Pursuit of Financial Growth without accounting for environmental and social cost is no longer possible”

2019-03-10 17:45:55 UTC

Economic: “The Pursuit of Financial Growth without accounting for environmental and social cost is no longer possible”

Global Economic systems rely on businesses to have a minimum growth in financial profit +2-3% YOY. Is this possible and what is the cost to planetary boundaries and human equality?

The cost is that the Fashion Industry is now the 2^nd most polluting industry in the world. Through various factors including: fast fashion, intense investment in marketing, lack of transparency and traceability in the supply chain, clothing production worldwide has doubled since 2000 (to 2014) with the population only keeping clothes for half as long verses previous years. In addition, many companies today do not know whether they are indirectly employing workers who are forced into slave labour. For example, 77% of companies operating in the UK believe Modern day slavery might exist somewhere in their supply chain.

As a professional in the industry and as a consumer, I value the right to be informed. I believe all companies should be bound to transparency in how, where, with what and by whom their products are being made. This allows for the consumer to be informed when making decisions of what they purchase. It also makes the company accountable, pushing them to take into consideration the environmental impact on their P/L as well as consider sustainability options (both Human and Nature) in all business decisions. It is also critical that all of the workforce across the fashion industry have access and the right to information concerning their basic working conditions, salary scale and education.

As a woman, I experience the inequality in wage pay and position. As a professional I see the significant amount of waste daily within the industry whether it is excess stock or overdevelopment of samples. And finally, as a consumer, I experience and myself, am indoctrinated by the consistent marketing push to fit in socially by buying more, depending on the ever changing trends.

Due to the above, I committed to supporting and driving governmental/organizational policies to champion transparency and traceability in all companies within the supply chain process. I am also committed to advocating for women by women. Not only are women the predominate gender who consumes fashion, but we are also the predominate gender employed by the industry. We must stand up for the right to fair and equal wage, safe working conditions and education for women. Finally, I vow to myself to be informed when, choosing a company to work for and buying an article of clothing.

Draft Manifesto. - Future business. Facts: Pre-production waste. On average at least 15% of fabric is wasted on the cutting floor. According to ReverseResources the world creates around 40 billion square metres of leftover textile per year, almost enough to cover the entire republic of Estonia. Values: I value family and friends, health, the environment, creativity and creative expression. Vision: My vision is a world where 'throwaway fashion' is reversed and waste consumption is dramatically reduced. A world where consumers can clearly access supply chain transparency, understand and appreciate the impact every detail and decision made in the design process of their clothes. A world where natural resource is protected and nurtured and consumers invest in beautiful clothing that they cherish for as long as possible. Change: I want to explore through creative pattern cutting the concept of zero waste pattern cutting to reduce waste from the start and protect and celebrate the energy and resource that goes into textile and garment design and production. I want to use this process as a story to help change consumer perspective and behaviour on how polluting and excessive the current fashion industry is and encourage emotional attachment to clothes and clothing habits. Commitment: I commit to constantly explore ways to minimize wastage in the garment design process and extend product life, by helping promote 'slow fashion' and celebration of energy, resource and craftsmanship.

2019-03-10 18:01:29 UTC

A sustainable cotton value chain for a more responsible fashion

2019-03-10 19:26:48 UTC

Ecological and Social Agenda
From the farm to the consumer, the textile, retail, and apparel production industry has an array of economic, environmental, social, and governance impacts. The sector is expected to contribute nearly 26 percent to global carbon emissions by 2050 (up from 2 percent in 2015). It uses an estimated five trillion liters of water for dyeing processes a year and produces millions of tonnes of pre-consumer textiles which are wasted every year. It also employs more than 75 million people globally—mostly women—and indirectly employs billions more. Especially the cotton value chain is quite “well-known” for its huge disruptive environmental impact as well as for its human rights violations which occur at every stage of the chain.

In order to obtain high quality products which is capable of generating a shared value for companies and communities, respect must be the key word: respect for humans by guaranteeing decent working conditions, free speech and freedom of association, respect for the environment through a more efficient use of the natural resources such as water and energy, respect for the whole community by managing properly the chemical substances which pollute the air, the water and the soil. This respectul attitude is based on three main values: excellence, integrity and passion.

A more sustainable cotton value chain entails the commitment of all actors positioned along the chain. Everyone should contribute to increase the wellness of the participants in the cotton-based items producton, from seed to garment. Starting from the fiber cultivation, more sustainable and inclusive farming models should be adopted which ensure safer livelihoods to farmers. This means natural agricultural systems which involves a crop rotation system, natural pesticides, IPM and a better water management. At the industry level, more responsible processes should be put in place by monitoring the use and the discard of hazardous chemicals (DETOX, ZDHC), manufacturing the fiber through green technologies and adopting recycling practices of textile leftovers and pre-consumers wastes as well as the design stage should be more conscious and based on eco-design techniques. The distribution should also look after the reduction of CO2 emissions and the retailing phase at a more efficient and less energy-consuming technologies (LED, for instance).

I personally commit to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concerning the cotton sector by promoting more sustainable cotton procurement and production systems by engaging all actors in joint and advocacy initiatives.

Draft Manifesto: Wellbeing Fact is that fast fashion has an impact on the wellbeing of humans and the environment we live in. More than half of the garment workers are paid below minimum wages, often expected to work overtime in hazardous environments. Woman being the most impacted by this industry. I value the beginning, where God created the earth and male and female in his image. He gave them shared ownership to have dominion over all the things in the air, on earth and under the sea. This changed after the fall and God made coats of skins and clothed them. My vision is for a world before the fall where male and females have equal responsibilities and rights. Dominion over the living things, where it bear fruit, multiplied and replenished the earth. Much of our nature and animals are disappearing and people are perishing. This is not Gods will and we are responsible for taking care of what's around us. The rise of internet has made it possible to research the source of products and raise awareness of what's happening in countries around the world. I am committed to raise awareness of the true cost of fashion amongst my peers, in my community, city and country, one step at a time. Urging everyone to research brands commitments and asking their commitment to global change.

2019-03-10 19:37:22 UTC

Draft Manifesto: A framework to adress modern day slavery

taynacsfernandes — 2019-03-10 19:45:49 UTC

Fact:

According to Global Slavery Index’s report, $354 billion worth of garments imported by G20 countries are at risk of including modern slavery in their supply chain. In this group, there are only seven countries taking action towards modern slavery: Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. Twelve G20 countries are not taking action towards the problem: Argentina, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia (which has announced that will introduce supply chain transparency laws in the second half of 2018). Furthermore, according to Global Slavery Index, there are 40.3 million people in modern slavery in 2016, 71% of whom were women.

Values:
I value friends and love, creativity, new ways of thinking and solving problems, new ideas and the chance of everyone having a good quality of life.

Vision:
To promote fair working hours and payment to all workers in fashion, and to ensure greater transparency when it comes to producers and consumers, allowing everyone to know the conditions in which the garments are being produced. Finally, to make sure workers are not being exploited by the companies they work for.
Change:
To promote visibility to consumers, giving them choices on which brand to support and how to stand up to modern slavery. Once consumers understand how important it is for them to support the workers, companies will need to make sure the factories they work with are more careful and promote a better working enviroment for their employees.

This can be applied using a framework:
Local – companies required to be transparent by showcasing to consumers the conditions in which a particular product was made, either in writing on a tag/label or an image similar to cigarette packets but showing the working conditions in which the product was made. This would encourage companies to compete to provide the most sustainably produced garments.
National – laws implemented by governments stating the minimum conditions in which a company must produce it’s products and the wages they must pay. Regular inspections to be carried out at the place where products are made to ensure these standards are being met. However this may discourage companies from operating in that particular country unless it is incredibly profitable.
International – an international agreement between countries which sets out a vision by which modern day slavery will be abolished or phased out. Could be overseen by the United Nations or the G20 themselves.
Commitment:
I am committed to always research the brands and the companies I buy from, and also promote to other the benefits of buying from a company that is fair towards its empoyees and the impacts and damages caused by the companies that practice modern day slavery.

bvbiene2000 — 2019-03-10 20:02:05 UTC

Draft Manifesto: Ecological

Design, Source, Produce, Transport, Sell, Re(up)cycle

anackaefer — 2019-03-10 20:02:36 UTC

My approach and belief on how fashion could work to bring mo
re positive change within the industry.

Building A Sustainable Supply Chain in Fashion Industry

carmenbarbulescu15 — 2019-03-10 20:12:59 UTC

Facts.

Fashion & Apparel is one of the largest consumer industries, with over 60 billion people employed and a turnover of 2.5 trillion dollars along it's global value chain.

For many of the emerging countries (ex. Eastern Europe, India, Bangladesh etc) it's a foundation for economic growth and powerty elimination with women making up to 70% of supply chain.

Based on the data from United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the average consumer buys today 60% more clothing than 20 years ago that makes most of the "fast-fashion' items getting in the landfill. Also, 40% of the purchased garment are never worn, having a great impact on enviroment but also on the social and economic KPI's, as the industry has to provide cheap products with shorter lifetime.

Eventhough the environmental footprint is hard to estimate, some of the NGO's are estimating that fashion industry is responsible for up to 10% of global CO2 emissions, 20% of world's wastewaters, 24% of insecticides and 11% of pesticides use.

But that is not all, the highest impact that this industry have is on social conditions.

The companies are not owning the factories, so they don't acknowledge their responsibility. However we have to acknowledge that human capital is part of this miraculous formular. Without human capital, without cheap female labor, it would not be generating the profits that it is. All clothing have been touched by human hands.

In 2013, the Rana Plaza Building in Bangladesh collapsed causing death to over 1000 textile workers, mostly young women. The tragic event has led the top brands in commiting to safer factories by adhering to global initiatives like SMETA, BSCI and other social audits performed in their value chains.

Studies has showed that little has changed ever since, in particular of minimum wages to enable decent living conditions.

Values

Decent working conditions, wages that enables a decent living, equity and equality for all the employers among the supply chain, these are the values I am standing for.

Vision

For the social impact and not only, to change is necessary acknoledgement and responsability from everyone involved: Brands, transporters, raw materials suppliers, manfucaturing facturies and most important consumers.

Consumers have to involve themselves for a better solution and for a positive impact of the industry that we like so much.

Change

Feasibility studies have long shown that such an energy switch is viable through flexible power purchase agreements, provided that initial funding and ongoing incentivizing is available.

Similar models are already in use, such as eBay’s Giving Works or Walmart’s Miracle Balloon which have raised tens of millions of dollars, suggesting that consumers are quite willing to support a greater cause. Linking consumers with impact investors, factory owners, and global brands seems a daunting cross-sector challenge. But in the words of Cara Smyth, a global fashion veteran and founder of Fair Fashion, it is quite simple: “You just have to do it.”

This is the model that we have to replicate and use to obtain a sustainable model from fashion industry.

Commitment

We are commited for positive social impact in Fashion Industry and our involvement in changing the way Brands are accountable for their footprint.

By 2030 the Fashion & Garment Inustry has to be a major suporter of the 17 SDGs and most impartant on the social impact they have on their value chains.

Ecological Manifesto: Environment impact.

federica_pesci6 — 2019-03-10 21:30:05 UTC

Fact
Polyester is the most popular fabric used for fashion. But when polyester garments are washed in domestic washing machines, they shed microfibres that add to the increasing levels of plastic in our oceans. These microfibres are minute and can easily pass through sewage and wastewater treatment plants into our waterways, but because they do not biodegrade, they represent a serious threat to aquatic life. Small creatures such as plankton eat the microfibres, which then make their way up the food chain to fish and shellfish eaten by humans.
(source: indipendent.co.uk)

Values
I love animals and nature and I think that we have to take care of them, because we are the biggest cause of their (and also our major problems).

Vision:
I'd love to improve our planet the lives of all the creatures.

Change:
There are two ways: tyhe first one is to buy produuct of organic cotton and wool, or otherwise, fair products, made with fair raw materials.
The second one is to use recycled plastic to create polyester.

Commitment:
Buying ecological lines (as Join Life of Zara) or with recycled products as Patagonia, where they use recycled plastic to create their material.

Consumer awareness and education

2019-03-10 22:24:30 UTC

I chose the Cultural Agenda and the issue of consumption and waste.

1- Facts :
According to the State of Fashion 2019, Younger consumers are seriously concerned with social and environmental causes. They increasingly back their beliefs with their shopping habits, favouring brands that are aligned with their values and avoiding those that don’t.
Nine in ten Generation Z consumers believe companies have a responsibility to address environmental and social issues.
The views of Gen Z and millennial consumers are critical. Together, these cohorts represent around $350 billion of spending power in the US alone (~$150 billion spent by Gen Z and ~$200 billion by millennials) and Gen Z alone will account for 40 per cent of global consumers by 2020. But concern over environmental and social issues is not restricted to younger consumers. Some two-thirds of consumers worldwide say they would switch, avoid or boycott brands based on their stance on controversial issues. Half of these regard themselves as activists, driven by passion. The other half are less dogmatic, tailoring their decision to the situation at hand. (https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Industries/Retail/Our%20Insights/The%20influence%20of%20woke%20consumers%20on%20fashion/The-State-of-Fashion-2019.ashx)

2- Values
I value my children, this young generation. The courage they need to think a brighter future, the necessity of being creative and innovative, the crucial part in this world they play to conduct the biggest challenge of the century and redefine a new way of living with nature (ethical values, animal welfare, environmental respect, equality, wellbeing)
I value education because I believe it's a substantial part of the solution.

3-Vision
I think a better world is a future where sustainable fashion consumption is the norm.

4- Change
Sustainable education for young generations. Changing consumers' behaviour.

5- I'm committed to education for sustainable consumption.

Social Manifesto

2019-03-10 23:51:19 UTC

Social feeling

PaulaPool — 2019-03-11 00:41:31 UTC

The feeling of getting involved

Sustainability in Textiles with Digital Communication

2019-03-11 02:57:48 UTC

Draft
Manifesto will have
Facts - Oil and fashion are 2 of the main contributors to our Earths pollution.
Values - Getting more people educated about sustainability practices.
Vision - Research the data on buying behaviors and businesses who are involved in sustainability practices. gather the data to find solutions and steps in sustainability by understanding the percentage of consumption and waste worldwide and find strategies to reduce waste, increase recycling and utilizing biodegradable textiles for better purchasing decisions.
Change - Social, Economic, Ecological and Cultural - Social change is what I will research for improvements on how people learn, understand and communicate these issues. Giving true facts with visuals can help better understand of consumption and waste through habits, trends and why people buy and how much waste that is out there with graphs, images. Helpful tools that can be utilized to assist in this would be our social sites to share important knowledge from these issues.
Commitment - To learn as much as possible about the process and lifecycle of textiles and fast fashion and to learn to control clothing spending habits.

2019-03-11 04:21:17 UTC

Consciousness.

Transparency.

Commitment.

Togetherness.

These four words kept coming back to me when thinking about my manifesto. I feel that these four words can be applied to any of the four Agendas, which I will continue doing and researching for the next few weeks.

Consciousness: Taking the time to be conscious and aware of our actions and how they affect others and our world.

Transparency: Being transparent in what we’re doing, thinking, making, selling, paying.

Commitment: commitment to change, each other, and our planet.

Togetherness: Strength in numbers - building a community and helping one another come together to achieve these goals.

fashion and sustainabilty

2019-03-11 08:54:23 UTC

ethical is the new normal

Buy Less - Choose Well

encinias — 2019-03-11 11:05:09 UTC

Every choice we make has an ecological impact. It's time to start thinking about that.

Sustainable wardrobe for everyone

kseniya_molodkina — 2019-03-11 14:24:53 UTC

My Manifesto relates to Cultural agenda.

FACT: In the time between two thousand and two thousand fourteen clothing production worldwide doubled. Fashion consumption is growing rapidly in developing countries like Russia where the majority of fashion consumption takes place. According one survey 7 wears is average for $15 shirt. We buying too much, wearing several times only and throwing away filling the landfills.

VALUES: Our planet deserves better attitude and real care. We have to shop more conscious, stop this unlimited consumption and these tons of waste. All people are equal and deserve fair wage for the work. I don’t think we should support the mass market brands with their unlabour politics. We should move to slow fashion supporting the local and ethic textile factories and brands.

VISION: The ideal wardrobe consists of the garment, which we love and mean to wear every day with pleasure. This wardrobe is quite a minimal, but enough for all life situations. The garment is made of ecological raw materials on ethic factories. We should buy less, pick better quality, wear more often, think sustainable.

CHANGE: As a stylist I can help people to make the right choice: to shop consciously, pick garment made from ethic fabrics and non-hazardous processing methods, buy less and wear more, including different ways to wear one stuff and forming lots of looks with matching clothes.

COMMITMENT: I am committed to help my clients to form the real sustainable wardrobe, to learn which garment is better to choose not only with the glance of the figure features etc, but with ethical and ecological glances.

2019-03-11 15:08:42 UTC

Conscious consumption to make space for each and everyone.
The ecosystem is under serious threat from tons of garbage. A World Bank study predicts that by “ 2025 the waste produced by cities around the globe will be enough to fill a line of rubbish truck 3,100 mile long every day” (The Washington post). The picture is sad and scary at the same time. Living in a country that has the lowest rate of garbage collect in the Caribbean region makes me realize how urgent and important the notion of sustainability is in every aspect of our life. Consumption rate is at the core of the debate, so is fashion as one of the main targets.

I believe that our rights as individuals are fully tied to the environment we are living in, and for every human being to bloom and grow to his/her full potential, all the necessary conditions have to be met. This has to pass through making a space for everyone, which a way of caring. Caring is in itself a driver of positive changes. Therefore, a more sustainable fashion has the potential of creating and improving this space and care for humanity. That is why changes have to happen in the way fashion houses are operating as well as the way consumers view and buy fashion items. Consciousness is key to these positive changes we are seeking in terms of fashion and sustainability today. Considering all that is at stake and the potentiality for a better living space for us all, I commit myself to be a more conscious consumer, which not only includes extensive research on clothing sources but also the amount of monthly or yearly purchase. As a fashion blogger, my work will be to sensitize my audience on the importance of sustainability to foster a more even earthly space for all individuals. Today is the tomorrow we all are dreaming of.

Transparency. Empowerment. Low Impact.

2019-03-11 17:43:22 UTC

We want our product range to be good for our customers, good for the planet, and good for the people who produce them. All the decisions we make at Three By One are based on our ethical and sustainable values to promote a transparent relationship between grower/producer and consumer.

We ethically source our coconut products directly from small, family run, community farms in Sri Lanka. Through doing this we support Sri Lanka's natural biodiversity, its farmers and local community. We are zero waste in the production of these products, leaving as little impact as possible to the environment.

Our textile products are produced by a social enterprise in Sri Lanka who provide employment and training primarily to young mothers living on Sri Lanka's tea estates. We create beautiful plant dyed textiles, and aim to encourage consumers to open their eyes to sustainable fashion and textiles, and become aware of the negative impact that the industry has on our planet.

Any new products we introduce we aim to produce with the same transparent ethos & with people & empowerment at the core, as well as considering our environmental impact.

GOAL

To cultivate an awareness about where our products come from.

To only use sustainable farming techniques that are good for the grower, environment and consumer.

To educate people about food as a functional tool to enrich our bodies, and fashion and textiles as a slow & sustainable industry rather than a fast reactive one.

Overproduction. Overconsumption.

2019-03-11 19:38:17 UTC

Facts: clothing sales are increasing while clothing utilisation reduced during the last years. This has to due with the low price garments and huge assortments for customers. This overproduction at fashion firms which encourage the overconsumption at consumers is the major driver for the huge amount of textile waste nowadays. We need to tackle the overproduction at fashion firms in terms of e.g. demand-driven supply chains. But, for customers please be aware: BUY LESS, BUT BETTER!

Better decisions for a better life.

angelicab07 — 2019-03-11 21:53:07 UTC

Facts:
- For every kilogram of fabric made, there are necessary 20 liters of water.
- An average person consumes between 7 and 19 kilos of textile material a year.
- In Bogotá, Colombia, there are at least 600 tons of used clothes that end up in trash disposals.

Values:
- Conscience.
- Respect for nature and the environment.
- Give our belongings a second chance.

Vision:
- I want people to create less waste, to consume less and consume fair.
- I want people to support local industry.
- I want people to care.

Change:
- I want to change massive consumption, as well as massive disposal.
- I want people to not be lazy, get informed and go to the places that help to the solution. People throw away their clothes just because they don't want to go to the places they would get a second chance, instead of increasing the amount of trash in every city.

Commitment:
- Be true to ourselves. Organize our wardrobe and think if what we are about to "throw away" is really useless or if it can be given to others in need. Before buying anything, ask ourselevs if we really need that.

- Be informed. We need to do research and share the knowledge of the organizations that receive the "unwanted" clothes, even if it's for recycling or for charity. Also, we need to seek for fair local brands so we can support our own community.

- Consume fair. Buy less, buy better quality and give our clothes a good and long lasting use.

Cultural Manifesto - Quality

2019-03-11 23:46:51 UTC

Social/Environmental Manifesto

2019-03-12 03:06:50 UTC

FACT

Its estimated that 75 million people work in the fashion and textiles industry and roughly 80% of them are women – equally 71% of those are trapped in modern day slavery. Many of these women do not receive a living wage, are working in unsafe factory conditions, and are or have been verbally and physically abused.

In the last 15 years clothing production has almost doubled. Textiles account for 34.8% of global microplastic pollution – microfibres shed from synthetic materials. An estimated 85% of donated clothing ends up in landfills.

VALUES

In fashion I value human equality and well-being. I value our planet and its natural resources such as land and water. I value transparency in supply chains. I value having a voice, and using that voice.

VISION

I vision a world that works together for mutual success, a world without discrimination and oppression. A world where everyone is valued and has a voice. I vision a world where all species matter, where you can breathe clean air. I vision a world where future generations do not have to worry.

CHANGE

I want everyone to think more consciously about what they do, and how their actions and choices they make matter. I want everyone to have the same opportunities. I want everyone to have access to good education, good health care and good jobs.

I want brands/companies/corporations to be held accountable.

COMMITMENT

I am committed to using my privilege for good – for helping others.

I am committed to using my voice to help those without one/cannot use theirs

I am committed to using my voice/platform to educate others

I am committed to raising consumer awareness by educating others, using my voice and by living by example.

Everything is connected.

tanjawessels — 2019-03-12 03:15:11 UTC

By 2050, Africa is expected to lose 50% of its birds and mammals, and Asian fisheries to completely collapse.

We are all connected.

Circular thinking around design and resources. Value the natural world and our place in it.

Active activism. Fashion/food
rethink our relationships.

I am a connector.

(Photo credit: Jack Davidson)

There is planet B.

2019-03-12 09:59:10 UTC

The annual fashion detox will be damaging for the environment, with a staggering 235m of the garments expected to end up in landfill. People will dispose of an average of 19 items, with seven going straight in the bin.

Over the past 10 years, clothing has been the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.
Source: theguardian.com
I believe in a world where human beings care about their planet and try to preserve what it can give. Not only use the resources but create new resources. I think that production used cannot only be a waste but it should be used again. Landfill should be used for growing food not as a space for disposal. I believe in circular economy.
I'm committed to reduce my overconsumption in clothing, working for a startup project which have clothing waste as main concern and works on a process to upcycling fabrics, to spread the voice around this issue and to contribute to scale up this project so that more brands will be able to access.

Ecological Manifesto

2019-03-12 14:25:47 UTC

Facts

- Cotton is the most profitable non-food crop in the world and provides income for more than 250 million people. (WWF), but also contributes to soil erosion and degradation, pollution and water contamination - this is just one example of how fashion has aided ecological problems.

Values

- Fashion helps to express yourself, but overconsumption and throwaway culture is not worth this

- I value every life and earth’s natural resources. I value people making the most of the products they already have. I value recycling and ensuring products have a second life, rather than using even more resources to make more

Vision

- I vision a world where brands only make small batches of goods or made to order. Materials used are recycled or deadstock, or are sourced from eco-efficient farms

- I vision that everybody recycles and/or upcycles their garments

Change

- I want throwaway and fast-fashion culture to be questioned by everyone. People’s perceptions of spending more money on better quality products from sustainable brands need to change, and it fashion’s job to do so

Commitment

I am committed to ensuring all reports state sustainable solutions to ecological issues. Mention leather/fur-free equivalents, mention the impact of fur-free equivalents on the environments Mention cotton’s impact on the environment and that you shouldn’t overbuy. I am committed to using my platform within a forecast company to raise awareness of ecological issues to fashion brands and designers, and suggest alternative ideas.

To survive we have to change. From the bases.

fattori_samuele — 2019-03-12 14:37:53 UTC

FACTS
To really change something, we have to create a better world from the bases.
We all need to be responsable of our actions.
We need to change our habits to use energy and also to eat. We need to know overproduction of meat produces more CO2 than the whole energy sector for example and this is a fault of everyone.

VALUES
Fashion is a way to express and communicate to other people so it could be really important to communicate some ecological values if you have. We need to understand overconsumption could destroy ourselves and so, it's really important to know that we are all singles but together we form the world.

VISION
I imagine a world where the energy is produced by ourselves in a natural way, where we eat in a self-conscious way and where fashion is an artistic industry that express the personalities of everyone.

CHANGE
In the fashion system we need to give less power to fast-fashion. Fast fashion is one of most polluting system and its low cost boosts the overconsumption. It's based on the concept to sell more and more and this contrasts a lot with the possibility of fashion to express values. The values are deep and need time to develop.

COMMITMENT
I am carrying forward a project with my brother and other two friends about the usage of hydrogen to have a cleaner solution to produce energy. I also changed my way to eat and now i eat meat only one time for month. We have to understand that we can save the world but we need to start by ourself.

Introduce sustainable practices and materials internally within the fashion supply chain and externally in society.

2019-03-12 16:09:48 UTC

Facts

Whilst the fashion industry is responsible for much of the damage caused by unsustainable practices and the rapid turnover rate of fast fashion, a strong relationship exists between companies and consumers.

Therefore, as the supply is in response to the market’s demand. we as consumers of fashion products are equally to blame. At the core of the main ecological and social problems we face is a culture that consumes to elevate personal and social status over utility, thus skewing the want vs need ratio in favour of the former. The rise of technology, social media, and a more democratised, open-sharing experience of fashion has resulted in overconsumption and overproduction, which continue to have an immediate impact on the already marginalised labour force and long-term effects on the natural resources.

According to the Living Planet Report 2018, the ecological footprint reflecting consumption behaviour over the past 50 years, has risen by alarming levels - as much as 190%. The fashion industry’s harmful impact and excessive consumption habits have resulted in the depletion of natural resources, the harming of biodiversity, and the exploitation of the labour force – with women bearing the brunt of unethical practices.

Values

I value all life forms and the wider biosphere in which they exist. We owe it to ourselves to continue to sustain the environment and its inhabitants. These particular issues stem primarily from market supply and demand, leading to overconsumption and the problematic cycle of fast fashion, which then degrades natural habitats and organisms over time.

I believe that it is important to address issues created by the impact of the industry and to propose solutions with the intent of upholding fairness, transparency, ethical awareness, and responsibility. As a designer, thoughtful design, quality, and longevity are key to establishing the design process.

Vision

I envision an industry in which there is transparency and integrity across the supply chain, accountability from companies (from luxury to mass market), emphasis on conscious sustainable design. It is vital to promote an awareness that prompts a sense of responsibility in all involved in the fashion supply chain, including and especially consumers.

Companies need to strike a balance between profit and maintaining a strong consciousness for environmental and human impact. Consumers will ideally become aware of their impact as the source of demand and make more informed decisions not only at the point of purchase but inclusive of the lifespan of these products.

Change

A sense of urgency is needed in order to reinvent systems already in place, as well as the culture existing in Western developed societies. Ours is a culture of excess and materialism, partly resulting from the rebranding of fashion products as status symbols much more so than commodities. This can be alleviated by changing the culture of superficial consumption and shifting the focus to becoming a more conscious consumer that values longevity, quality, and transparency.

To achieve significant change, it is necessary to commit to modifying every step of the supply chain to sustainable raw materials, manufacturing processes, and ensuring that fair wages and labour conditions are in place.

Commitment

As part of the future generation of not only the fashion industry, but also of the earth on a larger scale, it is essential that I do my part in securing the future of fashion. This involves educating myself, my peers, which then extends to the wider community, about the importance of sustainability and the use of ethical materials, processes, and treatment of lives.

More importantly, we must commit to ongoing action and conversation, whether it be seeking alternatives or completely reinventing the status quo.

Cultural Manifesto : THINK

alicia_posadas — 2019-03-12 16:25:46 UTC

ASK who made my clothes?
THINK 1: Am I contributing ethically?
Think 2: How long this is going to last?
Think 3: How I can help the guarantee of circular process ?
DECIDE: JUST IF YOU NEED IT BUY IT

2019-03-12 19:03:51 UTC

2019-03-12 19:11:17 UTC

Ecological Manifesto

2019-03-12 21:19:27 UTC

1: Fact

· The earth is suffering at a rapid rate due to humanity’s actions in pollution and waste.

· We have reached peak water and gone beyond peak oil. These resources will be scarce in the future. Unless we do not make a drastic change, resources will continue to run out at a rapid rate

· The waste in the fashion industry is second to only the oil industry. This is projected to increase significantly in the next few years.

· There is just too much product being made. This lifecycle of a garment is far too short, leading to more waste and resources being used overall.

2: Values

· I value the Earth in its entirety and was taught to preserve it from a young age, I don’t intend to continue to pollute it.

· I do not like to promote or partake in wastefulness. I believe in using something to its fullest capacity before I have finished using it.

· Fashion is a way to promote self expression and I believe that everyone has that right to do so. However, people should do so while thinking beyond themselves.

· I believe in a well made product that has purpose as well as good aesthetics. Products should last a long time and not be created so that they will fail in a planned timeline.

3: Vision

· In the future, I plan to start my own fashion brand/label, but with sustainable practices related to the values listed above.

4: Change

· I aim to change the perceived mindset of the industry to hopefully promote more change through this future brand I have described above.

· I want to raise awareness for the environment that we live in through what I create.

· I want to educate the consumer on sustainable business practices and consumption practices that they might not be aware of.

5: Commitment

· Being a student right now, I am currently working on my senior research thesis. Everything I have just mentioned above ties into what I am planning for this project to culminate to.

· Even after graduating I plan to continue to grow this brand in order to further drive this change and raise this awareness for the environment.

Cultural and Ecological Sustainability Manifesto @emmehayes

emmehayes — 2019-03-12 22:15:07 UTC

Ecological Manifesto

sjoli006 — 2019-03-13 01:35:51 UTC

Prepared by Sophie Jolin-Roch (:

DRAFT

2019-03-13 02:28:36 UTC

FACT:
"The consumer's desire for cheap goods has replaced the pride of craftsmanship as the source of satisfaction in the popular imagination and in the canons of economic theory."
-Kent Klitgaard, Professor of Economics

VALUES:
-Family
-Future
-Quality
-Time

VISION:
Where the value of one's work is appreciated with fair compensation and equal respect through all processes of the fashion industry.

CHANGE:
I will create with materials already in possession and only purchasing more materials knowing they will be utilized in a timely manner

COMMITMENT:
I am committed to executing quality garments by minimizing material waste and consumption and scrutinizing choices of sourcing materials of location and wellbeing.

Our Manifesto

2019-03-13 04:32:15 UTC

With my brand NC

Fact
We choose to work with the ecological and social agenda, because we believe that from this point we can work from the base of the problem: Use of non-sotenibles materials, misuse of materials, not recycling, among other points.

Values
The importance of working with materials optimally and the processes with which we work.

At the same time the fair and ethical treatment with our workers is very important, because each one is part of our team. Let us treat others as we expect to be treated by us.

View
Ethical, sustainable, co-creators, better impact in fashion.
With these things in mind, we can be part of the change.

Change
Go deeper with the theme of sustainability that the brand has been making, making it scalable.

Commitment
Create a change of consciousness about the impact of fashion, through the brand. Not only social but also about the environment.

SOCIAL AGENDA - DRAFT The men who own the businesses, the factories, the brands, pay the (mostly) women making our clothes too little, not even half of a living wage. The men who own the businesses make money from the (mostly) women who buy their cheap clothes. The men who own the brands often play on women’s insecurities and capitalise on gender narratives that reinforce the false need for newness (or hairlessness, or thinness or whiteness). The men who own the brands don’t care about factory conditions or air pollution, garment quality or water contamination, they care about the size of the order, the size of the check, the size of their margins. They don’t know the difference between a tweed or a print, a pick stitch or a cross stitch, they don’t value the knowledge or the women who have mastered it. The free market has allowed their greed and sexism to take advantage of women, we need a legal system that puts protections in place so that first world companies cannot take advantage of third world communities and their most vulnerable members. We need a fashion system that values the women who work in it and who buy its products. We will fight for gender equality for the factory workers in Bangladesh and we won’t stop until it is reflected by the creative directors of LVMH brands.

lucianne_tonti — 2019-03-13 10:22:40 UTC

2019-03-13 11:45:49 UTC

Eco-Social Agenda CARLA_M. Manifesto

carlamatos — 2019-03-13 12:31:15 UTC

allie_barker1 — 2019-03-13 16:41:27 UTC

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 19:15:45 UTC

The Facts

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 19:18:20 UTC

I Value...

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 19:19:08 UTC

The Vision

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 19:19:49 UTC

How Can Things Change

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 19:20:55 UTC

I Commit To...

Consumption & Waste

2019-03-13 22:06:10 UTC

I am committed to explore, find out and learn in order to share and inspire. By changing my mind and impacting in others I grow, we water each other-

"No voy a cambiar el mundo pero en el pedacito que me tocó vivir voy a hacer la diferencia"

Consumer conscious

2019-03-14 00:08:10 UTC

In my country, consumer's conscious for sustainability have not penetrated so much yet.

【Value】

customer relationship
quality

branding
rule of imitation

transparency

To achieve penetration for sustainability, we need to spread imitation from upper to lower.

In concrete, luxury brand which is defined as upper should reinforce efforts to promote concsious of sustainabilty. In other words, I belive that they have to concentrate on promotion for sustainability to creat desire for sustainable fashion.

Through those activities, I would like to penetrate the idea that the sustainable choice is cool behaviour, and finally I'd like to change cosumer conciousness in a good way.

Consumption/waste

2019-03-14 00:51:12 UTC

"Every 10 minutes 6000kg of textile waste hits landfill"

I value transparency in the supply chain. it is currently such a dark secret within the industry and this needs to be changed to create equality, recognition, as well as fair trade and fair pay for all involved.

I value the environment around us and I want future generations to be able to experience and enjoy it. Our Consumption the way it currently stands is destroying the planet.

I have a vision of consumers questioning everything before they decide to purchase. Questioning who made, it how it was made, where it was made and if it was made ethically, fairly and in supportive working conditions.

I want to change our society habits and expectations of fashion as they currently stand today. We have been moulded this way through brands marketing and advertising of their product.

I am committed to educating my friends and family and work colleagues as a starting point to help them question why the industry is the way it currently is.

Education is essential as knowledge is power and will drive change forward.

Waste and recycling

2019-03-14 08:48:17 UTC

Fact:
According to green peace "The equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters our oceans every minute"

Value:
I value the earth, and all it's amazing creatures that live in perfect harmony and balance.

Vision:
To create a world where the products we design do not add to the excessive waste currently present on the planet. A world where we upcycle and recycle the millions of tonnes of waste into consumer products.

Change:
Keeping the vision in mind, change our production methods. Consider what happens at the end of life of the product and create a cyclical system for things.

Commitment:
To harm less creatures. #addvaluetowaste. Use less single use items, and consume and create consciously.

Inequalities

2019-03-14 10:31:39 UTC

Designing out waste

2019-03-14 11:44:58 UTC

Designing out waste

2019-03-14 11:47:17 UTC

Inequality

2019-03-14 14:52:09 UTC

Fact: 23% of women have been sexually harassed at work.
1 in 5 women say they are paid less than their male colleagues.
43% of young mothers said to experienced maternity discrimination.

Value: I value a industry that takes care of their workers and promote gender equality

Vision: My vision of the fashion industry is a place that takes care of workers and gives opportunities to women around the world and has a safe work environment.

Change: Reduce gender inequality.

Commitment: Be aware of the process in the supply chain and make sure workers are given a safe environment and earn a fair amount.

Fashion can be a force of good

2019-03-14 16:36:34 UTC

Fact: We are the last generation to do something to save the Earth and ourselves. Value: With a deep sense of understanding that we belong to nature and I'd like all of us to value resources and expand the actions of coexistence and harmony. Vision: I aim to create a fashion business that speaks itself through the products without compromising its core value of sustainability. Change: Reconsider every step and decision of doing a fashion business; from how the materials are made to whom to give orders, and how to manage product life cycle. Commitment: Keeping this vision alive in every breath of the business and share it widely to be part of the bigger change we need.

2019-03-14 17:05:02 UTC

No suffering for fashion

2019-03-14 17:50:11 UTC

Draft 1

nuriamobile — 2019-03-14 18:33:26 UTC

My manifesto

2019-03-14 20:57:35 UTC

Start from I

Sustainable design

2019-03-15 12:24:45 UTC

Nature Disruption, know-how loss and loss of tradition, lack of freedom

letycruciani — 2019-03-15 18:54:35 UTC

A declaration of love for a circular economy

2019-03-15 23:13:28 UTC

Cultural agenda/ 6 Slide Presentation & collage (images useHarpers Bazaar Netherlands)

I want to change the fashion world through education to raise awareness as a teacher.

santosacinas_a — 2019-03-16 00:07:46 UTC

We must redefine consumption.
The fashion world works like an identity, a style of life. We could carry out work in order to raise society's awareness fighting for being free from gender stereotyping and advertising slots.
Learning about our own impact to communicate in our family, social and work surroundings.
Information is power. Let's wake up!
I am committed to pursue the society that I want to belong to, working hand in hand with the future new fashion designers.

Fact

2019-03-16 07:15:13 UTC

The fact that men are paid more than women to do the same job .
This must change as it is gender discrimination and must be stopped. Both men and women start and finish work at the same time and do the same job,so why must there be s difference in wage . There is no price difference if a woman goes to the store to buy a litre of milk compared to a man . The price is fixed so why not treat them equally .

2019-03-16 12:00:20 UTC

2019-03-16 12:53:23 UTC

Dear Human Consumer

2019-03-16 13:01:14 UTC

You don’t know me but, I am a T-shirt. I was first created in Bangladesh at a fashion house by a young human named Zeta. Zeta’s family needed money for food so she was forced to work. Although she cant go to school she is happy to have food in her tummy. I was made with thousands of other t-shirts, it was really over crowded. I was cut, sewn, finished and packed into a box along with all my friends that looked exactly like me.

They said we were going to Australia on a ship, I had never been there before. When I got to Australia after 6 weeks they put me in a shop. Lots of humans walked past me without even noticing. After two weeks they put me on sale for $10. I wondered what Zeta would think if she knew how much I was on sale for. That day a human bought me. I went home to their house and the next day they wore me. I was so excited to be used. For some reason my owner didn’t seem that happy about how I felt or looked so I was stuffed in the back of a large overcrowded wardrobe.

After about two months, my owner picked me up, looked at me and then put me in the bin. I couldn’t believe it. “Already” I thought. I remember the journey in a stinky truck, I felt UNVALUED and REJECTED. I was then thrown into Landfill and left to die. I thought “Zeta would of loved me and enjoyed me”, “why was I discarded so thoughtlessly” I wondered.

I overheard a conversation in Landfill about another t-shirt that was made very differently, I really wished I was made differently. They said it was a sustainable t-shirt that helped humans like Zeta have a better life, the owner wore it many times and even mended it when it was broken. “I wish I was sustainable like that t-shirt”, I thought.

So here I am, lying with all the rubbish unused and wondering how many more of us will come here, barely loved. So human consumer, please ‘re-THINK WHAT YOU BUY, WEAR IT WELL AND LOVE IT UNTIL THE END’. It’s not nice to see all this waste here, and it keeps growing. Parts of me are dying because I’m cotton but the petroleum fibres in me will live for another 200 years or more.

Instead of buying fast fashion, have some wonderful experiences, make sure you connect with other humans and be in nature more. Experiences will make lasting memories, a cheap t-shirt wont.

Love T-Shirt

In Landfill

My Manifesto

2019-03-16 20:59:39 UTC

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. With many people using fast fashion, an estimated £140 million worth of used but still wearable clothing goes to landfill every year.

This rate of consumption is not sustainable. We all need to educate ourselves about how we make and buy our clothes more carefully.

My Vision is that we go back to buying clothes that we love and will cherish, and when they are damage, we repair them. We should break the habit of following trends, that can quickly go out of style and buy classic pieces, or items that will bring us joy to when worn.

Let's try to use fabrics that are destined for landfill to create clothing and accessories, rather than continuing to produce materials that have such a huge negative effect on our environment, only to be discarded when no longer in favour.

We should commit to a more 'make do and mend' mentality. Swapping clothes we no longer wear with our friends. Research how ethically the brands are that we are buying from and to buying less.

The world is not infinite.

2019-03-16 22:06:48 UTC

We treat the planet as if the land and resources we use from it are not finite. I aim to create take a stand in the industry against overconsumption and waste. It is possible to be a profitable company while note encouraging your consumers to buy continually. In a consumeristic this is a fragile and delicate business consumer relationship, but I believe it is possible with a strong brand vision.

2019-03-16 23:28:46 UTC

Fashion and sustainability go hand in hand to improve climate change and any problem that relates to the damage to the environment, seeking effective solutions. 🍂🍂🌎🌍

Waste is a design flaw

carleylake22 — 2019-03-17 03:41:04 UTC

I'm committed to a world where materialism is no longer valued and how you support each other is.

LETS EDUCATE SOCIETY IN SUSTAINABILITY

2019-03-17 12:14:58 UTC

In a world were modern consumers are obsessed with social media lets use this weapon to create a positive message of respect and change.

Ruth's Draft Manifesto

ruthsequeira — 2019-03-17 18:00:32 UTC

FACT:

The average consumer today purchases 60% more clothing than 20 years ago. Each garment is kept half as long, and about 40% of clothes in the wardrobes of developed countries are never worn, as estimated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Less than 1% of the material used to produce clothing globally is recycled into new clothing, with 12% recycled into other products such as insulation or mattress stuffing.

Reduce compulsive shopping behaviors. Recycle and up-cycle fashion.

VALUES:

Respect: to the environment and to people. Fashion, in the manner it is functioning now is destroying the environment.

In order to have competitive prices and larger profit margins, most fashion labourers do not get a fair wage. This is disrespectful to their lives and talent.

Equality: The ecological changes taking place in our planet leading to global warming, resulting in droughts, famines, rising sea levels will mainly affect developing countries. This to be is an inequality, as people from countries who are not the major consumers of fashion will be most affected by its contribution to climate change.

Simplicity: Most of us often have more than we need. In fashion, being stylish is nicer than being trendy. Living a cleaner, simpler life is not only good for our own mental wellbeing but also for the planet.

VISION:

Reduction in wasteful buying by consumers. Reduction and planned manufacturing of fashion and packaging.

Recycling of existing products both by consumers and manufacturers.

A culture of minimalism amongst consumers.

CHANGE:

Smart design and improved technologies that reduces wasteful material in production, shipping and packaging.

A culture of conscious consumption and a willingness to recycle clothing amongst customers who realise the consequences of wasteful fashion.

Recycling becoming part of the planning, buying and operational cycle of major manufacturers.

COMMITMENT:

Reduce consumption patterns myself and my family.

Work toward creating awareness amongst my community and online.

Support FairTrade and sustainable manufacturers and brands.

Demand ethical and improved ecological practices by manufacturers and brands.

2019-03-17 18:31:46 UTC

Manifesto

2019-03-17 23:14:54 UTC

Ecological Agenda

Let's bury old systems!

santosacinas_a — 2019-03-18 03:05:51 UTC

We are planting trees

santosacinas_a — 2019-03-18 03:06:35 UTC

Respect the environment

2019-03-18 03:17:29 UTC

The planet is in danger. We are all part of one ecosystem!

Buy Less. Buy Smart.

2019-03-18 10:20:15 UTC

Education is key to change the world

2019-03-18 12:53:40 UTC

Eco - Logical

2019-03-18 12:57:55 UTC

Add Value

2019-03-18 13:43:01 UTC

If we do not stand for a sustainable fashion, the only add value to fight against consecuences will be having some medication while buying our clothes.

235million garments in UK landfill every year - this is killing the planet

2019-03-18 14:55:05 UTC

Lets start the conversation about bringing about a change in our clothes shopping habits - no point in looking good with nowhere to go is there??

Cooperte don’t dominate the planet

2019-03-18 16:46:56 UTC

70 million trees are cut down anually because of the fashion industry. 5.2 percent of all landfill is textiles and 23 percent of all chemicals produced world wide are produced for the fashion industry. This damage needs to stop now, now before we cross ever nearing planetary Boundaries, now before it’s to late. Action must be taken and I be the change that is necessary in evolving the industry I love to protect this planet I love.

Supplying Soultions

2019-03-18 17:27:00 UTC

Our vision is to create and promote beautiful products that solve a problem rather than create them. We want to build sustainability into our company from the very start and help in the effort to spread the message of love, art and design.

ECO-centric agenda manifesto dra

2019-03-18 21:35:22 UTC

FACTS

Biodiversity loss and land use:

The Living Planet Index measures 10.000 representative populations of mamals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish and has declined 52% between 1970 and 2010.

Fashion industry contributes to rainforest destruction and water consuption, soil degradation and desertification

Water stress:

1,5 trillion liters of water are used by the fashion industry each year

2,6% of the global trash water is used to produce cotton

750 million people in the world do not have access to drinking water

Up to 20.000 liters of water are needed to produce only 1kg of cotton

Climate change:

The current level of CO2 in our atmosphere already exceeds what is considered by scientists to be a safe operating space.

Pollution and hazardous chemicals:

22.000 liters of toxic waste is dumped into rivers by tanneries in Bangladesh every day

20% of industrial water pollution comes from textiles treatment and dying

200.000 tons of dyes are lost to efluents every year

90% of wastewaters in developing countries is discharged into rivers without treatment

52% of our clothes contain polyester and everytime we wash a synthetic garment, about 1.900 individual microfibers are released into the water

85% of human-made debris on the shorelines aroun the world are microfibers. Up to 190.000 tons of textile microplastic fibers are going into the oceans each year.

VALUES

Time

- Time of a lifecycle of a garmnet

- Time for natural renewable resources to recover

Respect

- For the living - people participating in the production, animals/plants as natural source of raw material

- For the ecosystem

Design

- As the added value of the product, making it desirable and durable, timeless so to speak (no season)

VISION

My vision of a better world is world where its inhabitants realise the beauty, power, and importance of their surroundings, and live in the unity with them, using the resources offered with respect and love, paying back by protecting and preventing the catastrophies or negative impacts on them.

The world where industries respect the natural limitations of their environment and give it a fair chance to recover from the stress they´ve put it under.

CHANGE

Luxury fashion needs to learn from and to honour nature through it´s activities.

I´d like the FABRIC PRODUCERS to change the way of gaining and processing of raw materials so that it´s respectuous to land use, water use and quality of life of animals.

I´d like the DESIGNERS to change the approach to their creations from mass-production (4-6 seasons per year) to timeless design with longer cycle

I´d like the MARKET to promote such attempts by educating the public and encouraging it to consume in accord with this philosophy.

COMMITMENT

As a designer I commit:

- To investigate and educate myself constantly about new production possibilities, responsible resources gaining and treatment, and recycling

- To support organisations investigating in the field

- To control my supply chain as much as possible – to choose responsible manufacturers from countries with more control over the production processes and waste treatment, and with certificates showing their implication in the environmental welfare and sustainability

- To design timeless pieces and encourage my clients to buy less

Education through collaboration and honesty.

maluhegu — 2019-03-18 22:00:51 UTC

Fast Fashion is convenient in developing economies that don't have access to sustainable brand, either because they aren't or because they are expensive. In that sense, fast fashion brands such as Inditex an H&M can educate their consumer in guiding which are the best fabrics and the best guidelines to take care for a garment to last longer. Local designers and brands, need to evaluate their sustainable strategies: many of them are construction the imanary that being sustainable is working with crafts and craftsmanship from indigenous group or do charity work, misleading the consumer.

2019-03-18 22:32:50 UTC

The REAL sisterhood of the traveling pants.

2019-03-19 10:06:56 UTC

Fact : 75 million people work to make the clothes that line our wardrobe shelves. More than 80% of these workers are women between the ages of 18-24

Value: I value an industry that takes care of our workers who provide clothing for our needs .

Vision: I want schools to teach children to be aware of every step it takes for our clothing to be made. For us to stop following trends and to instead appreciate what we already have, to recycle and thrift. To provide a safe environment for our factories, with access to clean water, a food cantine, comfort in a safe building .

The harsh reality that fast fashion = labour slavery

CLEAR VISION FASHION

2019-03-19 12:09:11 UTC

Fact:

We need to change the world as soon as possible & we need to act fast because it is only getting worse.

Value:

I want to change the reputation of the fashion industry from an industry that is causing trouble to our planet to an industry who is helping our planet to become a healthy and livable planet.

Vision:

I aim to help enable all fashion industries worldwide to be able to execute their designs and operate their businesses whilst keeping in mind the environmental, social, economic and cultural impacts. I want to help the fashion industry be able to work with the planetary boundaries and raise human equality in the work place.

Change:

All fashion industries, worldwide decide to restructure their design execution plans, workforce environment, reuse & recycle more, find different methods for textile processing and so much more, to slowly and surely eliminate the eight issues that they are currently creating on the planet.

Commitment:

Raising more awareness all over the world, asking the help of major companies and helping the fashion industry overcome these issues, committing to the idea and executing it correctly.

florenciamartiarena23 — 2019-03-20 00:56:16 UTC

As long as we fail to understand that we are nature, we will be unable to perceive the world integrally.

alicia_lake02 — 2019-03-20 12:55:56 UTC

Fact
The cotton industry is vital for the survival of many low income countries, in value terms
26.4% of Beninis Exports and 58,7% of Birkina Fasos

Values
Human respect
Environmental respect

Vision
A world where no individual is taken advantage of for fashion sake, that all workers regardless or race or place of birth are equally paid . That somehow as a community we all begin to understand and play out part in the bigger picture and protecting are planet and its inhabitants .

Commitment
We have no other choice but to commit fully to sustainability or our future generations will face the consequences of our actions

Change
Small thing from , buying fairtrade , not buying in access to bigger action made by those is large corporations who can make a massive difference.

FACT: limited tim

coley_sue — 2019-03-20 16:18:00 UTC

VALUES; honesty and transparency
VISION: less greed; better working conditions; appreciation of craft and expertise. Fashion still to be enjoyable, accessible but to make fashion less important than our world
CHANGE: more re-cycling of clothes and all resources which make them; buy less; buy better
COMMITMENT: educate myself, promote to others; ask companies their position on sustainability

styleczar — 2019-03-20 16:47:55 UTC

Sustainability, Transparency, Quality

2019-03-20 19:28:46 UTC

Fact: Climate Change is a real threat to our civilisation and we're the last generation that can do something about it.

Value: Sustainability MUST be more

Vision:

Change:

Commitment: I am committed to 'Buy less, choose well, make it last'. This is a great quote to live and shop by. Every time we buy something, we endorse certain products and brands. From meatless Mondays to buying shopping vintage, this is a great way each of us can contribute to a better world.

Our Oceans are choking

andrea_streefkerk — 2019-03-21 05:58:14 UTC

FACT: MICRO PLASTICS make up 82% of plastic in the Ocean…
Yet it’s invisible to the naked eye, microfibers are the microscopic threads that shed from synthetic textiles when washed!
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT : These microfibers attract toxins, so when fish eat them, they get lodged in the stomach and intestine and the toxins sit inside the fish.
CHANGE : People need to be aware of it and make efforts to reduce synthetic fabric consumption as much as possible.

2019-03-21 11:28:37 UTC

Let’s Talk about the unfashionable truth about fashion

Fact: Fashion is one of the most polluting industries.

The planet, people and animals are all suffering for our love of clothing it’s the dark side of fashion people need to wake up to and learn about. Looking good has an ugly side to it!

Value: if the everybody involved in the fashion industry through to consumer was that bit more aware, through small changes collectively we can all tackle climate issues, over consumption and supply.

Vision: a framework is set up by the industry with goals to tackle climate issues that the industry contributes to. Education is key!

Change: Education through the entire fashion chain/ process needs to be instilled at every step and the need to question whether it can be done better, with less harmful impact, the consequences of choices made etc. Consumers need to know the impact of their clothing choices and way of consuming has on the environment, people and society.

Commitment: if all consumers made a change to consumption ie buying less, choosing well and the fashion industry committed to a framework of sustainability, equality and duty of care to the environment this would go a long way.

Laila N

GENDER EQUALITY

2019-03-21 11:44:12 UTC

Women empowerment!!

2019-03-21 14:50:06 UTC

Thriving in a sustainable fashion

2019-03-22 14:31:28 UTC

The global fashion industry operates on established economic principles that place emphasis on scale, growth and profit at the detriment of people and planet. We need to rethink the measure of what it means to be successful in the creative industries. Beauty and creativity is at the heart of initiatives in bringing together financial & technological advancements to alter the course for good.
The future wellbeing of humanity and nature is dependent upon governments, businesses and individuals grouping together to reimagine what this could look like moving forward.

2019-03-22 18:46:24 UTC

COMPASSION

2019-03-22 22:04:32 UTC

Facts

Each year, more than 1 billion rabbits and 50 million other animals including foxes, dogs, coyotes, seals and mink -- are killed for their fur.

Although efforts have been made to address issues related to the fur industry, it has a detrimental environmental and social impact and fur traps and farming practices remain inhumane and despicable. Animals are killed unnecessary for a social statement and for the sake of human vanity.

Values

I value compassion and respect toward all Earthlings.

I value our planet and what she has to offer.

I value biodiversity and family.

I value a world free of human and animal exploitation, ruled by respect and compassion toward all beings.

Vision

How can one be a fashionista yet remaining faithful to its ethical values?

We live in a world where large communities are deprived from their basic human rights, where animals are being exploited, tortured and murdered for their skins, where natural resources are being depleted without any common sense and where profits rule over ethic and compassion.

As consumers, we vote with our dollars.

We need leaders with an inspiring vision and a true desire to change the structure of each industry, including the fashion industry.

Change

With regards to the fashion industry, integrating sustainability and ethics offers exceptional opportunities for innovation, growth and ultimately success.

An increasing amount of consumers, most precisely millennials, are demanding corporate transparency, putting strong emphasis on sustainability and ethics. The vegan market is rising while the demand for eco-friendly goods and services is increasing as well.

There is indeed a growing market for sustainable fashion, yet, the luxury industry has still not come to offer yet eco-friendly or vegan alternatives to fur/ leather luxury goods.

There is ultimately a large window opportunity for businesses to develop alternatives within the luxury industry. It requires solely approaching issues with an open and creative mindset and for businesses to have a strong culture of innovation.

Commitment

Putting an end to the polluting and unethical animal farming, which contributes highly to the destruction of animal habitats.
Focus innovation on developing sustainable and non-toxic man-made materials.
Source sustainable and reusable naturals or use eco-friendly man-made materials to replace the use of animal pelts.
For the use of whool, allow for transparency and ensure correct treatment to the animals.
Ensure good working conditions and wages for workers.

Illustrations by Andrea C. Oropeza

2019-03-23 05:37:29 UTC

CULTURAL WASTE AND CONSUMPTOIN MANIFESTO

2019-03-23 09:04:41 UTC

More than 80 billion pieces of clothing are produced world-wide each year. Of these, 75% will end up in landfill.

I value land and people, the two must coincide. People must be educated on the small differences they can make to protect our world

I vision a slower future of fashion, where companies take responsibility to slow down production and consumption; less product manufacture made in a better way. I vision product longevity increases, where the products life continues to minimise waste through recycling and repair.

Change in manufacture processes, more investment in recycling materials. I believe companies need to change to meet the needs of a rise in conscious consumers from plastic packaging to polluting materials. An increasing circular system is needed.

I am committed to reducing my own consumption and ensuring 0% of my clothing ends up in landfill and like to share the consequences of both consumer culture and wastage with those around me.

Respectful consuming manifesto

2019-03-23 18:25:31 UTC

We all need clothes, but the question is how much and at what cost?

I want the world to still exist for my daughter and the generations after her, so I want to take better care of the world and the people in it. I don't want to take part in modern day slavery or human trafficking or the destruction of the one and only planet we have.

Sometimes I feel powerless, but doing little things can create big change.

To do my part, I will consume less and more consciously. I will try to change my habits to:

use and take care of what I have
repair what's broken
repurpose what's beyond repair
buy 2nd hand
make myself (from recycled material)
buy new as a last resort and if I buy, I will buy something timeless that is made in a ethical and sustainable way

By doing this I will create less waste, respect what I have and all the work and human and natural resources that has gone into it.
This is what I want to teach my daughter and everyone else around me. Education is key and the more we know about the effects of (fast) fashion, the more we will be able to unite and create change.

Attached photograph is a dress I made out of my sister's broken old shirt. Buy less and be creative, not shopping can be fun too!

2019-03-23 18:54:38 UTC

Changing consumerism and encouraging slow fashion

I believe it’s really important to change how consumers behave as well as the industry’s constant demand for new clothes. People need to recognise the full impact of buying one cotton t shirt or one pair of jeans, alongside the impact of buying disposable clothing and throwing away cheap clothing after a few wears.

I am interested in looking to change the impact of our industry on climate change in order to reduce waste, change both brands and consumers behaviour and fast fashion.

I want to encourage the use of second hand clothing, mending, reusing and selling second hand clothing to make the most of the resources we have. To reduce waste in landfills and the overflow of second hand clothing going across the globe. Although this is great that people donate clothing to those more in need, it is ever flowing and includes cheap fast fashion which is not durable, breaks easily and pollutes our world. I believe we need to encourage recycled fibres, new fabric developments that aren’t harmful for our environment and will not effect climate change so severely. Fabrics which are durable and is part of the slow fashion movement, which people will keep throughout their lives.

We need to change people’s attitudes in the industry, wanting profit and volume. Change people’s attitudes to waste and disposing of clothes. To be conscious of each process and how we can reduce the impact on climate change at each process of garment production.

I am committed to push fabric development with suppliers to be more sustainable, to rescue second hand clothing in my personal life and as a designer to be a part of slow fashion.

Manifesto

2019-03-24 09:23:55 UTC

Shaping Fashion’s Future...

2019-03-24 17:01:53 UTC

Fashion can be a vehicle for socio economic change and empowerment. The value chain has the power to bring communities together but it’s still shrouded in mystery when it comes to transparency, when it comes to the seemingly endless community of people who contribute significantly to designing, sourcing and producing the clothing we see on billions of people around the world. The most valuable players in the global fashion eco system are often silent also when it comes to answering one of the most important questions today - Who made my clothes?

At Style House Files (SHF), we are committed to empowering women and youth through apparel manufacturing, which can contribute significantly to providing a source of income for Nigeria’s population. Nigeria is Africa’s single largest market based on this population size. My country is home to over 190million people and more than half of the population is below the age of 35. As fashion business development leaders and founders of Lagos Fashion Week – one of Africa’s most relevant fashion platforms we constantly emphasise the importance of brands manufacturing in Nigeria not only for ease of production, but for the bigger role it can play in carbon footprint reduction, in skills development, job creation and income generation with appropriate working conditions, vital for a country with a constantly growing population, unemployment rate of 18.9% and recently, the highest rate of extreme poverty in the world.

For the apparel manufacturing industry to play a major role in growing Nigeria’s economy, a dedicated and coordinated approach to skills development is required. We aim to connect the missing dots between our fashion design community and the sustainable industry required to make it thrive. We aim to close the skills gap in the sector by providing apparel manufacturing skills training for women and youth for employability. To date, we have equipped over 500 people with sewing machine operations and industrial pattern making skills. Over 18% are currently employed in factories including ours, 44% are self-employed and 30% are in internships.

We are committed to encouraging stakeholders in the sector to work with us and be part of a story that empowers people and gives them a better quality of life within the gradually evolving ecosystem. Our commitment is not focused on how many garments we produce a year but how well they are produced, where we source from and how empowered our community of artisans, pattern cutters and sewing machine operators are through the work we do. We want to tell stories of how fashion can impact communities and change lives. We want to tell stories of collaboration and our people, the backbone of our gradually evolving fashion ecosystem and how they can contribute to shaping the future of fashion in Africa.

Cultural Agenda Manifesto

2019-03-25 04:04:50 UTC

For me it was important to create a project that I can even take into my everyday life and other actual projects, so I created a multiple posters campaign to, based on the cultural agenda, to promote circular fashion and bust the cultural myths regarding fashion and status, among other things.

Consume Less Value More

2019-03-25 06:15:22 UTC

my manifesto is starting to form around the following as it relates to diminishing resources and consumption and waste -
FACT - altered views of consumption are embedded, wear once, disposability
VALUES - the value of craft and the hand made
VISION - to reduce consumption through the re-introduction of good quality long lasting fabrication and make;
CHANGE - to flip the "hollow" brand to something substantial and meaningful to the wearer
COMMITMENT - I am committed to teaching others about this

2019-03-26 05:45:30 UTC

SHOP LOCAL

2019-03-26 06:02:00 UTC

I believe that empowering local business and local production will shift a lot focus in fashion and manufacturing. Local businesses already lead sustainable fashion practices, we just need to support them to help them survive and grow. This poster is designed to promote local fashion

Fact: Western fashion and Western values dominate global trends and create foundation for fashion education around the globe.

Values: local production; emerging designers; cultural and ethnic reference; local craft

Vision: Small emerging brands/ideas are valued on the level with fashion giants. Fashion is becoming more customized and oriented towards individual needs of consumer through local brands. Customers value their heritage and promote local fashion, shop locally as part of their identity. Doesn't try to meet imaginable 'western values'

Change: Local brands getting more support from government. Public is educated on value of local production

Commitment: I am committed to buy predominantly from small local emerging businesses and promote them in my work.

My Pledge

2019-03-26 09:00:01 UTC

Fact: Fashion is a massive consumer and polluter of our Earth. 20% of industrial water pollution in the world comes from the treatment and dyeing of textiles. 1 cotton t-shirt = 2700L of water. We are polluting our systems with insecticides, pesticides and dyes. Even the simple act of washing our clothes sends fibres and microplastics to our oceans.

Values: Reducing my carbon footprint in my own consumption of fashion, supporting businesses with ethical practices, educating myself so I can educate others

Vision: I'd like to see overproduction come to a halt and we switch to solving our waste issues. We would give new life to our waste instead of wringing the Earth dry of its remaining natural resources.

Change: Work with people who share your vision. If I cannot implement direct change, I will support people who can.

Commitment: Shop smart, support ethical & sustainable businesses, make my own basics

APPROPRIATE VALUE

hello199 — 2019-03-26 16:56:26 UTC

Fact:

In the West, we do not place appropriate value on our clothes. We do not recognise that to cherish and look after an object created for us by another person is to honour the materials, labour, and skills that went into creating it.

Values:

Understanding and respecting the skills of garment workers and designers.
Understanding and respecting the natural resources that go into the clothes we wear.
Valuing the well-being (working conditions, pay etc) of the garment worker OVER our desire for new cheap objects.
Having a long and sentimental relationship with a garment, including mending it and caring for it appropriately, is something to strive for and celebrate.

Vision:

To create a new rhetoric around our relationship with our clothes; one that celebrates buying well, and views buying well as making choices based on honouring where our clothes come from, rather than convenience or desire for new.

Change:

MEND MORE BIN LESS
Teach people how to mend and make clothes properly - in schools. Knowledge makes change.
Educate about how much natural resource goes into our clothing.
Reduce what we buy.

Commitment:

Keep talking to people about this.
To hold myself accountable to these values in my relationship with my own clothes.
To try to work as much as possible only with brands and companies whose values align with mine.

loesmanschot — 2019-03-27 13:11:42 UTC

My Manifesto: the value of fashion

These pictures represent my ideal fashion world
From top-left, clockwise
- Picture of a dress worn by Princess Diana, picture taken by me at the Kensington Palace, London, UK exhibition 2019: Diana, her fashion story. This image shows to me the impact fashion has on our life, how we can use fashion to express our identity and influence others
- Article in ‘The ecologist’ about the innovative project from catalytic-clothes: garments that can purify the air we breathe. This shows innovation in fashion can create a positive impact on our planet. Source: https://theecologist.org/2011/jul/15/ethical-fashion-takes-new-direction-catalytic-clothes-purify-polluted-air
- Picture taken by me of beautiful streetart in Camden, London. It shows the creativity of human beings and the growing awareness about climate change in our community. We all want to create a world in which we cause no harm to others.
- And this is one of our goals: preserving our beautiful earth for future generations. Picture taken by me.
- Last but not least; picture taken by me of a costume used in the production ‘ The Favourite’. Costume displayed at the exhibition ‘The favourite, Anne at Kensington Palace’, kensington Palace, London, UK. It shows the craftmanship involved in creating fashion.

Facts
- On average Dutch people own 173 garments, 50 of these we didn’t wear in the last year. And 40 of these are thrown away. (MVO nederland / oneworld.nl)
- According to British research, the avarege lifespan of a garment is just under 2 years and 3 months, and might be shorter for fast fashion. (Wrap.org.uk)
- The fashion industry and the way we value and use our clothing has a big impact on our ecological footprint: Statement: ‘if every dutch person buys one less fashion item a year, this will have more impact on our climate than if every person in Rotterdam (inwoneraantal: 638.712) becomes a vegetarian for a year. (Milieucentraal)
Values
- Every fashion garment represents creativity and craftmanship.
- Fashion can be used to explore and celebrate your identity.
- It is our duty to create a sustainable environment for the next generation
Vision
- It is possible to use fashion in such a away that it is both sustainable and can be used to explore, enjoy, create and strengthen a personal identity and values
- The creativity involved in fashion, the open-mindedness and the will to explore new opportunities can be used to decrease negative impact and even create positive impact on our planet.
- As consumers, we can have a big impact on how the industry runs their business
Change
- We need to change the way we value fashion: we should celebrate the creativity and craftmanship and use fashion accordingly: make better choices, increase the lifespan and promote a circular economy
- Do not underestimate creativity: instead of using/abusing this to create the highest profits attainable, use this strengt of the industry to promote sustainable use of materials and resources and extrapolate this to other aspects of our lives, and our industries. Being a very visible industry with a great impact on daily life, fashion can be a trendsetter for other industries.
Commitment
- Reduce my own ecological footprint in fashion by slow fashion: spending more time on exploring my own personal style and identity and make better informed choices on what to buy – or not. Care for my own wardrobe in a sustainable way and aim to increase the lifespan of my garments.
- In order to make better informed choices I have to explore facts and figures about the fashion retail industry; taking courses, singing up for newsletters of platforms who share my goals and values, connecting with other people (like you guys!) and support initiatives who share my values. Together we can make a change.
- Creating awareness in my direct surroundings about my fashion choices.

All these pictures together create a fashion world in which fashion is valued for its creativity and craftmanship, for a community committed to these values. It is produced in such a way that our planet is preserved, creativity is explored and identity is expressed. In this world, creative minds in the fashion industry can take it to the next level with innovative design and impact our earth in a positive way.

SHARING CLOTHES

2019-03-27 17:03:48 UTC

Fact: Clothes are fundamental part of everyday life.
Fashion Industry throws away for about $500 billion dollars. How? Excessive consumption and rarely use.
Fashion is also responsible for 1,2 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year
A lot needs to change! We don’t need to produce more, we need to

Values: Share clothes is a great form to reduce the extractivism of environmental resources, causing less (social and environmental) impact. Sharing is a great form of teaching people that clothes are not disposable and a good form of knowledge that behind a simple piece of cloth exist a complex circuit of planting, extracting, manufacturing and pollution.
Besides that, I believe the way we share clothes involves not only one Agenda but all agendas.

Vision: To stop the levels of planetary boundaries we have to change the way we consume and the system linear operation. Sharing our clothes and services is a good route for new changes! We do not need to produce more; we need to share better, worldwide, equally.

Change: Linear system is ripe for disruption. The facts that we are exacerbating planetary boundaries are enough reasons for changes.
We need to find a way to educate and change minds worldwide.

Commitment: Transforming the industry and the consumerism get time.
But I think a great way of trait is increasing demand for recycled clothes and transparency and communication.

"Less but Better."

samuelowens4 — 2019-03-27 18:42:53 UTC

Fact: Fashion has been one of the top industries polluting the world for far too long. Consumers are buying more than ever, which continues to give power to the corporations to produce more than ever. It is a never ending cycle and it will get much worse before it gets anywhere near any better.

Values: Understanding that there is not one simple solution to changing the mindset of every consumer who buys too much. We simply cannot convince the world to stop consuming. However, we can offer alternatives to fast fashion to help slow down the process.

Vision: Creating product that is higher quality, built to last longer and help develop more personal and intimate relationships with the consumer. Show the user that they do not need excess to fulfill themselves. Less is more and by making that switch, over consumption and over production will begin to slow down.

Change: Educate the consumer on why their over consumption habits are causing harm to the environment. Most individuals cannot see that on their own. Reintroduce the idea of less but better. Reintroduce the idea of renovating your own clothing rather than throwing it out. Reintroduce the idea of personal responsibility with your belongings.

Commitment: Realizing that we are all part of the problem. There is no specific group, it is everyone. The world as a whole needs to commit to a better lifestyle. A more sustainable business model to help preserve the planet and save the beauty that we still have.

-------Cultural---------

2019-03-27 18:43:42 UTC

Fact:

Traditional handcrafts are closely connected to culture. Millions of people are displaced, cultures are mixing everywhere. People replace handworks with industrial processes to save time, but forget about the imperfect emotional value handmade&cultural items have. Therefore the product has less "emotional" value to the consumer and is disposed off more easily.

Values:

-Understanding that producing something valuable takes time and care.
-Appreciating history, and appreciating differences in cultures
-Understanding that handmade traditional items dont always look perfect
-understanding emotional value and preserving history

Vision:

Preserve traditional handcrafts in every land of the globe and update the making processes to be sustainable. Without richer countries exploiting underdeveloped countries for cheap labour. Each country should preserve their own traditions for their benefit. Buying less, but higher quality-allowing fashion to become more emotional. The big players in fashion need to the make those changes most and foremost.

Change:

No more procrastination.
Commitment:
Buy less. Support existing sustainable businesses. Spreading awareness. Repair & Rework & Swop Clothes.

Source of Life

2019-03-29 01:41:05 UTC

“Mother Earth is the source of life, not a resource.” - Chief Arvol Looking Horse

We have been born into the most important time in humanity’s evolution. According to Johan Rockström of The Stockholm Resilience Center, we have only 50 years to make the change needed to ensure our wellbeing on Earth for the next 10,000 years. Let that soak in. That’s a lot of responsibility, and we are the chosen ones born for this mission. Currently, the fashion industry is destroying our source of life. There is no time left for practices that wipe out lands, seas, and fellow humans. Being human is the most beautiful act of creation. This planet, with its perfect conditions for sustaining life, is a gift. Let us sustain that which sustains us. Did you know that the patterns of creation within your body are the same as those that make up the whole universe? We are merely extensions of Earth, working together as a whole, like the individual cells in our body work together for us. Let us protect Earth’s perfect balance for life. Let us commit to the future of Earth and its inhabitants.

Mindful Consumption

sarahchenlin8 — 2019-03-30 16:17:54 UTC

"[I am] a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars..." - Desiderata

I commit to supporting eco-ethical brands that empower artisans, boosts the local economy, and implement environmentally friendly operations. I commit to consume with conscience, only acquiring what I need and reflecting often on the implications of my choices - to be present and to be one with nature and the world.

Textile supply chain sustainability

2019-03-30 21:01:15 UTC

BIodiversity loss, land degradation and soil erosion are all direct effects of farming practices for textiles and materials. The importance of biodiversity is hard to see on the surface but without biodiversity we would struggle a lot in the world we live in. To encourage sustainable production of materials, both to the consumer and farmers would improve this issue, less pesticide use, using crops which require less water and land can all contribute to improved condition of the land. Organic cotton and other plants are a step in the right direction but social, economic and cultural issues still remain. I am committed to improving farming practice to reduce biodiversity loss and hence create more viable supply chain. Cotton is only one example, cashmere, hemp, leather and more are all materials that can be detrimental to the earth.

2019-03-31 02:45:25 UTC

Everybody was born equal.

2019-03-31 15:09:15 UTC

Fact: According to the Global Slavery Index, there were 40.3 million people living in modern slavery in 2016.

Values: Everyone was born equal. Inequality is a social construct that we must work to abolish. Slavery should not exist in the 21^st century.

Vision: Considerable action taken to abolish these practices. Improving and sustaining workers’ rights and living wages. Wellbeing to become prioritised for all workers in the industry.

Change: Inequality and injustices to anyone working in the industry and in turn the injustices we are doing to our environment.

Commitment: A more visible and transparent view of the supply chain, down to the wage the garment workers are earning. Encourage brands to embrace human and gender equality into part of their core values. Promote better working environments to ensure the wellbeing of all employees from corporate level the whole way to the sourcing of raw materials.

Social Impact.

2019-04-01 18:16:56 UTC

“The fact is I am a consumer of fashion and while I can benefit from the freedom to buy and wear what I want, those making my clothes/at the base of the supply chain i.e garment factory workers, are being neglected. As a fashion professional I have a duty, yet as a Christian I have a heart of care. I do not think it is fair/right/just nor pleases God that retailers and consumers are the only ones benefiting from fashion purchases.

I will begin to challenge brands that I buy from by asking questions about their supply chains. And additionally start buying into sustainable brands - the genuine committed brands. (Maiyet Collective designers and various designers out of Africa who produce locally and support local artisans can be a start.) Or I can simply buy less. I want to buy items that will have longevity - 10 years plus worth of wear. I will avoid buying from fast fashion brands but admittedly do still have a penchant for their designs and affordable prices.

Call to action on an ecological level: implement the use of non-toxic environmentally friendly washing detergents in my household and also start looking at the beauty products I use too. I endeavour to buy less polyester which is known for releasing microfibers into the water through washing, thus impacting the environment.
Additionally I will encourage others to change (not by enforcing or bullying change) but by sharing my manifestos or parts of it with friends and on social media.”

The shift from mindless to responsible consumerism

2019-04-01 20:11:33 UTC

Fact:

We live in a culture that demands convenience as we use technology to make our lives easier, especially in the developed world. We see this play out as e-commerce continue to grow with speedy delivery times and easy checkouts. The world must shift from mindless consumerism to responsible consumerism.

Values:

I value the planet, its ecosystems and all the people who live in it.

Vision:

A world where a product's lifecycle (environmental, social costs) is fully captured. QR codes would enable customers to understand the natural resources used to produce the product, as well as the people involved in the fabric dye, cut and sew processes.

Change:

Knowledge and awareness around the lifecycle of products purchased is important to enact change towards slow fashion.
Companies need to play their part and invest in R&D departments in order to enable the shift to responsible consumerism.
Reinvent the 4R's: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Commitment: Governments around the world are making bold commitments, such as the EU which recently voted to ban single-use plastics by 2021. There is momentum going on in the world, but we need to hasten the pace.

Innovation around sustainable and non-toxic man-made fabric materials.
Fair working conditions and wages for workers in the garment industry.

My manifesto

2019-04-04 00:11:01 UTC

So first of all I would like to be part of the fashion industry in the future but there are lots of things that I would like to change. The main fact that I don’t like in fashion is the gender unequalled because in my country it is very pronounced, i hope that in the future man and women will be equal in the future. I think that my value is that i think everyone should realize their dreams by working hard and never giving up because there is always a way to make your dreams come true. My vision is to build my own global brand of clothes that will have lots of success and will be very famous. I hope that be using diversity while creating my brand of clothes i will have an impact on other people too and i hope that in the future people will understand that man and women can both have success in their careers in fashion. In my future i will commit on creating my brand of clothes and making things that the world has never seen.

Draft Manifesto

2019-04-04 10:29:30 UTC

Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Consumers are not environmentally conscious - doesn’t know the impact of their fashion choices on the earth.

Fashion is a way to express yourself, we don’t want it to disappear, and it won’t. But choosing smartly will definitely make a difference. I believe fashion can be sustainable and choices we make when buying clothes can be earth friendly.

I believe that if people are aware of who makes their clothes, and how, it will change the game.

We can educate people and make sustainable fashion trendy. If there will be no demand for fast fashion – there will be no market for it.

I am committed to spreading the word and promoting sustainability, and lead by my example.

Draft Manifesto: Waste

2019-04-04 16:48:53 UTC

Fact: only 20% of garments are recycled or donated, 80% end up in land-fill.
Value: to value the resources that went into producing all these garments (even if they are 'cheap') and by disposing of them into land-fill the resources are wasted. We need to value our resources as they are limited and running out.
Vision: to re-use the garments/textiles we have already put resources into. To reduce the amount that is sent to land fill and help reduce the amount of future raw materials used to produced new things (and are potentially wasted).
Change: to create new garments out of old/wasted garments/textiles.
Commitment: to redesign and create new, cool garments out of unwanted garments or textiles. To appreciate the commodities (water, raw materials, deforestation, labour, CO2) that have been required to make clothing and prolong their life line and value.

Draft Manifesto; Social Agenda influenced

2019-04-04 17:37:50 UTC

For me we can not move forwards without addressing key power shifts that must take place to re-address who holds the power and why they have been granted this privilege. Along with value shifts in why we perceive as 'luxury' and can this still be considered luxury if human exploitation (amongst other forms exploitation) has taken placed, and been condoned at some point throughout the supply chain.

Fact:
21 million people are involved in forced labour at any given time and 71% of fashion companies admit to believing Modern Slavery 'might' exist in their supply chain. This is simply not good enough to not take action of this possibility.

Values:
Freedom, choice, pride, belonging, celebration of skills, stories, a sense of purpose, joy, equality between all humans, safety at home and at work, fairness, eternal curiosity, power placed in the correct hands.

Vision:
A slower paced fashion system where value is placed on the work being done and the individuals doing it, greater transparency throughout the supply chain and that to be freely available, brands and consumers alike to be accountable for their consumption decisions, opportunities for all, everyone to have the right to a safe workplace, a balance between work and home life, access to safe housing and basic human needs and a sense of self pride and purpose.

Change:
Trying to address the human issues wrapped up in the fashion supply chain, as we do not have a second chance at resolving these issues in the future and people are living through the injustice NOW. I don't want more, more fashion and more brands and more collections; the whole industry is in excess. I was to look at where we are and 'fix what is broken'; the systems, the power balance, the infrastructure that is simply not working the way it needs to be and the way it could be. Building collaborative solutions to challenging situations which do not destroy communities and take jobs from locals but instead find better ways of working.

Commitment:
I am committed to supporting change and facilitating it where I can have influence, to being a voice for those unable to use their own, to questioning modern perceptions of luxury, to ensuring freedom, safety and choice are available to all workers across the garment industry and ensuring that important aspects of human life such as joy, pride, a sense of purpose are not forgotten about when discussed along side other perhaps larger issues.

IF IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ALL, IT IS NOT GOOD AT ALL

2019-04-04 19:53:04 UTC

- Fact:
Society is caring more about things and less about human beigns and nature.
The society invites us in thinking in a selfish point of view where all the actors are disconnected and where our wellbeign depends on exploiting others.
So fashion and design is often considered frivolous and ego centered. And it is one of the major influencers in sustainability

- Values:
Respect
Empathy
Connection

Vision:
Turn design and fashion into an integral sustainable model. Showing respect and inclusion.

Change:
Change the rolemodels, made not just for some but for all.
Apply mandatory sustainable practices in the whole supply chain.
Communicating less about exclusiveness and aspiration, but more about inclusion.

Commitment:
"If it is not good for all it is not good at all".

Giving back

2019-04-05 06:45:18 UTC

The fashion industry relies on low income, majority women garment workers, all over the world.
Typical non compliances in manufacturing facilities can include long working hours and poor health and safety standards.
The development and opportunities of garment workers can be minimal and restricted by poor working conditions and long working hours as well as lack of investment in skills
Human rights and environmental standards can come second place in the race to continuously bring new clothing to retailers and into your wardrobe. This is not sustainable.

Values:

- fair and equal opportunities
- honesty
- safe and clean environments
- learning and opportunity

I believe everyone has the right to a safe, and fair working environment, not in fear of fellow co workers, hazards in machinery, building structure or of the chemicals of production.
Too many clothes are made and sold globally without thought or consideration for the people making them or the environmental cost involved. This has to change.
Everyone should have the opportunity to learn new skills or develop current skills to help feel confident in their job role, help with role progression or just because they love to learn.

Vision:

Slow, honest fashion.

Garment workers should enjoy work, learn everyday, in a comfortable and safe environment.
Fashion should be luxury everyone can enjoy, without feeling unsure or guilty of where their clothing has come from and the conditions it was made in.
Where working hours in the fashion industry are one of the most commonly noted non-compliance, time should be set aside to ensure the development of employees skills, rather than treating workers as expendable.

Change and commitment:

Creating a space where garment workers feel like they can be creative and learn in their work environment, have their voice heard and abilities acknowledged.
Rather than continually bringing new clothes to the market, let reuse and remodel old clothes. Let's be creative, clever and share skills to make our clothing more valuable again.
Clothing should be personal and honest, valued beyond a post, kept forever, reused in various ways and safe in the knowledge it has not originated from exploitation of humans or planetary resources.

Draft Manifesto: Ecological Agen

2019-04-06 13:24:34 UTC

Fact: 400% more carbon emissions are produced if we wear a garment 5 time instead of 50 times.

70 Million trees are cut down every year to make our clothes.

19,000 tons of textile microplastic fibres end up in the oceans every year.

Values: Sustainable/ ethical use of resources, Design to last & for a need.

Vision: Consumerism will slow down, people will only buy things that they need, love and value. Clothes will be recycled to be used again by another or be recycled into fibres that can be used again. Reduction in demand of raw materials = reduction of the consumption of ecological, natural resources means we will be able to start rebuilding up the ecological systems we have been overusing and allow them to recover & flourish.

Change: Change the way we design clothing, does it serve a need? Clothing needs to be sustainable in the resources used to create the garment, then its afterlife & longevity realised. Improvements and investment into textiles recycling and regeneration needs improving.

Commitment: I am committed to educating the consumer about how a garment is made, and the resources it takes to make these garments. At every process of designing & developing a product questioning the need, future lifespan and the use of materials, to make sure it is sustainable and ethical as possible. To work with manufacturers who are environmentally sustainable in their work practices.

Draft Manifesto: Cultural & Social

2019-04-07 01:37:14 UTC

1.FACT: HUMAN SLAVERY, WAST, BAD ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS
cuz of using modern psyhology and manipulation via mass media and marketing strategies, people are buying much more than 50 years ago, they r incoraged to spend more, live faster and not respect things they have- their time, energy they are not aware of what their small actions may change when we all will act together using the same or similar approach- it is important to do the change, learn how and convince other
2. VALUE:
-SAFE WORK PLACES WITH EVEN PAYMENT OPORTUNITIES
-RESPECT
-SUSTAINABILTY EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABULITY PROMOTION IN WORK PLACES AND SCHOOLS
- EVERYONE MATTERS
- WE ALL R EQUAL

3. VISSION:
EVERYONE IS VALUED AND FAIRLY PAID, PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED AND KNOW HOW THEIR ACTIONS CAN IMPACT OTHERS AND WORLD THEY LIVE IN,
4.CHANGE:
-EQUALITY
-0 WASTE POLICY
- RECYCLE, UPCYCLE
- COOPERATE WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME IDEAS
- BE OPEN FOR CHANGE
- COOPERATE WITH NGO, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE A STATMENTS, AND GETING IDEAS INTO LIFE
- TAKE CARE CLOTHING YOU WERE WERE MADE IN WORK ENVIROMENT IS FAIR
- BE SURE TO ORDER FABRICS,PRINTING IN PLACES WITH CERTIFICATION;

5. COMMITMENT
COOPERATE WITH NGO, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE A STATMENTS, AND GETING IDEAS INTO LIFE; - BE SURE TO ORDER FABRICS,PRINTING IN PLACES WITH CERTIFICATION;

Craft is king and ethical is the new black.

2019-04-07 05:17:41 UTC

I HAVE A DREAM

2019-04-07 14:33:31 UTC

Less is more

2019-04-07 16:51:10 UTC

Work for a better world

2019-04-08 07:09:19 UTC

Don’t waste your clothing, don’t burn it, don’t throw it away~ make something new out of it.

My Manifesto: Community Balance with Cultural and Environmental agendas.

2019-04-08 16:44:19 UTC

Fact:

Humans are over consuming

We are not using natural resources responsibly

The strive for belonging through mediums like fashion and trends is substitution for human connection and community

We are wasting tones of textile and clothing and this is ruining local economies( developed country markets) and the environment (landfills)

*need to do primary research to back these facts up

Value:

Freedom

Creativity

Nature

Sharing

Equality

Respect

Community

Practicality

Purpose

Balance

Vision

We must be able to share a living space that offers a growing environment for all, including the nature. We must try to achieve balance throughout every decision made, centralizing and distributing the weight of our impact.

Change

Call to actions:

Reduce waste in the fashion industry

Make reuse and recycling options accessible for all customers and businesses

Promote minimal shopping behavior

Create community environments where share of knowledge, experience and goods can be facilitated.

Commitment

I am committed to creating small community project to share awareness

I am committed to reduce consumption of new products, and support reuse initiatives

I am committed to find a connection between post-consumer waste and recycling of textile

I am committed to set up an framework of reuse and recycle options for both customers and businesses

wearing brands is not makes you a fashionable one

2019-04-08 17:16:12 UTC

a lot of people are trying to seem trendy and fashionable by wearing expensive brands' clothes. actually, they don't care about what does it mean, about the history of brand, except of its popularity. such people corrupts all cultural meaning of fashion.
from my point of view, somebody who is fully worn in second hand might look more fashionable than one in gucci clothes
i want to change this situation in the world and hope that it is temporary due to huge amount of ads in the internet. i hope that soon people will understand what is fashion in fact

Made Slow to Last Long.

salonisinha_23 — 2019-04-09 15:03:04 UTC

Fact: -Over Consumption.
-Cheap- low quality mass produced goods.
-Use & Throw Society
-Clothing landing up in Landfills.

Values: Quality
Craftsmanship
Creativity
Nature
Respect & Equality

Vision : Slow & Honest Fashion
Fashion is not about buying everything. Mindful consumption as well as production is the need of hour.
We must use the beautiful crafts, many of which are dying, to create beautiful pieces that are made slow to last long.

Change: Focus on Quality & mandatory Sustainable Practices at each stage of Supply chain.
Working with the Artisan Communities in creating Handcrafted products using natural materials.
Making use of Up cycling & Recycling.

Commitment: I am committed to never compromise on the quality of my products. To work with different artisan communities to bring beautifully made handcrafted durable products.I commit to be transparent about all the processes.

2019-04-09 20:00:22 UTC

A collaborative approach

2019-04-10 14:37:13 UTC

2019-04-10 14:40:16 UTC

Keep the world beautiful

2019-04-10 15:55:57 UTC

Keep the world beautiful

C

2019-04-10 17:11:48 UTC

CREATIVE, HUMAN & SMART IS THE NEW FASHION

2019-04-10 17:11:51 UTC

MANIFESTO

1. FACT / Because of Fashion industry, we challenge land use and biodiversity loss.

2. VALUES / I believe in a creative, human and smart fashion.

3. VISION / I want to see fashion using alternative raw materials, producing less and so to prevent a mass production of those alternatives tools ( ex: such as coco, palm oil that damaged the environment back…).

4. CHANGE / Invest in research for new and tech materials. Create new laws, regulate the market of production and condemn the companies damaging the environment. Forcing the companies to apply a CSR strategy for giving back to the earth (ex: financing animal protection or cleaning sees and ocean …)

5. COMMITMENT / I am committed to, first, open a dialog with my relatives. (Families, friends or using social media platforms). Any opportunity is good to take. Secondly, keep on consuming carefully and less. Thirdly, at a professional level, trying to integrate companies and make things change from inside the organization.

the image below is from the brand GOOD KRAMA, a real and truelly conscious brand in Cambodia.

Ecological & Cultural Manifesto

2019-04-10 19:50:39 UTC

1) FACT
According to PhysOrg, The University of Queensland Sustainability and the UN Environment…

- Fashion industry is now one of the biggest polluters in the world.

- FAST FASHION: We buy it, wear it once or twice, get sick of it and bin it only to begin the cycle all over again.

- UN-SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN: Environmental impact is significant. Depleting non-renewable resources, emitting huge quantities of greenhouses gases (more than all international flights and maritime shipping) and using massive quantities of energy, chemicals and water (producing 20 % of global wastewater).

- SOLID WASTE: increased consumption causes 92 million tons of textile waste dumped in landfills each year. Around 100,000 marine animals are killed each year by plastic waste, including microfibers.

2) VALUES

- COLORS: Vibrant colors offered by nature that are later translated into garments that allow us to express our personality.

- RESPECT: Humans must give the environment and its resources the appropriate respect without creating waste/pollution.

- SMART SHOPPING: When purchasing, be thinking of the life of the product before, while and after using it, in order to avoid the fast fashion syndrome, being sure that the product will get the most out of it without harming the environment or society that passed through the process of production.

3) VISION

- World with less waste and more natural areas to enjoy flora & fauna.

- Habit of choosing quality over quantity because less is always more.

4) CHANGE

- Creating/innovating products with a long-lasting life so the waste gets reduced, linking this with an emotional value creating intimate relationships with the user, so that consumers start getting educated with a responsible vision of sustainable fashion.

- Changing the culture of fast fashion and making people conscious about the reduction in their consumption, their environmental footprint, avoiding cheap garments and compulsive shopping, and supporting more local artisanal brands, all of this to ensure the survival of the planet.

- Environmentally friendly and zero waste processes of manufacture and products (smart design), a sustainable supply chain management.

- Promote in a cool way the vintage fashion, recycling and exchanging old clothing with others.

5) COMMITMENT

- I commit to apply the change first with me and communicate this to family & friends, so that the culture starts spreading making everyone more aware of the impact the fast fashion and waste can cause.

- Support the local artisanal brands because of the sustainable impact, demanding them and other bigger brands a more ethical & ecological practice in their manufacture processes.

- Lifestyle of the fashion should change in the whole society, but first it must start from one.

Venus of the rags.

2019-04-10 20:41:39 UTC

The Golden Rule Manifesto

paigebik — 2019-04-11 20:35:15 UTC

Fact: Our society is obsessed with more, more consumption, more wealth, more pollution, more problems.

Values: Each person is worthy and deserves fair wages and they shouldn’t feel bad about having to fit into a cookie cutter image of what beauty looks like. I believe that we don’t have to follow fashion trends to fit in, that classic styles are just that, classic, and do not go out of style. We only have one world and we need to invest in keeping it.

Vision I intend to have create small batch clothing made with sustainable, eco-friendly and vegan materials. Reduction of consumption and recycling available when clothes become worn.

Change: Technology and corporate greed have taken away many of the trades that focused on quality such as seaming and tailoring. We have lost a sense of professional pride which shows in the low quality of many of our garments. Workers should not be exploited and be put into situations where they are being paid barely enough to survive. Also consumers should be empowered to know how and where their clothes are made.

My commitment is to follow the golden rule…treat others the way you would like to be treated which extends to our environment, the people who make our clothes and the consumers buying clothes.

eco manifesto

tinajakopec — 2019-04-13 11:02:28 UTC

‘’Earth and sky,
woods and fields,
lakes and rivers,
the mountain and the sea.
Look deep into nature,
you will understand everything.’’

Time to take actions

shaswatibasusengupta — 2019-04-13 12:27:40 UTC

My three key words are socially responsible, fair trade and less consumption;
my manifesto/action plans are
1. To consume less so the less waste will generated ,
2. To upcycle/recycle: with that waste maximum percentage we will upcycle, barring those to go to landfill
3. Fair trade and Ethical wages: To provide fair wages to the artisans/employees.

Purpose

michelleft — 2019-04-14 23:05:08 UTC

I'm going to start mine with just this image, I'm still working on the words.

There is no Planet B

2019-04-15 21:56:56 UTC

In our desire to dress
we have landed in a mess
Those cute shirts in multipacks
aren’t worth the tears and sweat off labourers’ backs
Our aesthetics cannot be based
on the fashion soon to be our waste
For the earth which is so miraculous and grand
is abused it ways it can’t withstand
So many want to have things cheap
that it becomes a habit in repeat
The soil itself cries out in fear
as toxins are forever here
So, I urge and plea you all to see
that

There is no planet B.

Fashion is the 2nd biggest polluting industry in the world. It is also the cause of the depletion of many natural resources and habitats.

2019-04-16 13:42:06 UTC

It is our duty to educate customers and suppliers and work together to find solutions and better practices. Development of sustainable supply chains will be a pivotal part of the design & innovation process.
Regenerative farming
Circular systems
Reduction in water and energy useage
Renewable energy and raw material sources.
Waste mana

2019-04-16 16:54:54 UTC

Buy less, buy better, recycle, reuse, re-purpose.

Cooler to Eco

2019-04-17 13:19:55 UTC

For a long time, watonness consumption of fashion was a norm...
And now the planet that we love & depended upon is forlorn...
How can I raise the awareness to more of us all?
That its cooler to be eco-conscious fashionista of them all!
For a some time now I've been informed,
To Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Repurpose forevermore!

Everyone for Sustainable Fashion

laxmikantbhandare — 2019-04-18 09:42:33 UTC

Fact - Fashion industry is the biggest consumer for all resources on this planet. From Labour, to Raw material, Flora to Fauna, Land to sea.

Value – I believe to strengthen all roots of nature all elements which are responsible for long Live mother Earth.

Vision: - We need to create balance for our mother earth. Restoration of Natural wealth of forests, Lands, Animals, seas and human life.

Change: Fair Practices in Labour, Working hours, No exploitation

Planting Trees, creating nature practices at home, office and your fashion trend.

Commitment : Commitment from every stakeholder around you for sustainable the planet with natural resources and link ourselves towards sustainable fashion

My Manifesto - a work in progress :) :)

inesog — 2019-04-19 15:06:24 UTC

MY BELIEFS

I believe in the transformative powers of fashion. Whether that’s the confidence I get from putting on my favourite pink dress or the comfort and joy of slipping into cashmere joggers after a long day, clothes have the potential to change the way we feel.

More recently I’ve come to understand that fashion’s effects run deeper than these fleeting emotions. The industry is transforming the planet and peoples lives in a way that is neither uplifting nor comforting.

As Alex McIntosh says in his talk on the cultural agenda, material goods, as extraordinary or beautiful as they sometimes are, never fulfil the sense of longing. And that dopamine hit that follows a purchase is always short-lived.

I believe fashion makes a statement. About who we are. And about what we stand for. I want my choices to say that I believe in a kinder, more conscious way of life.

MY MISSION

To transform the way we shop. To help shift the conversation from what we’re buying this season to why and where what we are buying is it coming from. To provide an option for everyone trying to make better choices. And to prove that sustainability is stylish.

MY VISION

To shape a system where we can easily understand and measure the true impact of the fashion choices we makes. Whether that’s social, cultural or environmental.

MY VALUES

Awareness. Fairness. Integrity. Gratitude. Happiness.

2019-04-19 20:13:40 UTC

Raising Ethical Voices

You are Nature

2019-04-20 03:19:29 UTC

If you do not care about nature, you do not care about your own life.

Regenerate & Restore

2019-04-21 14:55:13 UTC

Fact: Late in 2018, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the world has just over a decade to bring climate change under control, and that unprecedented efforts to tackle emissions will be needed. This came after a year of heatwaves across four continents when even the Arctic Circle saw wildfires. Yet the fashion industry’s emissions alone are predicted to increase by 60% over next 12 months. People are becoming more aware of these issues but are not reversing the result fast enough!

Values: My core value is ecological but not to the detriment of social or cultural issues. We can visibly see climate change happening and yet little are taking note of the effects of this on our future. I’m concerned for animal welfare, our oceans & our environment.

Vision: I’d like to start seeing a reversal of climate change so nature can flourish once again. I want to see mindsets alter course - to think globally, not locally or individually.

Change: In order for the planet to thrive, brands and consumers need to look beyond financials. The future of sustainability lies in regeneration, restoring ecosystems, rebalancing our climate & building economies that thrive whilst allowing people and the planet to thrive.

Brands play a key role in regeneration but wielding their resources, influence and innovation expertise to effect change on a global scale. We need to work together, to share, to be less greedy, to strip it back, slow down & pause. Brands need to work with suppliers to build a better fashion eco system based on a circular economy, people, planet & profit.

Commitment: As a trend forecaster & brand strategist, I intend to brush up on my sustainable knowledge in order to innovate, advise & lead the sustainable conversation. I work with corporate businesses to advise on strategy and I wish to influence their short term & long term sustainable goals. I want to make an impact on the future of fashion, ensuring it thrives, but not to the detriment of the environment.

2019-04-23 10:01:16 UTC

Made in Kabul/Afghanistan:
This manifesto was made together with afghan fashion designers during a workshop about sustainability in fashion. We did this workshop

Upcycle for a Greener Tomorrow

2019-04-30 10:21:58 UTC

I have been thinking for quite some time as what l, as a designer would be able to contribute towards creating a sustainable future for the fashion industry and how I can do that.I have chosen the ecological agenda and I already know that a lot needs to be done to bring the balance in nature back that we humans have so unapologetically distrupted.
The huge amount merchandise that goes back into the environment as fashion waste coupled with depleting natural resources is alarming, but how many of us are actually aware of it. As small designers working in our studios, we have to work with limited resources and budgets while trying to keep our businesses afloat and this binds our hands to contribute in a big way to the cause of sustainability.However, these limitations should not hinder us from taking the right steps and doing the needful. We can contribute by spreading awareness among our clients about the devastating effects of fast fashion and the need for upcycling and reusing our garments and accessories.I believe that upcycling can contribute in a big way as it would mean adding less products to our environment.
India is a country with rich textile tradition, a thriving textile and garment industry and a brilliant art and craft scene. However,when I observe my surroundings, I see that a lot needs to be done in terms of waste management and disposal.As designers, we can offer design solutions and sustainable alternatives to our clients and people who are related to us and help them in making responsible choices.
FACT: The garment and textile industry in India is growing at a rapid rate.The number of multinational companies investing in the Indian market coupled with the availability of inexpensive labour and raw materials have made the Indian Fashion Industry a lucrative hub for investors.The growing number of export houses who produce high end products to cater to the international markets and the export surplus and export rejects that goes to the flea markets in the Country has increased the consumption of both the classes and the masses alike.In addition to that we also have small garment manufacturers that produce for smaller markets mushrooming the industrial areas.These manufacturers aim to have bulk production and aim to keep the cost of production to a bare minimum and as a result the workers are underpaid at piece rate system.These manufacturers aim to earn high profits on bulk sales and have hardly anything to do with where the waste from their companies go.Execess production compled with poor system of waste management have resulted in heaps of waste materials dumped on vacant grounds and landfills.This has not only affected the environment negatively but also are breeding grounds for diseases.

htps://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8256/fashion-waste-is-rubbish-how-do-we-solve-the-issue?amp=true

VALUES: I value this beautiful world, nature and my family.On a personal level I would like to keep those I love safe and sound in a world that has fresh air, clear skies and pure water.This is possible only if we think about the issue of environmental degradation at a broader level and this starts with what we do.As a very small part of the fashion industry, I would like to contribute to this cause through my work and day to day activities and choices.Only if we choose to be aware and raise awareness among those in touch with us can we hope for sustainable future.
VISION: My vision is to create awareness among my clients and people that I come to terms with about sustainable fashion.I also want to infuse sustainable practices into my brand by reducing wastage as far as possible and making sustainable choices with the raw materials that we use.Furthur, I wish to encourage my clients to upcycle their existing pieces and offer design solutions to them for doing etc.I want to use textile art techniques to create pieces that make use of the unused pieces of fabrics that are usually discarded after a garment is made.I also want to use the scrapes of paper that remain after the process of pattern making to create papia mache products like earrings, Bangles, etc and thus create a sustainable brand that is transparent in it's practices.
CHANGE: I want to change the way people normally perceive fashion and encourage them to look deeper into the production process of a garment like the details about the fabric, it's procurement, etc before deciding to buy.
I want to change the way we produce our garments by choosing options that are more sustainable while procuring fabrics, dyes, etc and and reduce wastage as far as possible.I want to create quality pieces that are meaningful and add value to the lives of people who use them.

COMMITMENT:
I am committed to
- minimize waste and devise ways to recycle and reuse products through our brand and day to day activities.
- use textile art techniques to produce sustainable lines of clothing.
- upscycling of garments and products.
- Create awareness about the importance of sustainable fashion.
- adopt transparent practices of production.

Let's create the best version of the world that we can imagine. Beacuse we can. And because it makes us happy.

2019-05-07 15:30:16 UTC

Values of :
I believe all humans are born free and equal with the inherent need to find meaning in life. We are the only species granted with the capacity of conceptual thinking and the ability of creating things out of scratch. All of this is for reason. We can only live in a free and meaningful way if we find a way to creatively and consciously craft the life we want.

Vision:
A new fashion era in which trends go beyond esthetics and include ethics as well. Where shopping represents a vote for the kind of world you would like to live in. Where empowered people feel proud of the piece of clothing they buy, as it represents the values that they believe in: equality, humanity, creativity and freedom. Where freedom of choice is met by an adequate variety to choose from.

Change:
Let’s create the best version of the world that we can imagine by creating / choosing to buy things that tell stories about craftsmanship, creativity, human solidarity and respect for the nature.

Commitment:
As a communications professional, I am committed to inform and to empower people to make the best and most sustainable versions of the world they can think of, through their purchasing decisions and their understanding of how they influence the world.

As a branding specialist, I make a commitment to integrate my values and my vision in my professional projects whenever I can through the inclusion of the cultural/social aspect of sustainability and by addressing people’s need for a meaningful life.

CAELI

2019-05-08 10:26:23 UTC

| caeli: singular genitive of caelum; it means air |

Like air,

that is a basic element in earth, we aim to create products that last long. We believe in quality over quantity.

Like air,

that should be clean and pure, we aim to create products that don’t harm the environment.

Like air, that comes in and goes out, we aim to give back to the communities and people we work with with fairness and respect

Like air,

that moves around freely, we aim to encourage free thinking, and preserve art and culture.

My Draft Manifesto:

2019-05-17 12:41:22 UTC

Starts with the stance of social responsibility and human rights within the supply chain

Draft manifesto

2019-05-17 13:52:07 UTC

Fact
In the last 15 years the clothing industry has doubled production, while the time clothing is worn before it is thrown away has fallen by nearly 40%.
(A NEW TEXTILES ECONOMY ELEN MCARTHUR FOUNDATION page 18)

300,000 tonnes of clothing is binned each year by UK citizens, 20% of which ends up in landfill, 80% incinerated.

Ref:WRAP, Valuing Our Clothes: the cost of UK fashion (July 2017); Defra, Statistics on waste managed by local authorities in England in 2017/18, (Dec 2018) from Fixing fashion report feb 2019 page 40

Over 90% of workers in the global garment industry have no possibility to negotiate their wages and conditions, according to the global trade union IndustriALL.
IndustriALL (SFI0073) from Fixing fashion report feb 2019 page 13

Core values
The clothing and textiles in our lives are valuable and precious.
Nothing wasted, everything cherished.
Diversity in place of monopoly - independent businesses
Equality in every level of the industry
Local is respected
Quality and craftsmanship

Vision
Business becomes about being beneficial socially and environmentally, bringing richness to people’s lives and the environment, ideally something which brings communities together. I want to create an excited feeling in others about the possibilities of alternative ways of experiencing fashion in contrast to the current idea of what fashion is, that it has to involve buying something new. Active citizens and not passive consumers.

Change
I’d like to change the way people view fashion and clothing and the value they place on these items, and that excitement, style and community can be found in an alternative view of fashion.

Commitment
I am committed to continue to learn about the problems and potential solutions in the industry and finding ways of stimulating people to question and think about fashion and where it comes from, and to find ways of doing this in a positive way to inspire, rather than feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.

marinatorresbarrera — 2019-05-19 16:06:33 UTC

FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION

2019-05-22 17:51:17 UTC

Draft Manifesto
Cultural Agenda

The

2019-05-23 14:05:41 UTC

MANIFESTO: What lives are in our shoes?

2019-05-23 14:05:41 UTC

2019-05-24 10:31:08 UTC

MANIFESTO
What lives are in your shoes?
Cultural Agenda

Culture of repair & recicle

2019-05-25 21:19:40 UTC

1. Fact: only 20% of discarded clothing is recicled.
2. Values: fashion is a social and cultural movement that can transform a society through creativity.
3.Vision: I dream about a colorful world where people connect through creativity.
4. Change: no more trash, old clothes are treasures for making pieces of art.
5. I commit with the assignment of teaching and spreading the culture of repair and recycling garments

Fashion is a feminist issue

2019-05-27 14:13:41 UTC

At CM, we believe in the earth,

and the

special connection

that we as women have to it.

We believe in honouring

The Seamstress

And her prowess

And honouring the woman

Who will wear the work of art

That she created.

Draft manifesto

2019-05-29 17:09:38 UTC

Draft and easy manifesto

2019-05-29 20:21:22 UTC

The fashion industry is an environmental issue

A climate issue

A humans right issue

An ethical issue

A health issue

The fashion industry could create a healthier planet

Healthy materials
Equal rights

Great jobs

A fair society

A Healthier live for everyone

Fact

2019-06-18 12:35:05 UTC

All fashion products are derived directly from natural ressources, and this makes it a fertile terrain for change.

Lack of transparency in the supply chains is an overarching problem in the fashion sector.

Values
Transparency, Humanity, Empathy, Respectable Pay (living wage)

Vision

Uplifting through fashion:

Fashion is a social phenomenon which we are all concerned with, let’s transform this into an opportunity to make change for the better through the preservation of Artisanal Skills, the sourcing of responsible materials, and the creations of product made to last

Change
Its important to educate the consumer to care about the conditions in which a product is made and the provenance of the materials used to create the product. Consumers expectations is what will drive lasting change.

Commitment
Commitment to educate myself around responsible sourcing options in the jewelry sector, as long as I continue creating jewelry pieces. Make a choice of materials that tells a story about the beauty of nature, and the importance of cherishing it.

It is important to me that the clothing I purchase and wear is made under ethical conditions. I want to know that the individuals who make the clothing are treated fairly and compensated appropriately. Modern day slavery does exist, but I am often blind to it given I live in North America and most clothing is made internationally. The interconnectivity of the world is greater than ever with global supply chains. We need to consider the wellbeing of individuals across the entire supply chain.

sjakhura — 2019-06-21 02:15:33 UTC

ravinabaruah — 2019-06-25 14:08:09 UTC

Sustainability the reverse journey

It cannot be denied that time has brought us to the brink of extinction .The recklessness of mankind towards nature and other forms of life has put a big question mark on the chances of our very own existence. Sustainability is the need of the hour.

As humans, we are bestowed with gifts unparalleled to any other species on earth, and i.e. the power to think, to create and use our voice to protect and cherish the other forms of life that has been inhibiting this earth alongside man. However, sadly we chose to do otherwise. Now it’s high time that we answer the wake-up call to save our one and only home and that is our earth. A lot needs to be done within a short span of time considering the pace at which climate change is taking place.

Now, where should we look for answers and solutions? Is there really enough time for science and technology to device new ways to save our planet? And if so then will the newly devised ways guarantee to prevent the approaching doomsday? Should we solely depend on science to protect us from this grave threat? Well, the questions are many and answers are very few.

In the mist of all the chaos, we need simple solutions; we need simple and practical ways to implement a sustainable way of life, our only hope towards a better future. Most of the answers are often veiled in our past and within communities tucked in some far flung places far from the prying eyes of modern societies. There are many primitive tribes around the world that have perfected the art of living in harmony with nature, by respecting her laws and building culturally rich, thriving, healthy, fulfilling and peaceful communities in the process. I believe studying their ways of life would help us uncover many simple and effective methods of adopting sustainability in all spheres of life, including fashion, thus bringing dignity to all forms of life and consequently helping in restoring mother earth to her former glory.

Necessity is the mother of Invention

I belong to India, a country that is developing rapidly embracing fast the changes that has come with globalization and modernization and thus its challenges for survival are same if not more, owing to its staggering increase in population. It is also a country of varied cultures and communities, each with its own distinct characteristics, beliefs, lifestyles, language, cuisine, dresses, weather and landscapes etc. with about 70 percent of the country’s population still living in rural areas. The accessibility of resources for people living in these areas is very less, while most of them living under the poverty line. However, on the flip side, lack of resources have taught the people living in these interior areas to make the best use of whatever they have at their disposal. Thus, somehow instinctively sustainability has become a part in the lives of these tribes with most of the villagers being skilled artisans and craftsman producing products for their daily use that are biodegradable, organic, and handmade and are often made by recycling fabrics and other materials. These practices have given birth to some of the most beautiful textiles, embroideries and crafts in various parts of the country ,most of which has been practiced in our land for centuries, for example, the Kantha (meaning rags in Sanskrit) is a form of embroidery/ quilting technique , made up of discarded garments or clothes.

As a designer, I got the opportunity to study and explore many tribes and communities living in the most interior parts of the country with a heritage of very rich textiles, costumes and crafts, which have a high potential to be regarded as luxury fashion owing to their high aesthetic quality, being handcrafted, organic, woven using hand spun cotton /silk yarn in hand looms, are biodegradable.

I have tried to incorporate certain elements from the famous patchwork (Appliqued) and mirror work done by the tribes inhibiting the barren lands of Rann of Kutch Gujarat India, in my collection titled “Bright and Barren” in 2011
My aim as a fashion designer is to study the history of sustainable practices that have been living throughout the past within certain primitive tribes in various parts of my country and elsewhere and chart out the potential of these practices in the context of luxury fashion. Thus the tasks that I want to engage in to promote sustainability in the luxury sectors can be charted out as follows:-

1. Identify the tribes and communities that have perfected the art of staying in harmony with nature while building a rich heritage of art and crafts and traditions that promote the sustainable way of life.

2. Study the history, culture, arts and crafts of the tribes that stay close to nature.

3. Note out the distinctive characteristics, ways and traditional products that are sustainable.

4. Note their ethical and Eco- friendly ways of sourcing raw materials from nature and methods of producing goods to meet their necessities , for example, rearing and spinning of homegrown cotton and weaving them in their hand looms to meet the clothing needs of their families.

5. Bringing out at least some products and practices that are sustainable and have high artistic and cultural value.

6. Exploring and promoting the potential of these traditional arts and crafts in the light of luxury fashion.

7. Sourcing their products and converting them to meet the specifications of the luxury segment.

8. Empowering the people and the artisans of these interior areas by providing training and education to meet the demand of the luxury sector thus giving them a source of livelihood while promoting and preserving their age-old arts and crafts in the process.

9. Make these tribes operate like homegrown independent brands selling their products at a fair price directly to the clients and retailers or establishing them as suppliers to various designers and design houses.

10. Thus ensuring the survival of the artistic traditional crafts of these people.

11. Bridging the gap between their product and the consumer by marketing their products through virtual media and incorporating them in my own designs.

12. Encouraging clients to buy apparels and accessories made using these indigenous materials while citing the importance of these products in the light of the environment.

13. Adopting their ways of doing things- like recycling of discarded garments and fabrics to make a garment through quilting, applique and other techniques and using raw hand spun yarn to make fabrics and using organic dyes to color the yarns.

14. Educating people by writing articles and conducting workshops about the importance of sustainable fashion.

15. Encouraging my clients to buy a quality sustainable garment at a fair price than to go for two or three cheaply priced synthetic garments that will harm the environment and the wearer.

16. Last but not the least changing the meaning of luxury fashion by embracing the simpler, ethical and Eco-friendly ways of production of fabrics, garments and accessories. For example, natural dyes and not chemical dyes to color the yarn or fabric and also encourage recycling of unused fabrics and garments to make new dresses.
Thus as a fashion designer my commitment is to make fashion and luxury a humble and enriching journey that speaks of tradition,authenticity, sensitivity mindfulness resulting in a guilt-free experience that ensures a better future for all.

responsible

2019-07-01 17:48:58 UTC

Fact:
nearly 100% of textiles and clothing are recyclable and less than 1% of the material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing. representing a loss of more than 100 billion dollars worth of materials each year
value:
I believe that we should look to the clothes material as very valuable assets and that for the seek of nature and the community
vision:
creating new fabrics by recycling old clothes so the life cycle of the dumbed cloths reincarnated so new creations can be born without starting a new life cycle
change:
spread awareness about the importance of recycling and get rid of the cloths responsibly.
educate about how much clothes wastes can cause harm to nature
commitment:
recycling clothes
use secondhand clothes
care about the quality rather than quantity

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justinewhite3000 — 2019-07-05 12:55:51 UTC

tocamposfeibus — 2019-07-26 11:17:24 UTC

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2019-08-04 20:15:50 UTC

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2019-08-22 14:10:38 UTC

Fact

Pre-consumer waste currently appears unquantifiable and under-valued. Hidden amongst complex, global supply chains, pre-consumer waste, and the responsibility of repurposing and/or safely disposing, falls upon individuals local to the site of waste generation.

Values

The blatant exploitation of planetary resources, under capitalist structures of excessive production and consumption, are partly demonstrated through the generation and processing of pre-consumer waste. The collective understanding of value in our resources has been slowly diminished; therefore my interests lie in educating towards the revalorization of waste to prevent further raw material exploitation.

Vision

The natural world is deteriorating at the helm of human action, increasing the speed at which climate change is occurring. My vision encapsulates ecological and human balance to sustain the health and progression of all natural and manmade systems to the benefit of all living parts.

Change

By truly understanding the effects of over-production and waste on our environment, may we aim to change the systems that encourage these practices, provoked by rebuilding cultural perspectives towards the natural world through education and immersive experience.

Commitment

I am committed to developing accessible tools that encourage the transparency of global supply chains, and/or trace pre-consumer waste. The intention of this development is to understand where the greatest waste-related issues lie, and what can be done to resolve these issues in a sustainable and ethical manner.

2019-09-25 12:39:34 UTC

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2019-11-03 21:11:53 UTC

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Demand sustainability

2019-11-03 21:25:05 UTC

My manifesto for the Cultural agenda:

Waste* is a fabricated problem born from poor design; design responds to demand; as a collective, we can combine our influence to shift the demand away from over-consumption without consideration for the means to the end, towards a demand for balance, equality and equilibrium within the fashion industry - from the very start of the supply chain all the way to the eventual owner, and beyond to the end of the garment’s life. I will exercise my voice as a communications professional, and as a conscious individual, within whatever sphere of influence I find myself in to challenge and shift the culture of over-consumption, with the aim of driving positive response to this changing demand by the political and industrial leaders who can affect the most radical change of all.

*encompassing all of the elements that become inoperative during the process, from excess stock, cut-offs and unused materials in the manufacturing/consumer stage all the way back to the polluted water and degraded land in the sourcing stage that becomes unusable as a result of poor processes.

msarwar29 — 2020-01-18 22:56:28 UTC

Mother Earth Needs Us!

2020-02-17 22:06:07 UTC

Lets help our planet

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shawnmcc05 — 2020-02-24 17:52:06 UTC

Facts:
-The Fashion Industry is dirty contributing to depletion of natural resources, greenhouse emissions, landfills (need to cite stats here)
-Production is increasing while wear time and longevity of product in decreasing
-There is a lack of transparency in the supply chain and PLC

Values:
I value the earth and its resources. I value and respect the complex relationship we have with the bounty the earth has to offer while thinking long-range on how to protect and renew resources. Consumers are encouraged to buy more at the detriment of the planet. Education and awareness is needed to force a change in consumer behavior and consumer demand for transparency.

Vision:
Behavioral and systematic change in regards to material sourcing. manufacturing processes, consumption and post-consumer usage. Aware, educated and action- oriented consumer base that demands radical change and transparency.

Change:
Change consumer thinking before purchasing: Where did it come from? What was impact? How long will I use this? Where is it going after I'm done w it?
Change corporate benchmarks on profitability to include environmental impact. The earth and its resources should be considered as an asset that needs investment and protection.

Commitment:
I am committed to educating myself and those around me on the practice of mindful consumption. Additionally, I commit to educating corporations on the role they must play to offset the damaging effects of the industry through smarter material choices, design integrity, and changes in manufacturing processes.

Stop overconsumption pushed by the fashion industry

2020-04-23 13:22:09 UTC

FACTS: The “fast fashion” industry produces 80 billion new garments per year. Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014, and each individual owns 60 percent more clothing on average but keeps it half as long. Consumption has become a form of entertainment, with shopping being an activity for fun and not for things that one needs. Consumers have become accustomed to cheap clothing, and therefore the long-term value of any item has disappeared. Much of this is stems from the idea of “trend” – what is “in” or “out” in any given season – created by the fashion industry's crazy calendar of non-stop seasons.

The fashion business has become dependent on this model of overconsumption, while exploiting natural resources and people to feed into this cycle.

VALUES:

I care about biodiversity and what we are doing to wildlife and animals across the world. Old growth forests, rainforests and jungles are being torn down all over the world. It makes my soul ache to know what we are doing to the planet and the other species that we share it with.

VISION:

Creating consumer-driven change in the marketplace that will demand higher quality garments made from sustainable fabrics that are transparent and traceable that are designed to last a long time. Basically to get the average consumer off of the cheap buy-wear once-throw away cycle we are currently trapped in.

CHANGE:

The structures of the fast fashion business that promote and encourage these practices. Change the fashion calendar that constantly promotes new “trends” and advertising campaigns that drive overconsumption. Institute “right pricing” so that the cost of land use, farming, water, labor, shipping, etc. are all included in the price of a garment so that stores are not selling undervalued items at bulk.

COMMITMENT:

I will use my work as a journalist to explore and educate about these issues, as well as abide by these values in my own life and stop shopping at harmful fast fashion chains.

katmdesignz — 2020-07-20 23:23:35 UTC

FACT: Every year, billions of animals suffer and die for clothing and accessories. Skin is torn from them to make leather, birds are held down while handfuls of feathers are ripped out of their sensitive skin, and small animals are caged for life before being killed for their fur. Sheep are often beaten and mutilated by workers stealing their wool and their skin for shearling. Goats are similarly abused for cashmere and mohair. All this is done in the name of fashion. No matter the type of material or where it comes from, if the process involves an animal, it involves horrific cruelty (from PETA) VALUES: No sentient beings should suffer for fashion. VISION: I envision fashion companies being proud to sign up to say that no animals were harmed in the making of their product. CHANGE: Consumers need to be educated so they can pressure the companies, but global animal protection laws also need to be changed so the governments can penalise businesses that exploit animals and encourage businesses to use ethical and sustainable products rather than animals. COMMITMENT: I commit to avoid the use of animal products in my personal wardrobe, manufacturing business and teaching of fashion, and to spread the word about the harm the fashion industry causes, and about ethical alternatives.

lucindacrimson2 — 2020-10-05 09:41:13 UTC

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2020-11-20 15:31:29 UTC

Fact

As a designer working in the fashion industry for over 14 years, I have seen how wasteful the industry can be – for example, creating endless samples that will never go into production; air freighting products because the designs were changed at the last minute; and cancelling orders due to sales reactions when the materials have already been produced. I know there are valid business reasons for doing these things, but they should not be at the cost of our world. When I stepped out of the cycle of seasons and newness to go on maternity leave, I became more aware of what we actually need in our lives, versus what we are told we should want by the industry. As I learned more about the effect that production of materials and products for the fashion industry has on the environment, and on the people that produce them, I began to think that there needs to be another way that we can operate, a way that works to leave the world in a better condition than it is currently in now.

Values

People in positions of privilege (such as myself) should try to help make the world a better and more equal place for everyone, in particular those that do not currently have a voice or a ‘seat at the table’
People should not suffer in order for me to have something new and desirable to wear
Education and sharing knowledge are key to driving this change

Vision

A world that is more equitable without discrimination and oppression, where everyone is valued and everyone has a voice
A world where the work that women garment workers do is valued and respected and paid decently
A world where the balance of nature is respected, and we do more good than harm to the environment

Change

No one should suffer in the making of something that I buy for myself or my family
For brands to ensure that all workers in their supply chains are paid a living wage, and be prepared to pay more for items in order to do this
For brands to produce less, but better quality products
For brands to work with their suppliers to improve conditions for their workers and build long term relationships
For companies and brands to ensure that the materials they are using do not do harm to the environment or the people that produce them, and instead do good for people and planet

Commitment

To aim to buy products that have been produced in an ethical or sustainable way
To work with brands that share my values in terms of material and finished goods sourcing
To support brands in transitioning away from materials that harm the environment and provide sustainable alternatives
To educate others about the impact of their fashion choices and how they can make changes to become more sustainable
To move away from fast fashion – both from a designing perspective and also in a consuming perspective

YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR

carlaisabelaperalta — 2021-01-26 14:27:14 UTC

Facts: Fast fashion and over consumption has been at it´s highest for many years. People are consuming tons of garments they do not need or even like, to fit in or to be on top of the latest trends. This has been generating more waste than we´ve ever seen before, because the life cycle of clothing is too short and because we are far from consuming mindfully.
Values: I believe mindful consumption is our responsibility with the world. I believe in transparency and fairness. I believe in inclusivity and authenticity when it comes to clothing. I believe who we are and what we wear has a direct relationship and stopping mindless consumption is the first step to start buying for who we truly are.
Vision: To create a new culture in fashion, where we are all included and taken into account. Where fashion is the vehicle and tool for personal growth and as a result, humanity evolution. Where our feelings and our core values are reflected in what we wear and buy. Where we stop following trends and producing massively to keep up, and instead, stay true to how ourselves and how each piece makes us feel. Everyone has the right to access fashion as a tool for growth and empowerment. Change: Start wearing your feelings, the colors that elevate your mood, the fabrics that resonate with your values and the garments that come from fair production processes. Start wearing what feels true to you, no trend should tell you how to feel or who to be. At the end of the day, you are what you wear. Who do you want to be? Commitment: As a psychologist and fashion designer (currently merging both worlds), I am commited to make mindful consumption and inclusivity the norm. Not only for the production process but for the consumers who still do not know what they are paying for. I am committed to use fashion as a tool for healthy evolution, for self knowledge, for growth as a society and for social responsibility. I am commited to making fashion the vehicle to a better and more sustainable world.

Sustainable Fashion Manifesto12 JULI 2022 / / BY ASTRID BADELL

2022-07-12 11:51:36 UTC

Fashion is being produced and consumed in the modern world fastest than ever before. The industry is one of the highest contributors to pollution and a common place for job inequality.

If we want to achieve human dignity and equality, fair compensation and a mindful use of the natural resources on Earth, we need to commit to building a new generation of fashion. We need to keep evolving towards a slower and more circular model of production and consumption.

On one hand this new generation of producers must assure that all workers find themselves in healthy environments and are fairly compensated. Consumers, on the other hand, should pay attention to where they shop, how much they shop and how they care for the items they already own.

In my vision promoting a new culture of what it means to shop and what’s a healthy place for this activity in our lives, is a key commitment towards a new model of fashion.