Sustainable fashion : past, present and future
Gordon, Jennifer Farley2015
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Main title:
Sustainable fashion : past, present and future / Jennifer Farley Gordon and Colleen Hill
Imprint:
London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015
Contents:
Repurposed and recycled clothing and textiles : Secondhand clothing: a brief historyRepurposed clothingRecycled textilesAt a glance: Vintage clothingAt a glance: Make do and mendQuality of craftsmanship : The eighteenth centuryThe nineteenth centuryThe twentieth centuryContemporary fashionAt a glance: Fast fashionMaterial origins : Natural fibersManmade fibersSynthetic fibersAt a glance: 'Futuristic' materials of the pastTextile dyeing : Synthetic dyesPoisoning peoplePoisoning the environmentPast meets present in the search for solutionsAt a glance: Lowering the impact of dyeing processesAt a glance: IndigoAt a glance: GreenpeaceLabor practices : Textile millsGarment factoriesUnionizationHistory repeating: the resurgence of sweatshops, subcontracting, and the "runaway shop"Awareness and action: combating poor labor practicesAt a glance: Madeleine Vionnet, Elizabeth Hawes, and Max Meyer: historical perspectives on labor practicesAt a glance: Labels: advocacy and awareness - Treatment of animals : Nineteenth-century feather debateFur in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesFur trappingFur farming ; Rise of the anti-fur movementSustainable alternativesAt a glance: tortoiseshell, ivory, and reptile skinsAt a glance: Faux fursConclusion
ISBN:
97808578518579780857851864
Dewey class:
746.92
Language:
English
BRN:
48367
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Campus | BA Design Communication | 746.92 GOR | In house reference (Set: 08 Mar 2023) |
| McNally Campus | BA Fashion Design and Textiles | 746.92 GOR | Available |
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