The Environmental Challenges Facing the Fashion Industry & Fresh Ideas for Fashtech
For many people, fashion begins and ends as “a fun and glorious accompaniment to the act of self expression”. These are the words of Lucy Collins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Fashion Institute of Technology, speaking at Pioneer Mode 2015, a conference entitled “The Future of Fashion”.
Collins’ words were a call to individuals not to take the world of fashion too seriously, but to approach it innovatively, without fear, with a sense of perspective and irreverence. Increasingly, however, the impact of the fashion industry is going beyond the aesthetic, the cultural, and the expressive. More and more, people are waking up to the environmental realities of the seemingly benign objects they wear. At a time when fashion is second only to oil as the most polluting industry, both the fashion industry and consumers need to face the stark reality.
If you’re looking for fresh and innovative ideas, in building a company that solves big problems to novel solutions as an independent designer, this is a great place to start thinking about a unique vision, innovative value chain practices and ways to reposition existing fashion brands and products.
