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Sustainable Luxury Fashion

Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design via FutureLearn

Overview

Delve into the world of luxury fashion brands alongside industry experts

Sustainability is transforming the fashion industry. It is shaping consumer demand for more sustainable items as well as driving change and new practices across the industry.

On this three-week course, you’ll be introduced to the study of sustainability within the luxury fashion industry, with exclusive content and insights from industry experts and academics from the creators of Vogue and Traveler.

You’ll explore the luxury fashion and lifestyle industries and gain a cutting-edge overview of how brands are responding to sustainability. This understanding will help you explore the complex nature of sustainability practices for luxury brands and how companies will continue to evolve in the future.

Research shows that 60% of millennials say they want to shop more sustainably. On the course, you’ll explore the key principles of sustainable fashion to understand what it means for brands who are looking to respond to consumer trends.

You’ll evaluate how luxury companies are changing their branding strategies and brand values to suit customer demands for sustainability as well as how brand heritage plays a role in maintaining credibility for luxury brands.

Develop your own sustainability views and produce an article for Traveler

As you gain insights into the future of sustainable luxury trends, you’ll have the opportunity to put everything you have learned into practice as you write an article for Traveler.

This will give you the chance to develop your own ideas and thoughts on sustainability issues in the fashion industry.

By the end of the course, you’ll know how to discuss and write about sustainability developments within luxury fashion production and consumption.

This course is designed for anyone interested in the fashion industry and sustainability.

It will particularly suit you if you are looking to expand your knowledge on the latest industry developments in fashion.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
    • Welcome to Week 1: Getting to Know The Course And Each Other
    • Understanding Luxury Sustainability
    • Brand Purpose
    • Reflection
  • Understanding How Brands Can Be More Sustainable
    • Welcome to Week 2
    • How Can Brands Become More Sustainable
    • Sustainability and Luxury
    • Reflection
  • Sustainability Developments
    • Welcome to Week 3
    • Overview of the Biggest Trends
    • Final Creative Task: Fashion in 2025
    • Final Course Test and Reflection

Taught by

Lisa Mann

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