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The Here and Now of Sustainable Fashion

Parsons School of Design via FutureLearn

Overview

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Explore types of ecosystems in fashion

From garment production through to sales, the fashion industry is made up of different ecosystems that are complex and multifaceted.

On this three-week course, you’ll explore these systems to gain a deeper understanding of the industry and the many areas that need to make sustainable changes.

With this knowledge, you’ll gain a holistic view of the fashion industry, as you analyse the social, economic, and environmental issues within it.

Understand human impacts on the environment

To gain a broad perspective of the environmental crisis, you’ll delve into the human impact on the biosphere before exploring how this relates to the fashion industry.

With this knowledge, you’ll explore emergent alternatives to current unsustainable practices to understand how we can move from our existing fashion ecosystem to a better model.

Discover sustainability in fashion and how to change the industry

To help promote change, you’ll focus on a radical rethinking of the fashion industry and what a sustainable future will look like in fashion.

You’ll explore possible alternatives that could boost biodiversity, support communities, and clean up pollution.

Gain specialist knowledge from Parsons School of Design

The course is led by experts from Parsons School of Design - giving you insights from those who truly know the fashion industry, its practices, and sustainable solutions.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to not only envision a sustainable future for fashion but to act upon it too.

This course is for anyone interested in fashion and moving toward a more sustainable model.

It will help you discover the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the fashion industry.

Syllabus

  • Personal and Local Fashion Ecosystems
    • Introduction
    • Personal Fashion Ecosystems
    • The Local to Global Fashion Ecosystems
    • How We Can Affect Systems
    • Wrap Up
  • The Existing Fashion System and Emergent Alternatives
    • Welcome to Week 2
    • Broader Issues of Sustainability within Existing Fashion System
    • Understanding Your Values around Sustainable Fashion
    • Emergent Alternatives
    • Wrap Up
  • The Existing Fashion System and Future Alternatives
    • Welcome to Week 3
    • Reimagining a Sustainable Fashion System
    • Emerging Technology in Fashion
    • Modern Alignments of Fashion, Nature, and Society
    • Wrap Up

Taught by

Jennifer Whitty

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