Sustainable Fashion

This course will give students a broad overview of the fashion industry, from textile fibre production to the globalisation of fast fashion from a sustainability point of view. You will be presented with research findings and encouraged to source up-to-date information, facts and figures on the topics covered.

On the practical level, by the end of the course you will leave with a handbook of information and through a series of workshops create a plan forward for personal projects on this field.

The course is taught by two tutors with a combined 20 years of working in sustainable fashion and experience of setting up new businesses, designing for the high street, and managing projects with global corporations. Above all, they share a passion for improving the way fashion does business.

Topics covered include:

• overview of the fashion supply chain
• textile fibres and sustainable alternatives
• design methods
• approaching sustainability through design
• successful sustainable brands
• fast fashion, how we consume, and waste within the industry
• waste clothing (life cycle analysis)

Entry requirements: None

Level: All levels

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older