A three-day virtual seminar on sustainable futures in fashion & textiles from 9 to 11th of December has started today. In the 21st century, nearly one-sixth of the population in the world work in the fashion industry. The fashion industry’s market value is approximately US$3.3 trillion, accounting for 2% of the global GDP. The explosive growth of consumer demand has also brought irreversible resources to waste and energy depletion.
Underutilization and lack of recycling cause a staggering economic loss of $500 billion a year. Sustainable design has become an inevitable trend in the future fashion industry. Whether independent designers or fashion companies are changing the past production models and design methods and achieving sustainable fashion in materials, technology, and design. The consumption concept changed subsequently, abandoning complicated styles and shifting from paying for design to paying for emotional value.
This virtual academic seminar invites experts and scholars in education, enterprise, and design to share sustainable issues related to clothing and textiles and have further discussions with graduate students. Participants will share the current situation, development trends, related materials and technology of fashion sustainability, and traditional techniques and design innovations to provide references of sustainability in academic research and industry development, which is of great significance to promote the research and practice of sustainability globally.
The following institutions are presenting in this webinar:
– Donghua University (DHU)
– College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University
– The University of Novi Sad (UNS)
– The Global Sustainable Fashion Week (GSFW)
– Transylvania Textile & Fashion Council
– Óbuda University
