Key Concepts Flashcards
Fast fashion
Heavily prioritises consumption and economic growth
Slow fashion
Emphasises quality and sustainability with small scale production and long-term relationship with products
Green fashion
Looks at one particular environmental issue
Eco-fashion
Considers the environmental impact through the whole product life-cycle
Sustainable fashion
Considers environmental social and economic sustainability of a product
What is an example of a green fashion brand
Girlfriend collectives- their environmental initiatives centre around using recycled materials to combat textiles waste
What’s an example of an eco fashion brand
Pangaia- they have lots of sustainability initiatives such as they use of eco-die and reducing C02 emissions,but don’t address, social or economic issues as effectively