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GREEN FASHION (THEORY) [1]

Paper Code: 
GFSD 201
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

1. To enable students awareness of importance of designing for sustainability
2. To provide knowledge of current sustainable technologies, materials and design innovation

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Green Fashion- Introduction                                    

  • Origin of Green Fashion movement
  • Definition of Green Fashion & Related Terminologies (Organic Fashion, Up cycle, Eco- Fashion, Ethical Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Fast Fashion, Slow Fashion)
  • Organizations and Forums working for Green Fashion

 

6.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Green Fashion- Materials        

  • Fibers used for Green Clothing- Organic Cotton, Wool, Soy, Hemp, Pina, Nettle,Tencel
  • Fabrics used for Green Clothing- Natural, Synthetic and Regenerated

 

6.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Green Fashion- Processes                    

  • Processes used for production of Green Clothing
  • Disposal of Green Clothing (Refashion and RecyCouture)

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Designer’s, Celebrities and Brands working for Green Fashion         

  • International Designers( Mark Morris, Andrew Sorensen, Elena Gracia) and Brands (Ethitcus, Hidesign )of Green Fashion
  • National Designers( Swati Argade, Anita Dongre, Samant Chouhan ) and Brands(Bhu:Sattva, Do u speak green,  Fab India, Mother Earth, Samatana) of Green Fashion  

                                    

6.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Green Fashion and Carbon Footprints                                              

  • Effect of Green Fashion on Consumers
  • Effect of Green Fashion on environment (Resources/energy conservation and Green house gases)

 

Essential Readings: 

 

  1. Naked Fashion: The New Sustainable Fashion Revolution by Safia Minney [2] , Published by New Internationalist in 2011.
  2. The Sustainable Fashion Handbook by Sandy Black [3]Published by Thames & Hudson in 2012.
  3. Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change by Kate Fletcher and Lynda Grose [4].
  4. ReFashioned: Cutting-Edge Clothing from Upcycled Materials by Sass Brown [5], Published by Laurence King in 2013.
  5. Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline [6], Published by Penguin USA in 2012.

 

References: 
  1. Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys by Kate Fletcher, 2012.
  2. Eco Fashion by Sass Brown, Laurence King Publishing, 2013.
  3. Future Fashion White Papers by Earth Pledge, 2013. 
  4. The Eco-chick Guide To Life by Starre Vartan, 2012.
  5. Eco-Chic, The Fashion Paradox by Sandy Black, Black dog Publishers.
  6. Green Is The New Black-How To Change The World With Style by Tamsin Blanchard, 2013.
  7. Sustainable Fashion: Why Now? A Conversation Exploring Issues, Practices and Possibilities by Janet Hethorn and Connie Ulasewicz, 2012.
  8. sustainable fashion: New approaches Kirsi Niinimäki (ed.) Aalto University publication series, 2013.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-17 [7]

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Links:
[1] https://fashiontextile.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/green-fashion-theory-1
[2] http://www.amazon.ca/Naked-Fashion-The-Sustainable-Revolution/dp/1780260415
[3] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sustainable-Fashion-Handbook-Sandy-Black/dp/0500290563
[4] http://www.amazon.ca/Fashion-Sustainability-Design-Kate-Fletcher/dp/B00ANYUDEG/ref=pd_sim_b_1/188-2452939-8674169?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NY9HFEQZ5EN5P3EXN4A
[5] http://www.amazon.ca/ReFashioned-Cutting-Edge-Clothing-Upcycled-Materials/dp/1780673019/ref=pd_sim_b_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NY9HFEQZ5EN5P3EXN4A
[6] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overdressed-Shockingly-High-Cheap-Fashion/dp/1591846544/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0WKDWT64SJ7T24233ME8
[7] https://fashiontextile.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2016-17