The
Future of Fashion
My fashion tutor showed us, and let us ask the question why and to research further into the answer and solutions to what the future of fashion holds,In one hand I wanted to be positive and optimistic about the fashion worlds future, but being forced to look at reality and statistics and the resilience towards major stakeholders refusing important fundamental changes,I am of another future that is not so pretty unless, the major stakeholders and governments, involves complies with positive action and changes,For too long there have been a negligence in workers’ rights, toxic chemical ingestion, environmental health factors, animal rights just to mention a few, and because of rights and regulations not being set around the world is the main reason why we have failed and neglected and even refused to see the negative impact the capitalist world can cause,I respect the fact that there have been major conferences with stakeholders but I am afraid with sustainable fashion be sustainable for the future?
So I
researched further to find out what the future prospects looks like for the
fashion world, and the future doesn't look to bad with the research and the new
inventions technology is bringing in.
For example
there is research undergoing bringing up the possibilities of replacing one of
the most popular fabric source cotton, which has brought up serious health and workers’
rights concerns,
and replacing this with growing and replacing fabric with material
made out of fruit
Of banana
and pineapple and coconut, could be a new way of reducing the ever growing and problematic
cotton plantation.
The
material can give a similar appearance to canvas, one artist Erin smith made
her wedding dress out of fungus,
She grew it herself in only six days, the artist did not end up wearing the wedding dress but constructed it as an art piece,
Reminding us
that sustainable fashion and alternatives is possible,
She
received the materials from, www.ecovativedesign.com
Who claims
to be the world leading biomaterial company? Not only replacing fashion with
more sustainable fashion bit also, for plywood and fibreboard, that are known
for causing harmful resins.
The
material were used out of environmental waste materials, she used tree mulch
mixed with mushrooms to make spores to grow mycelium
The other
factor that is set to change the future of fashion is 3d printing,
Latest collection by Iris van
Herpen shows that new 3D-printing technology is heading for the catwalk, and
eventually the high street
The first time I used 3D printing, it completely changed my thinking. It
freed me from all physical limitations. Suddenly, every complex structure was possible
and I could create more detail than I ever could by hand”-Iris van Herpen
The top set was
assembled from 2 pieces, and the skirt consists of 15 3D printed pieces, it was developed by a Chinese company called
Unique Technology, the company that created the multi-material 3D bio printer.
3d printing is estimated to be worth 31billion dollars by 2016 and 5.2
billion dollars by 2020,
This
technology gives a change for people to be their own factory,
similar to how
now we can have our own music studio in the
comfort of our own homes, 3d
printing is looking to change to way
we make and create making it easier for
people to create, cutting
out the middle man such as factory’s will reduce the
amount of
sweat shop workers that are need to construct 3d garments as a trade.
Fast
Fashion may become even faster fashion,
with fashion week considering to be shown 52 weeks per year, but digitally streaming
shows, similarly how the news broadcasts news around the clock.
Also
smart fabric is on the cards for future fashion with technology increasing, the
need for smarter fabric similarly to how smart phones are growing in
popularity, smart fabric aims to give their consumers active and accrete
information, for example such as a smart which can count calories and steps
smart fabric is planned to be accrete.
Computerized
Smart Fabrics Can Charge Your Phone
In my ideal
world I hope that less material will go into landfills and be turned and up-cycled into something unique and fabulous.
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