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How can a Slow Fashion label be strategically developed and marketed using existing textile and garment labelling schemes, certification bodies and other stakeholders?
What is an effective strategy for communicating the benefits of Slow Fashion to shift individuals from a ‘consumer’ to a ‘co-producer’ mind set?
What is the business case for sustainability for small Slow Fashion designers?
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Slow Fashion is a decelerated movement inspired by the Slow Food experience where the consumer assumes a new role of 'co-producer' in the supply chain. It aims to meet fundamental human needs such as creativity, identity and participation while allowing for the earth's natural regeneration.
Our purpose is to:
Strengthen the movement’s journey to sustainability by ensuring that its approach is strategic.
> Disconnected initiatives all over the world
> Aware of connection to ecological & social systems:
"empower women in rural village"
"to reduce textile waste by upcycling"
"to develop a sustainable lifestyle culture" (survey)
> Not 'officially' recognized, it is grassroots
> Background
> What is Slow Fashion?
> Purpose & Research Questions
> Methods
> Phase 1 - FSSD
> Phase 2 - Leverage Points
> Phase 3 - Recommendations
> Phase 4 - Slow Fashion Principles
> Further Research
Within the supply chain
> More transparency
> Engaging in dialogue
> Increased amount of education programs
> Increasing on-line hubs
Between producer & co-producer
88% communicate sustainability info through dialogue websites or garment labels
Barriers
> Over 70 private labels
> No common resource for information & best practices
Slow Fashion is small & doesn't have this balancing effect yet.
Media coverage can help Slow Fashion grow, and Consumer Awareness Campaigns will keep it in check.
> More punishments to limit pollution
> More global environmental standards are needed
> Secure financing for rainfed cotton
> Remove cotton subsidies
> Time delay for building textile recycling centers
> Fashion designers are being creative by using recycled clothing (GOODONE)
> Technology, skill & growth delay for developing natural dyes
> 97% of respondents were interested in using natural dyes in the future
> Encouraging 'reflective consumption'
Initiatives
> Implementation of on-line hubs (ie. Eco Fashion World, Ethical
Fashion Forum, Organic Exchange)
> Workshops are happening where Slow Fashion players can meet
> Building relationships within the supply chain
> More people can be involved
Barrier
The Slow Fashion movement is only thriving in a few countries that we know of (Canada, UK, USA & Northern European countries)
Initiatives
> Continental Clothing new localized supply chain (design travels)
> Patagonia Common Threads take back program
> Small designers upcycle used clothing.
Barrier
> 19 designers surveyed stressed that sustainable
materials were not available locally and that the
capacity to produce them was limited.
> 93% of survey respondents do not have a take-back
program or link to this service.
> Building new localized supply chain structures is
challenging (PACT).
They want to
> Meet human needs
> Lessen the impact on environment
> & they have diverse business goals for different brands
They do not share a definition of sustainability.
They do not have a clear idea of where they are going.
Buffers
> Cotton vs. Hemp
> Organic cotton is the most widely used by Slow Fashion
> 21 survey respondents, followed by bamboo, hemp, flax
> Diversifying sustainable materials to reduce resource use
(land, energy, water)
Barrier
> Lack of technology to process alternate fibres
> Lack availability on the market = a higher price.
3 main recommendations were determined with the
3 Prioritization Questions:
"Reflective Consumption"
Efficiency standards are working to ensure
> Water consumption is reduced
> Waste water is filtered from dyehouses
Barrier
> Certifications can be costly making it
unaccessible for small producers
(as 5 have indicated on our survey)
Passive consumerism
Co-Producer
Active participant
Slow Fashion is spreading their values through their actions, behaviors and communication. The present mindset of Fast Fashion and consumption is very rooted and will be hard to change.
However, Slow Fashion IS up to this challenge.
Very difficult to achieve, especially in Fashion. It entails not being attached to a paradigm at all, but be able to shift between what is necessary at the time.
> To distinguish Slow Fashion in the market and add credibility
> Build off current schemes
> Certified by an independent third-party
> Globally accessible
> Easily recognized by co-producers
> Be financially affordable for small brands and designers
Establish a vision that represents collective goals and aspirations, and to provide a focal point for self-organization.
These principles are necessary to backcast from.
MUST be constrained by the Sustainability Principles
Intended for any player in the Slow Fashion movement that wishes to facilitate the growth of the movement. It will build local relationships and global interconnectedness.
"Not one answer,
but a mass of answers."
-Kate Fletcher
Jag Bag Productions, Elsa Jagniecki
Local Wisdom by Kate Fletcher
Tra La La, Stephanie Peterka
Using a strategic sustainable development approach, how can the transition from a Fast to Slow Fashion industry be developed to ensure minimum impact of the developing world?
Slow Fashion Forward
Lets move
We invite you to be a part of the movement by taking on the role of co-producer.
No vision means they are UNABLE TO BACKCAST, so they are not acting strategically.
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Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration,
and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric,
Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops,
Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment
Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social
Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's
Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans,
Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow
Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to
Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean
Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School) Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling
initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!,
5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op, Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton
Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and
Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture, Fashion takes Action, The Designers Accord, The Garment Remake Exchange, Remade In
Leeds, Sew Op's Asian Floor Wage alliance, Labour behind the Label, Clean Clothes Campaign, Eco Fashion World, Eco Chic Fashion Show, Slow Fashion Australia, Slow Lab, Social Alterations High Fashion (School)
Workshops, Nordic Intiative Clean and Ethical, Slow Textiles, Upcycling initiatives, Take back programs, GOODONE, Project Rejeaneration, Make Do Mend, Platform 21's Repair Manifesto, Otto Von Busch's Self
Passage, Kate Fletcher's books and consultancy and local wisdom and lifetimes!, 5WAYS, The Uniform Project, The Sartorialist, The OrangOrang Project, Aid to Artisans, Project Rejeneration, Burdastyle, Sew Op,
Organic Cotton Exchange, Our Social Fabric, Sweat Shop Paris, Better Cotton Intiative, Global Organic Cotton Community, Think Act Vote, Fashion Evolution, Slow Fashion Forward, Clean Up Fashion, The
Environmental Justice Foundation's Pop Up Shops, Forum for the Future, Keep and Share, Knit Chics, Stitch n Bitch, Luna Mano, Clothing Swaps & Swishing, Pants to Poverty, Knitting Circles, Permacouture,
> Closing the material loop
> Remaking existing vintage garments
> Produce garments locally
> Lifetime repair or redesign assistance
> No water or chemicals dye processes
> Educating the co-producer
> Using biodegradable packaging
> Offseting carbon emissions
Life-cycle thinking & eco-design - 73 % of respondents
Labelling - 8 survey respondents:
> Certified Organic Cotton
> Fair Trade
> OEKO TEX STANDARD 100
> Made-By label
> Organic Exchange
> Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)