Autor_in: Sanjukta Pookulangara,  Arlesa Shephard 

Schlagwörter: Nachhaltigkeit, Slow Fashion, Fast Fashion, Studie, Nachhaltig Konsumieren, Konsummuster, Konsumverhalten, Konsumalternativen, Konsumkritik, Lifestyle

Kurzbeschreibung:
The retail industry currently is dominated by fast-fashion and just-in-time production seeking to Increase fashion trends. Yet, due to the economic crisis worldwide, disposable incomes are on the wane and clothes at disposable prices are losing their appeal. There is a growth of a new movement counteracting the demand for fast fashion—the ‘‘Slow Fashion’’ movement. The exploratory study analyzed consumers’ perception of purchasing Slow Fashion garments using focus groups. Four themes emerged (1) Slow Fashion defined; (2) Slow Fashion Product Attributes; (3) Slow Fashion as a Lifestyle; (4) Slow Fashion into Retail Mainstream, implications for retailers have been suggested.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2013

Umfang: 7 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug: Kapitel aus Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 20 (2013) 200–206

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Verlag: Harpercollins UK

Autorin: Lucy Siegle

Schlagwörter: Design, Designer/innen, Modedesigner/innen, Zukunft, Konzepte, Visionen, ethical fashion, green fashion, Konsummuster, Lifestyle, Lebensstil, Veränderung

Kurzbeschreibung:
An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Coming at a time when the global financial crisis and contracting of consumer spending is ushering in a new epoch for the fashion industry, To Die For offers a very plausible vision of how green could really be the new black. Taking particular issue with our current mania for both big-name labels and cheap fashion, To Die For sets an agenda for the urgent changes that can and need to be made by both the industry and the consumer. Far from outlining a future of drab, ethical clothing, Lucy Siegle believes that it is indeed possible to be an 'ethical fashionista', simply by being aware of how and where (and by whom) clothing is manufactured. The global banking crisis has put the consumer at a crossroads: when money is tight should we embrace cheap fast fashion to prop up an already engorged wardrobe, or should we reject this as the ultimate false economy and advocate a return to real fashion, bolstered by the principles of individualism and style pedigree? In this impassioned book, Siegle analyses the global epidemic of unsustainable fashion, taking stock of our economic health and moral accountabilities to expose the pitfalls of fast fashion. Refocusing the debate squarely back on the importance of basic consumer rights, Siegle reveals the truth behind cut price, bulk fashion and the importance of your purchasing decisions, advocating the case for a new sustainable design era where we are assured of value for money: ethically, morally and in real terms.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2011

Umfang: Taschenbuch, 339 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

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