The Sustainable Fashion Handbook

The definitive sourcebook on all aspects of sustainable fashion – not only the environmental issues presented by fast-moving fashion, but also the social impact of the industry. Packed with authoritative facts and inspiring images and ideas, this is an indispensable reference for 
professionals, students and anyone with an interest in fashion, sustainability and innovation.

This title is divided into five thematic chapters covering every aspect of contemporary fashion from fashion cultures (from high street to blogosphere to couture), to the eco-footprint of the resource-hungry and wasteful system, to the fashion business, employer of up to 40 million people worldwide.

Sandy Black edited the volume, and contributed the following articles:

‘The seeds were sown in my personal life, then they came into my business life.’ Article on Stella McCartney. pp. 32-33

‘Edun is a fashion brand that was created to make beautiful clothes in a way that was fair to everyone and would benefit Africa.’ Article on Edun. pp. 34-37

‘Buy less, choose well.’ Article on Vivienne Westwood. pp. 38-43

‘Clean up or die’ Article on Katharine Hamnett. pp.44-45

‘Sustainability needs the whole company, a whole supply chain and engaged customers.’ Article on Eileen Fisher. pp. 46-47

‘Everyday Fashion’ Article on Edward Barber. pp.50-53

‘Continental Clothing’ Article. p.54

‘ASOS’ Article. p.55

‘EJ Foundation T-shirt’ Article. p.59

‘Can fashion ever be sustainable?’ Q&A. pp. 63-65

‘Understanding nature, how we relate to it, and understanding our bodies better is key in making progress in terms of sustainability.’ Article on Hussein Chalayan. pp.76-79

‘I have endeavoured to experiment to make fundamental changes to the system of making clothes.’ Article on Dai Fujiwara. pp.80-81

‘What keeps me awake at night is being forced to make the compromises we have to make.’ Article on Galahad Clark. pp. 82-83

‘Sustainable fashion and textile design’ Article on Rebecca Earley. pp. 86 – 89

‘Considerate design: supporting sustainable fashion design’ Article on the project Considerate Design. pp. 92-95

‘Fashion is often very old fashioned, very conservative as it is taught in schools.’ Article on Bless. pp. 116-119

‘We are independent and haven’t got any commercial restrictions on what we produce, only the restrictions we put on ourselves.’ Article on Eley Kishimoto. pp. 121-123

‘The most sustainable product is the one that is not made but is recycled from what already exists.’ Article on Peter Kallen. pp. 124-125

‘This is like a “traffic light” system, but it’s only as good as how you implement it.’ Article on Allanna McAspurn. pp. 152-153

‘Perspectives on fashion and textile manufacturing’ Article. pp. 158-161

‘I want to make clothes for real people who will make them for a long time.’ Article on Dries Van Noten. pp.162-165

‘Monsoon’ Article. pp. 168-169

‘People Tree’ Article. pp. 170-171

‘It’s a beautiful relationship, the batikers and the garment manufacturers’ Article on Annegret Affolderbach. pp. 172-175

‘The soul of the parish is making.’ Article on Goods of Conscience. pp. 176-177

‘The main challenge that we face is finding factories that can manufacture at both the right quality level and within an acceptable timeframe.’ – Article on Jane Shepherdson. pp. 182-183

‘Marks & Spencer’s commitment to sustainability’. Article on Mike Barry. pp. 190-191

‘TRAIDremade’ Article. p. 211

‘Precious things exist unnoticed’ Article on Mina Perhonen. p. 230-231

‘I had the idea of combining high end fashion with ethics’ Article on Noir. pp. 238-239

‘Zero waste cutting’ Article on Mark Lui. p. 248

‘I don’t want to emulate what I’m born to antagonize: the fashion industry.’ Article on From Somewhere. pp. 249–251

‘Ethically intelligent and remade in England’ Article on Christopher Raeburn. pp. 253–255

‘Taking old/worn/dated/shameful clothing and giving it a new life’ Article on Junky Styling. pp.256–257

‘Sustainability will be an inevitable issue for every company’ Article on Yomode. p. 258

‘Worn Again: corporate upcycling and remanufacturing textile waste’ Article. p. 259

‘Terra Plana footwear’ Article. p. 260

‘Tamara Fogle upcycled bags’ Article. p. 261

‘Maison Martin Margiela ‘Artisanal’ Line’ Article. p. 262-263

‘High-performance outdoor clothing’ Article. pp. 276-277

‘Tailoring was once a way to define yourself as an individual’ Article on David Mason. pp. 290-291

‘Better-fitting clothes sell better and create less waste.’ Article on Fits.me. pp. 292-293

‘The method provides a new dimension for design.’ Article on Siddhartha Upadhyaya. p. 308

‘Instant fabric from a liquid spray’ Article on Manel Torres. p. 309

‘BioCouture: growing fabrics for fashion’ Article. pp. 310-311

‘Boudicca: design in flux’ Article. pp. 312-313

‘Technology in fashion’ Article. pp. 314-317

‘Direct product manufacturing’ Article. p. 318-319

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