...In my current unit I have been studying it’s all about working as a designer for a label that is concerned with the issues surrounding sustainability. The term Eco fashion can mean many things, I see it as something has been made that considers environmental issues and social impact a product may have through out its total lifespan. Another term for this is ‘carbon footprint’ Sustainable fashion is all part of sustainable design. The purpose is to create designs that respect the environment and help poorer communities in developing countries. Clothes and accessories that meet the criteria are usually made using organic raw materials such as cotton grown without the use of pesticides; re used materials such as recycled plastic from coke bottles. Eco fashions don’t involve the use of harmful chemicals and bleaches – and are made by people earning fair wages in safe conditions. Eco fashion has always been seen as green and not very stylish! But over recent years developing techniques and more designers wanting to include these issues in their collections Eco Fashion has a new face designers are now incorporating sustainable practises into modern clothing. On trend fashion but with all sustainable issues covered. Celebrities, models and designers have really started to promote Eco fashion. One fashion designer who I have looked at Stella McCartney I found particularly interesting I never knew all her clothes considered environmental issues. All Stella McCartney stores, offices...
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...Sustainable fashion The term Sustainable fashion can mean many things, like as the rising design way of life and development of sustainability, the goal of which is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism and social responsibility. I see it as something has been made that considers environmental issues and social impact a product may have throughout its total duration. The purpose is to create designs that respect the environment and help poorer communities in developing countries. Clothes and their fabrics that meet the criteria are usually made using organic raw materials such as cotton grown without the use of any chemical and used materials can be recycled, like plastic from coke bottles. Furthermore Sustain fashions don’t involve the use of harmful chemicals and bleaches and are made by people earning fair wages in safe conditions. Sustainable fashion has always been seen as reliable with long lifespan. But over recent years developing techniques and more designers wanting to include these issues in their collections Sustainable Fashion has a new face designers are now incorporating sustainable practices into modern clothing. On trend fashion but with all sustainable issues covered. Celebrities, models and designers have really started to promote Sustainable fashion. Many fashion designers particularly interested in all clothes considered environmental issues. All immense brands and companies all over the world are powered by...
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...Gina Garza Sustainable Fashion Sustainable fashion also known as ‘Green,’ has been successfully promoted in the past years to become the new black. This is a new trend that will hopefully prevail not only for a season but also for years. If people keep supporting it, it could possibly prevail forever. As technology has developed the planet Earth has been deteriorating slowly. This new concept supports and promotes the idea for people to be environmentally conscious. The idea is to care for the place where we humans live. Green is now everywhere. When you go to the market to buy groceries you can find that there is sustainable packaging that will integrate to the planet after its use. Now people take their own cloth bags to carry the products that they purchase so they don’t use plastic bags. This has become a fashion as well. To be more environmental friendly, why not use sustainable clothes? Clothes are one of the major necessities that a human may have. People can look fashionable, in style, and support the planet at the same time. The nonprofit Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP) defines eco-fashions as clothes “that take into account the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry” (West). Sustainable fashion is designed to be completely environmental friendly. This whole movement complements a larger trend of "ethical fashion," and according to the May 2007 Vogue appears not to be a short-term trend but...
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...Contemporary UK Fashion Industry Sustainable? The sustainability of the fashion industry is one of the major concerns facing many stakeholders in the sector. The UK fashion industry is increasingly facing a wide range of sustainability issues ranging from wastes generation due to increased production of fashion products to the use of toxic materials in the production of fashion items. In addition, the industry has also been faced with the problem of the growing problem of widespread use of unsustainable materials such as non-biodegradable materials that are not usually easy to recycle as well as the current energy consumption to the release of millions of tons of greenhouse gasses released during the manufacture of fashion and textile products. It is widely believed that many of these sustainability challenges and issues are largely attributed to the recent increased flow of a diverse range of fashion products particularly clothing and textiles in the UK market. For example, recent statistics indicate that that up to 3.2 million tonnes of fashion related products like clothing and textiles currently flow through the country each year . Generally, the environmental impacts of the fashion sector mainly include its high contribution to the climate change in the form of the increasing requirement of fossil fuels required in the generation of energy used in the industry such as in the production and manufacture sectors. For example, the intense production of fashion items to meet...
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...The fashion industry poses a serious threat to the environment. A higher level of sustainability in materials production is the key solution. Discuss. Sustainable Fashion Sustainable fashion also known as ‘Green,’ has been successfully promoted in the past years to become the new black. This is a new trend that will hopefully prevail not only for a season but also for years. If people keep supporting it, it could possibly prevail forever. As technology has developed the planet Earth has been deteriorating slowly. This new concept supports and promotes the idea for people to be environmentally conscious. The idea is to care for the place where we humans live. To be more environmental friendly, why not use sustainable clothes? Clothes are one of the major necessities that a human may have. People can look fashionable, in style, and support the planet at the same time. The Better Cotton Initiative, which is backed by companies such as Levi Strauss, Marks & Spencer, IKEA, H&M and Adidas, believes it can transform the textile market and make it more sustainable. If they are proved right, it would have a marked impact not only because cotton is used in 40% of all global textiles, but also that 300 million farmers in 80 countries rely on it for their livelihoods.(Bettercotton.org,2012) Better Cotton Initiative is an organization that commits the farmers to growing sustainable cotton minimizing the impact of crop protection practices, the efficiently use of water and conserve...
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...Sustainable fashion, also called eco fashion, is a part of the growing design philosophy and trend of sustainability, the goal of which is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism and social[disambiguation needed] responsibility. Sustainable fashion is part of the larger trend of sustainable design where a product is created and produced with consideration to the environmental and social impact it may have throughout its total life span, including its "carbon footprint". According to the May 2007 Vogue appears not to be a short-term trend but one which could last multiple seasons.[1] While environmentalism used to manifest itself in the fashion world through a donation of percentage of sales of a product to a charitable cause, fashion designers are now re-introducing eco-conscious methods at the source through the use of environmentally friendly materials and socially responsible methods of production. There are some organizations working to increase opportunities for sustainable designers. The National Association of Sustainable Fashion Designers is one of those organizations. Its purpose is to assist entrepreneurs with growing fashion related businesses that create social change and respect the environment. Sustainable Designers provides specialized triple bottom line education, training, and access to tools and industry resources that advance creative, innovative and high impact businesses. The organization’s mission is to create social...
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...Introduction Fast fashion is no long a strange word for people. Originally, only traditional fashion exists in fashion industry. But then another trend, which researchers called it as “Fast Fashion”, rose up since 1990s. First of all, it’s necessary to know the difference between the traditional fashion and fast fashion. Traditional fashion always has two seasonal collections which are introduced to consumer market. The price of products is relatively higher than fast fashioned products. According to the article “What is Fast Fashion” from Sarah-Jane Rowland, who has written about fashion for 8 years, the definition is “The ephemeral nature of fashion ensures that what is in one minute is passé the next. Fast fashion, capitalizes on this need to keep pace with constantly changing trends by providing high fashion clothing at a low price point.” (What is Fast Fashion) We see that fast fashion introduces lots of new designs to people with a low price in each short period. But, the question is does fast fashion really provide benefits for people? The answer is no. In my research, I am going to analyze why fast fashion actually brings out bad impacts, and those bad impacts are related to money cost, immorality, and damage for natural environment. The reason that I choose the topic is because of its importance. Clothing industry is related to people’s daily life. Via the research, people may recognize what the real value this trend is since everyone has a value position in mind. ...
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... evaluate whether and how Zara generates sustainable competitive advantage. A firm is said to have competitive advantage when its profits exceed the average of its industry and that of its rivals (Grant, 1991). According to Grant (1991) the RBV sees organizations as a collection of resources which when combined forms organizational capabilities. The goal of every business strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. According to Collis and Montgomery (2008) a firm’s resources are responsible for its better performance while working in a dynamic environment which academics term as resource based view of the firm (RBV). The RBV analysis assumes that both resources and capabilities are important for better performance and explains why some firms perform better than others in an industry. Using RBV as a framework this essay aims to examine how ZARA generates sustainable competitive advantage. (Opening is good, you have been able to introduce theory that would be discussed the essay). “A fast fashion system combines quick response production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities to both design latest products that capture the latest consumer trends and exploit minimal production lead times to match supply with uncertain demand” (Cachon and Swinney, 2011). Fast fashion is widely gaining recognition as being a key enabler for success for modern fashion retailers (Barnes and Lea-Greenwood, 2006). Fashion retailers such as ZARA, H&M and Benetton...
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...Monday, 14 April 2014 to Sunday, 25 May 2014 Winner of 2012 Sustainable Fashion Award: Leonie Oakes, ‘With Shadows that were their nightgowns’, 2012, maps, ephemera, antique paper, thread, letter press, screenprint, shellac, dye, ribbon. Model: Philly Hanson-Viney. Photographer: Bernie Carr Winner of 2012 Sustainable Fashion Award: Leonie Oakes, ‘With Shadows that were their nightgowns’, 2012, maps, ephemera, antique paper, thread, letter press, screenprint, shellac, dye, ribbon. Model: Philly Hanson-Viney. Photographer: Bernie Carr For the past 70 years Burnie has been a paper making town. The papermaking tradition is kept alive by local artists and artisans. Following the great success of the inaugural 2012 Paper on Skin competition, our aim is to further foster and promote the cultural paper heritage of our town by presenting innovative and wearable paper apparel. The competition celebrates Burnie's proud tradition as a papermaking town by presenting innovative contemporary wearable paper art. Burnie based artist, Pam Thorne, had for a long time harbored the idea of a competition for wearable paper art. In 2011 Pam and Burnie Arts Council approached the Burnie Regional Art Gallery with this idea. After some lively brain storming the paper on skin Betta Milk Burnie Wearable Paper Art Competition became a reality and the inaugural competition was held in May 2012. The success was such that the involved parties decided to make this a biennial event. The 2014...
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...paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people Hello my name is Katie and I am writing a paper about fashion and I don’t really know a lot about fashion and I need help with how fashion is sustainable and how out will help better the lives of people fashion and I need...
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...ZARA: Fashion Follower, Industry Leader Business of Fashion Case Study Competition Amanda Craig, Charlese Jones and Martha Nieto Philadelphia University April 2, 2004 ZARA: Fashion Follower, Industry Leader Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………….1 Financial Analysis and Comparison…………………………………………………….…………....1 Strategic Advantages………………………………………………………………...2-3 Strategic Drawbacks…………………………………………………………….….. 3-4 Possibilities for Failure…………………………………………………………………....…..4 Recommendations/Conclusion………………………………………………5 Calculations and Financial Statements……………………………………….……………….Appendix A Articles: The Recent Status of ZARA.……………………………………….…………………...Appendix B Works Cited Works Referenced The global apparel market is a consumer-driven industry. Also, globalization and new technologies have allowed consumers to have more access to fashion. As a result, consumers are changing, competition is fierce, and companies are evolving to meet these demands. Zara, a Spanish-based chain owned by Inditex, is a retailer who has taken a new approach in the industry. With their unique strategy, Zara has the competitive advantage to be sustainable. In order to maintain that advantage and growth they must confront certain challenges that face traditional retailers in the apparel industry. Financial Analysis and Comparison To prove Zara has the prospect of sustainable growth in the international apparel market, it is important to understand and compare the financial differences...
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...H&M Case Study H&M is a Swedish retailer in fashion apparel industry and was founded in 1947 by Erling Persson. The fashion apparel industry is often regarded to be one of the most difficult branches to operate in, due to short product cycles, volatile demand and fierce competition in an increasingly globalized world. Mass-market pioneer in fast-fashion business Structure: 1) Name model 2) Mention why and/or when to use 3) Analyses PESTEC * Political factors that affect businesses include new legislation such as the national minimum wage and setting tax rates such as VAT or Corporation Tax. * Economic factors that affect firms are inflation and unemployment, interest rates and exchange rates (if importing or exporting goods abroad). * Social factors that can affect businesses include fashions, tastes and trends, and also demographic factors such as the ageing population of the UK. This has seen the rise of what is called the 'grey pound' – an increased number of wealthier older people with a disposable income. * Technological factors consist of the rapid automation of factory and industrialised work, or the worldwide increase of retailing online, e-commerce. * Environmental factors that affect firms are mainly concerned with being sustainable and being ethical. Examples of these issues are the recycling of used products, whether products are bio-degradable and the disposal of industrial waste. * Competitive factors is concerned...
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...market of socially responsible affordable luxury clothes. The overall goal of Noir and Illuminati II is to make CSR more appealing within the fashion industry and they hope to achieve this by providing fashionable and desirable clothing and fabrics. While Noir is the designer and producer of luxury clothing for women, Illuminati II has been founded to be the supplier of high quality Organic and Fair Trade cotton, both for Noir and for other luxury brands. In 2007, Peter Ingwersen, the founder of these two brands, has many concerns on how to make his project grow further. One of these issues is whether it would be better to separate the two brands or to keep them linked together. On the one hand, Illuminati II and Noir share the same objective of introducing the CSR concept in the luxury fashion industry. This focus on social responsibility is the main point of strength of both brands, as it makes them unique. Keeping Illuminati II and Noir together could be advantageous as they can cooperate more strongly in order to reinforce the CSR image in the final product. The two brands could also assist each other in distribution and marketing of the products. Indeed, it is fundamental to take into account the financial resources of the companies, as it is probable that a division of Noir and Illuminati II would not yet be economically sustainable, due to the early stage of life cycle the brands are in. On the other hand, Illuminati II and Noir are focusing on different segments of...
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...Tomorrow’s clothing retail: sectors, markets and routes – forecasts to 2016 2010 edition Page i Tomorrow’s clothing retail: sectors, markets and routes – forecasts to 2016 2010 edition By Malcolm Newbery and Karlynne ter Meulen June 2010 Published by Aroq Limited Seneca House Buntsford Park Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 3DX United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1527 573 600 Fax: +44 (0)1527 577 423 Web: www.just-style.com Registered in England no: 4307068 © 2010 All content copyright Aroq Ltd. All rights reserved. Page ii Single-user licence edition This report is provided for individual use only. If you would like to share this report with your colleagues, please order additional copies or sign up for a multi-user licence by contacting: Chris Clarke Research manager, just-style.com Tel: +44 (0)1527 573 615 Email: chris.clarke@just-style.com Copyright statement © 2010 All content copyright Aroq Limited. All rights reserved. This publication, or any part of it, may not be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or be transmitted in any form by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Aroq Limited. This report is the product of extensive research work. It is protected by copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The authors of Aroq Limited’s research reports are drawn from a wide range of professional...
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...their simple and attractive with high level quality of clothes. We will try two analyze working culture, business performance and history, competition and geographic dominance of two clothing retailer giants. Years before two small stores opened and they succeed to dominate market with their modern style and different business doing. • Zara has already changed the fashion industry. - Business Insider Zara is most #58 biggest brand in the world according to Forbes. • America's largest apparel retailer is embarking on a turnaround plan to recapture cool customers. - Business Insider Gap inc is #745 Gap biggest brand in the worlds according to Forbes Zara shops followed swiftly in New York in 1989, Paris in 1990. Now the group has nearly 3,900 stores in 70 countries around the world. Gap has 3,100 stores globally and employs about 150,000 people. A Gap spokeswoman declined to comment on the loss of the top spot to Zara. Let's check analyses of these two giants with full provided information. Firstly take brief tour to their history and about founders. Brief History of Brands Fashion giant, Zara, forms part of the retail group ‘Grupo Inditex’ which Mintel (2007) acknowledges as one of the “largest, fastest growing and successful” clothing retailers across Europe. Grupo Inditex is formulated by an amalgamation of major high street names from across Europe, including Zara, Pull and Bear and Bershka, in total boasting 3.825 stores across 68 countries...
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