Making Jeans Green

• Main Author: Szmydke-Cacciapalle, Paulina, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon : Routledge, 2018.
• Subjects: Clothing trade > Environmental aspects; Clothing trade > Technological innovations; Design.
• ISBN: 9781351200554; 9780815391852; 9780815391876
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 pages)
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Consumers spend approximately 93 billion on denim products every year. This consumption comes at a great cost, with thousands of liters of fresh water, hazardous chemicals and energy contributing to just one pair of jeans, leaving the environment and the industry vulnerable to pollution and climate change. Using facts, figures, case studies and anecdotes, this book investigates why the industry has been so slow to adopt green technologies and offers practical solutions to designers and fashion executives who want to switch to cleaner manufacturing, including those working in the "fast fashion" sector. It also offers advice to the ecoconscious consumer who wants to purchase denim more sustainably. Considering the full lifecycle of a pair of jeans from the cotton crop to disposal, it presents examples of how to go green at different stages. This book will be of great interest to fashion students and researchers, as well as designers, fashion executives, policy-makers and anyone who comes into contact with the world of denim.