Fabricating the Body: Textiles and Human Health in Historical Perspective

The 2011 Pasold Conference will be held on the 6-7 April 2011 at the University of Exeter on the theme of 'Fabricating the Body: Textiles and Human Health in Historical Perspective'. The conference will be supported jointly by the Pasold Research Fund and the Wellcome Trust.

Here is  a link to the conference website for those interested in textiles research and who might be in a position to attend http://www.pasold.co.uk/index.php/conferences/conference-2011

Our paper will be presented on the second day of the conference and is entitled "Sustainable Fashion Textiles Design: Value Adding through Technological Enhancement"

Sustainable vs. Unsustainable

Here is a link to a paper co-authored by Dr Joan Farrer and Kim Fraser which discusses some key themes of sustainable fashion in respect of the unstainability of current levels of production and consumption of fashion textiles products. This paper will be published in the new Anti-po-des Design Journal, 1(1) 1-18.

Update: 22nd November, 2011. Here is the link to the official version of the final paper http://www.anti-po-des-designjournal.org.nz/current-issue/abstracts-and-papers/farrer-rca-fraser/

ReFashioning New Zealand: A Practitioner’s Reflection on Fast Fashion Implications

Here is a link to a paper presented by Kim Fraser at the seventh International Conference on Environment, Economic and Social Sustainability held at University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand from 5th to 7th January, 2011. The paper entitled "ReFashioning New Zealand: A Practitioner's Reflection on Fast Fashion Implications" is soon to be published. We will upload a link to the full paper when it is released.

ReFashioning Sustainability - Kim Fraser

Here is a link to our NZ colleague's recent thesis which investigates the topic of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles. Kim Fraser completed her Masters of Art and Design at Auckland University of Technology in 2009 where she is a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design. Her work is also featured in Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes Edited By Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen.

Here is a link to her thesis
"ReDress - ReFashion as a solution to clothing (un) sustainability"

Shaping Sustainable Fashion

Finally...the book is out!

“Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes.” Edited By Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen.

Check it out here at Amazon Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes

This book includes some of our work in sustainable fashion textiles research. Specifically, the first chapter..."Source"....provides a fundamental introduction to the concept of sustainability in fashion and textiles as well as an overview of the shape of contemporary fashion research in the field.

Welcome to 2011

Hello Everyone,
The new year is now underway and it is time to have a look at what has been happening in the last few months. Over the next few days the site will be updated with some links to interesting works and upcoming events. It is great to be back!
Angie

Full Circle: The Future of Sustainable Manufacturing in New Zealand

Full Circle: The Future of Sustainable Fashion Manufacturing in New Zealand by Dr Joan Farrer & Angie Finn is a paper published by the International Federation of Fashion Technology Institutes and presented at their International Conference: Fashion and Well Being in London, 2009.

The paper discusses how the design and manufacture of fashion garments can contribute to a more sustainable fashion industry.

Image: A sketch from visual diary showing the design for a garment minimizing waste and manufacturing processes by Angie Finn