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Fashion and Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World (FutureLearn)

Offered by Kering, London College of Fashion,

Get an introduction to issues, agendas and contexts relating to fashion and sustainability in a changing world. How can we make fashion more sustainable? Fashion is a global industry worth $2.4 trillion, employing around 50 million people, and is said to be one of the world’s most polluting industries. Fashion has the power to make positive change, re-imagining currently damaging systems. Get an introduction to sustainable fashion design, research and business practice, with this course from London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion, supported by luxury fashion group Kering.
On this course, you’ll explore key sustainability issues, agendas and contexts associated with luxury fashion.

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What topics will you cover?

Week 1 - Why Sustainability in Fashion?
Week 2 - Contextualising Sustainability for a Changing World
Week 3 - Material Dimensions: Sourcing for luxury fashion
Week 4 - Informed Decision Making: Tools and methods
Week 5 - Creative Possibilities
Week 6 - Creative Realisation

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

Discuss the complex nature of sustainability through the introduction to materials sourcing for luxury fashion; informed decision making; and creative realisation of ideas.
Apply understanding of fashion & sustainability knowledge and reflection to your practice through manifesto creation and design thinking processes.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of key sustainability agendas, issues and contexts associated with luxury fashion design, production and consumption.
Debate current and emerging perspectives, design approaches and business strategies relevant to the contexts of planetary boundaries and human equality.
Develop innovative approaches to fashion that can contribute to ecological resilience and thriving societies.

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