Digital Clothing, Biofashion And Smart Outfits – The Future Of Fashion

Fast fashion is not only unsustainable but also means an unbearable burden to the planet. The situation is ripe for change. Could lab-grown leather and other novel ways of synthetic garment production, biofashion or digital clothing show the way to an alternative future for the apparel industry? Is there a chance of improving our attitude towards clothing items by adding more value, new functionality? From Burda to the unsustainable downward spiral of fast fashion When our grandmothers in the 1950s wanted to dress according to the latest trend, they bought the Burda Magazine alongside some fabric and used the family sewing machine to create their own couture. The scarcity of financial means urged them to create lasting pieces, two seasonal cycles of fashion allowed them to stylishly wear their beloved pieces for years. Now, without longing for past decades, we have to ask: when was the last time you sewed a button on your shirt or brought your shoes to the shoe repairman? The Guardian’s Lucy Siegle recounted a story about how a fashion industry commentator once watched in horror as a customer emerged with six or seven brown paper bags full of clothes from a fast fashion store. The young woman walked through the busy street in the rain when one of her bags broke – and she just walked away without even thinking about bending down for the clothes. So what happened between Burda and street-littering carelessness? Source: www.entitymag.com Fast fashion and t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Biotechnology Health Sensors & Trackers design digital future Healthcare wearables fashion fast fashion digital clothing digital clothes artificial leather artificial material synthetic biofashion Source Type: blogs