The sound of loom weaving comes out of a three-story building in the Lugu Alley off the Barkor Street.Drugyal’s wife Norbu Droma and her assistants are making traditional Tibetan bags.The black pulu shop sign stands ...The sound of loom weaving comes out of a three-story building in the Lugu Alley off the Barkor Street.Drugyal’s wife Norbu Droma and her assistants are making traditional Tibetan bags.The black pulu shop sign stands out in the quiet alley.Step into the shop,you will see wool,calfskin and sheepskin bags hang neatly on the wall.The products on display on the counter are of the current style made for everyday life,while those traditional handmade bags in the展开更多
Academic arguments that fashion consumption habits need to change in order to support a more sustainable future are well established.This work explores a participatory design dress making methodology as a vehicle to t...Academic arguments that fashion consumption habits need to change in order to support a more sustainable future are well established.This work explores a participatory design dress making methodology as a vehicle to trigger positive change in younger fashion consumers and help stem an attraction to fast fashion products.A key outcome of the study is that engagement in garment design and construction invoked an apparent pos-itive emotional attachment not typically evident in fast fashion purchases.Participants demonstrated positive attitudes towards sustainability,along-side an awareness of the negative impact of fashion waste.However,at a relatively young age their evolving consumer habits show them to be drawn into the social drivers that are inherent in the idea of fast fashion.The perceived value of the work is the willingness of the students to participate.The apparent satisfaction they felt in their achievements and most significantly,their enthusiasm to continue with making.If this same enthusiasm could be captured in a new imagining of fashion and retailing the values of quality,longevity and individuality can remerge as the fash-ion ideal.展开更多
文摘The sound of loom weaving comes out of a three-story building in the Lugu Alley off the Barkor Street.Drugyal’s wife Norbu Droma and her assistants are making traditional Tibetan bags.The black pulu shop sign stands out in the quiet alley.Step into the shop,you will see wool,calfskin and sheepskin bags hang neatly on the wall.The products on display on the counter are of the current style made for everyday life,while those traditional handmade bags in the
文摘Academic arguments that fashion consumption habits need to change in order to support a more sustainable future are well established.This work explores a participatory design dress making methodology as a vehicle to trigger positive change in younger fashion consumers and help stem an attraction to fast fashion products.A key outcome of the study is that engagement in garment design and construction invoked an apparent pos-itive emotional attachment not typically evident in fast fashion purchases.Participants demonstrated positive attitudes towards sustainability,along-side an awareness of the negative impact of fashion waste.However,at a relatively young age their evolving consumer habits show them to be drawn into the social drivers that are inherent in the idea of fast fashion.The perceived value of the work is the willingness of the students to participate.The apparent satisfaction they felt in their achievements and most significantly,their enthusiasm to continue with making.If this same enthusiasm could be captured in a new imagining of fashion and retailing the values of quality,longevity and individuality can remerge as the fash-ion ideal.
