Sustainable Fashion Workshop Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This inspiring 5-week evening course at Central Saint Martins is designed to offer an overview of the fashion industry, from textile fibre production to the globalisation of fast fashion, from a sustainability point of view.
The course provides a valuable insight into the fashion supply chain and explores ways of approaching sustainability through design. Students gain an insight into design methods and consider textile fibres and sustainable alternatives.
During the course, students are encouraged to source facts and figures on the topics covered to build their understanding of how the fashion industry can improve.
By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of the possibilities of sustainable practices in fashion.
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at anyone with an interest in sustainable fashion who wants to learn more about the issues facing the fashion industry today.
Key information
Topics covered
- Overview of the fashion supply chain
- Textile fibres and sustainable alternatives
- Design methods
- Approaching sustainability through design
- Successful sustainable brands
- Fast fashion, how we consume, and waste within the industry
- Waste clothing (life cycle analysis)
Learning outcomes
- Have a handbook of information
- Have gained an insight into the fashion supply chain
- Be aware of ways to approach sustainability through design
- Have explored textile fibres and sustainable alternatives
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance.
Materials
- Sketchbook
- Notebook
- Pencils and pens
Tutor
Clare Farrell
Clare Farrell graduated from Middlesex University (BA Hons Fashion) in 2005. From there she went on to work commercially designing with UK high street brands including Miss Selfridge, Topshop, Asos, and Monsoon. She joined Goodone in August 2009 and became partner and co-designer. Clare went on to work with textile recycling charity TRAID on their TraidRemade label. More recently she has also launched an ethically focussed women's cyclewear label, No Such Thing (www.nosuchthing.clothing) and in 2015 she creatively directed and developed a new London based organic T shirt brand, 16Seven.
Katherine Soucie
Katherine Soucie is a designer, lecturer and PhD candidate at Kingston University London in sustainable practices. Her research is driven by a long-term engagement with sustainable fashion and textile processes with a focus on waste diversion, regenerative upcycling, craft and material activism.
Katherine has worked within industry for over 20 years In Canada, USA and the UK as a textile buyer, designer, educator, material researcher, sourcing specialist, creative director, entrepreneur, and consultant. She established her award winning zero waste design studio and label Sans Soucie in 2003 by specialising in the transformation of pre-consumer waste hosiery acquired from local/national manufacturers. The unique cultural textile that emerged from this process is a result of an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable practices which led to the development of an industrial upcycling method, alternative design system and business model.
Alice Wilby
Alice Wilby is an art director and stylist who has been working in sustainable fashion since 2009. With her business partner Khandiz Joni, Alice co-founded Novel Beings, the worlds first sustainable style agency; now, A Novel Approach, providing art direction and consultation for sustainable fashion, lifestyle and clean beauty brands. Prior to setting up Novel, Alice was on-line editor at Eco-Age, working on the launch of Gucci's first sustainable accessories collection. She also sits on the Global Advisory Board for Fashion Revolution and has also art directed, styled and produced their photographic campaigns.Book a course
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