Slow
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2026
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
978-1-350-25339-1 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Verlag)
978-1-350-25339-1 (ISBN)
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The first book to a present a ‘slow’ approach to fashion as an ethical strategy, past, present and future, part of the 'Fashion in Action' series of short books on pressing issues in fashion.
What if we took 'slow' as an ethical strategy and practice for fashion, rather than considering ‘slow fashion’ as another passing fashion movement? Part of the Fashion in Action series of short books on global issues in fashion, calling on readers to become active participants in its future, Hazel Clark explores fashion's cultural role as a potential force for, not against, sustainability. Against a backdrop of massive waste, intensive energy use, human exploitation and over-consumption of fast fashion, Slow offers a thoughtful, practical, sustainable approach to fashion for businesses, educators and ordinary wearers of clothes, speaking to more mindful, caring and humanitarian attitudes and practices.
Divided into 3 sections, the argument is framed by neoliberalism, and the increased attention to fashion around the globe, set alongside growing interest in eco design, the slow food movement, second hand clothes and the emergence of ethical brands. The book begins with ‘where we are now,’ focussing on the emergence and huge impact of fast fashion. The next section looks at the way a slow discourse developed for fashion – in practice, in academia and in public. More mindful and slow approaches are set against greater global connectivity, digital communications, climate change and activism. This leads to a third and final section which seeks for a redefinition of fashion through the lens of slow approaches, ending with an urgent call to action.
With references to good fashion practices and ideas from around the globe throughout, this book offers real guidance, and, crucially, advocates that real engagement with a 'slow' approach to fashion offers a more sustainable future for all.
What if we took 'slow' as an ethical strategy and practice for fashion, rather than considering ‘slow fashion’ as another passing fashion movement? Part of the Fashion in Action series of short books on global issues in fashion, calling on readers to become active participants in its future, Hazel Clark explores fashion's cultural role as a potential force for, not against, sustainability. Against a backdrop of massive waste, intensive energy use, human exploitation and over-consumption of fast fashion, Slow offers a thoughtful, practical, sustainable approach to fashion for businesses, educators and ordinary wearers of clothes, speaking to more mindful, caring and humanitarian attitudes and practices.
Divided into 3 sections, the argument is framed by neoliberalism, and the increased attention to fashion around the globe, set alongside growing interest in eco design, the slow food movement, second hand clothes and the emergence of ethical brands. The book begins with ‘where we are now,’ focussing on the emergence and huge impact of fast fashion. The next section looks at the way a slow discourse developed for fashion – in practice, in academia and in public. More mindful and slow approaches are set against greater global connectivity, digital communications, climate change and activism. This leads to a third and final section which seeks for a redefinition of fashion through the lens of slow approaches, ending with an urgent call to action.
With references to good fashion practices and ideas from around the globe throughout, this book offers real guidance, and, crucially, advocates that real engagement with a 'slow' approach to fashion offers a more sustainable future for all.
Hazel Clark is Professor of Design Studies and Fashion Studies at Parsons School of Design, New York, USA. She has published widely on fashion studies and her relevant publications include the co-edited Old Clothes, New Looks (2005), The Fabric of Cultures (2009) and Design Studies (2009) and her co-authored Fashion and Everyday Life (2017). Her article, 'SLOW + FASHION - an Oxymoron, or a Promise for the Future..?' (2008) has proved influential in the field of slow fashion.
Series editor preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Speeding up - Where we are
2. Slowing Down - Where we have been
3. Redirection - Where we are aiming to go
A Call to Action
Selected Further Reading
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Fashion in Action |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-25339-1 / 1350253391 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-25339-1 / 9781350253391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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