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Get “in the know” about the ins and outs of the fashion industry as a whole. Learn about everything from design to production and sales.
What's Next After Taking Fashion Designing Courses?
In present times where everyone wants to look fashionable, the demand for fashion design is increasing. The field of fashion design is one of the most exciting, glamorous, competitive, and rewarding career choices.
By Indian Institue of Art & Design5 years ago in Styled
Clothing resale; a sustainable future of an industry killer?
Have you ever got the feeling of dread at the thought of cleaning your closet? Or maybe that pile of clothes on the floor waiting to be sorted and put away? Like many of us, the problem of our excessive wardrobes is becoming a larger concern than we imagined. Approximately 300,000 tonnes of clothing are being thrown out into landfill every year yet only a small fraction of that is recycled into new textiles. So how do we combat a problem that we have created? You incentivise change for the better and add profit. Reselling has become an economic force exceeding the billion-dollar market revenue, and the ones who profit are the youth. Depop, eBay, Grailed are some of the big-name companies out there that are paving the way for the future of fashion from the tip of your fingers. This begs the question, are people really becoming more ecologically conscious or is it just another commercial ploy?
By Jethrowastaken5 years ago in Styled
Resources for Education on the Impact of Fashion
Written by: Jacquelyn Tantimonaco Read more at welcometoits.com. The impacts of the fashion industry go way beyond just setting new and exciting trends. It’s no secret that “fast fashion” negatively impacts the environment and communities around the world. From the glamorous runways to the factories in which our clothing is produced, there is much to learn… but what do we really know about fashion’s global impact and how can we learn more?
By it's magazine5 years ago in Styled
'Goth is White': Racism in the Gothic Subculture
Goth culture has been, since its birth in the late 1970's, a form of rebellion. This can only be expected from the offshoot lovechild of the punk scene. To be 'goth' is considered bizarre, unusual, alternative. Goths, since the dawn of their creation, have garnered strange looks from people on the street due to their wild hair, dark clothes and often extravagant accessories.
By Dani Buckley5 years ago in Styled
Unisex Vs Gender Neutral Fashion - What's the difference?. Top Story - August 2020.
You’ve seen it countless times again and again through fast fashion retail stores to high street boutiques, the term ‘unisex’ has become a common label for many brands. And as with many things it has also become a trendy statement by many companies to act as a case-all solution for inclusivity. But is it actually a suitable word to indicate your brand's diverseness? Or is it just an excuse for lazy fashion design.
By Jethrowastaken5 years ago in Styled
US Fashion Industry Growth Over the years
With production lines becoming more efficient and the increasing availability of clothing at lower price points, the fashion industry has been experiencing an unprecedented boom. In the clothing and apparel industry, the US apparel market is the biggest in the world. In this article, we will discuss various statistics about the growth of the US apparel industry over the years. We will also include projections concerning the future of the fashion industry in the US.
By Erin Elizabeth5 years ago in Styled
From pitch success to high fashion - how has sportswear conquered the world?
No longer is sportswear confined to the pitch or fashion only celebrated on the catwalk. Throughout the decades, we’ve turned to athletes for fashion inspiration, appropriating certain sporty garments, and wearing them in our day-to-day lives.
By Caitlin Purvis6 years ago in Styled
How to Build a Successful Online Fashion and Apparel Marketplace?
Fashion never goes out of fashion! The global fashion industry is rising and experiencing explosive growth especially after the digital revolution. The industry is actively adopting innovative technologies and making its mark in all the major countries across the world.
By Akanksha Chandan6 years ago in Styled
Reviving the Culture
Art is everywhere our vision could reach. India is home to diversity and versatility. Our history cherished different art forms and manoeuvred those forms in fashion to grace our daily lives and occasions. Design textile is one of the most prevalent types of art, it defines our culture and moulds it into beautiful form of clothing and garments. If one thoroughly analyses this art form they would be amazed by the vastness and facts it consists. The textile design mirrors the splendid history of India; epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayana. These epics also portraits the widespread and versatility of the fabrics used in ancient India. Moreover, it reflects the requirements of the present-times. This invaluable art form has been threatened to be diluted by the superiority given to foreign art after British commencement. The invasion and evolution in our culture has incapacitated the true intent our ancestors embedded in textile. However, for fashion enthusiasts this art form has survived through the cultural invasion. There is a huge mass acknowledging the importance of textile design in our culture, whereas the rest take it for granted. No matter how profited our culture is by textile, there is a forthcoming fear for it to lose its value in our society.
By Sneha Bopche6 years ago in Styled
