Alec Leach
We know fashion is bad for the planet, so why are we still shopping? As a former fashion editor for streetwear publication Highsnobiety and the founder of sustainable fashion platform @future__dust, I feel like I'm in a good place to figure that out. I wrote this book to explain why we love to shop so much, how fashion keeps us hungry for more, and the tricks it plays to cover up its true impact on the planet.
Read MoreSafia Minney
Part guide and part manifesto, this book shares stories of our interconnectedness with the natural world and each other, divided into sections on Nature & Materials; People, Livelihoods & Crafts; and New Economy & Leadership. Fully illustrated throughout, it features interviews from best-practice designers and businesses around the world, as well as thought pieces from leading campaigners working in the fashion industry.
Read MoreMaxine Bedat
A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet
Read MoreAja Barber
In the 'learning' first half of the book, she will expose you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry; one which brokered slavery, racism and today's wealth inequality. In the second 'unlearning' half of the book, she will help you to understand the uncomfortable truth behind why you consume the way you do.
CONSUMED will teach you how to be a citizen not a consumer.
Read MoreClare Press
Wear Next, Fashioning the Future (Thames & Hudson) presents a crystal ball look into tomorrow's wardrobe, imagining 16 scenarios likely to shape our fashion futures, from conscious, fair, slow and upcycled to biointelligent and digital.
Read MoreLucianne Tonti
In this superbly written book, fashion insider Lucianne Tonti looks beyond sustainable fashion to a future remade by natural fibres. An exploratory dive into the art and industry of clothing and an ode to the possibilities in nature, Sundressed is an accessible, engaging and optimistic challenge to designers, farmers and business to think bigger.
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In 33 conversations, Growing Independent Fashion Brands documents how leading brand and boutique owners are building companies in the Anthropocene: the age of human-induced climate breakdown.
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