Tag: conscious design

Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics: 12 Questions to Ask Your Fabric Supplier

Out of all of the ‘conscious design’ challenges, sourcing sustainable fabrics is the trickiest part. If you’re not using deadstock or recycled fabrics, you’ll need to be sure that your sustainable virgin fabrics have integrity because they aren’t all made equal! Virgin Fabrics: New, unused [...]

How to Design for the Conscious Consumer: Sustainability 101

How to Design for the Conscious Consumer: It’s Not as Elusive as It Seems Buzzwords like “sustainability” and “conscious consumer” have become quite ubiquitous in the fashion industry. But what do these words mean for you as a fashion designer?  While the environmental talk may [...]