SUST Midterm Review

Question 1

Sustainable

Answer 1

Defined by labor ethics, material end life, company’s ethics, life length vs. resource input, carbon footprint, is it driven by trends?, sourcing materials

able to be maintained at a certain rate or level

the scale of the current industry makes it near impossible for the industry to be sustainable

Question 2

Greenwashing

Answer 2

marketing technique that co-opts that language of responsible fashion movements to create more sales

major issue in fashion industry

Question 3

Fast fashion

Answer 3

combination of textiles, costume, fashion, furnishings, and dress

how do we identify it: fast production, fast sales, quick life

most internationalized industry in the world

Question 4

Natural fibers

Answer 4

animal based or plant based

cotton: is the most common natural fiber, most widely used and oldest known fibers; source of inspiration, innovation, and political conflict
Europe became established as the main location of cotton textile production
Cotton was relatively inexpensive to produce; due to use of enslaved labor trafficked from Africa into West Indies and US
Founding of cotton gin also was a vital contribution to cotton’s popularity
Popularity of cotton has led to the increased use of pesticides; as famously mentioned by Rachel Carson,
Cotton contribute to water scarcity which can be devastating to places that so need water

wool: most common animal fiber in the world, acts as natural insulator, keep body warm or cold, repels dirt, stains, and water
Cotton is a plant-derived fiber and wool is an animal-derived fiber
Competitor of wool: man-made fibers

silk: Silk has shaped the road we live in through the silk road
Could use silk as money
Sericulure: silk has interacted with that area of the world
Wealth grows along the silk road

Question 5

The fashion industry

Answer 5

capitalist industry. based on the industrial revolution

trends are present in the fashion industry and are outcomes of cultural exchange

at such a mass scale that is makes it near impossible to be sustainable

Question 6

Industrial Revolution

Answer 6

1877: what the industrial revolution did
- mobility of people that was never seen before
- masses of people living together in closed quarters
- perceived dirtiness: smoke everywhere, sanitation not kept up with

Question 7

Waste

Answer 7

“encompasses the vast amounts of textiles and other resources that are underutilized, discarded, and sent to landfills or incineration, driven by the fast fashion model of rapid production and disposability”

wastewater, fabric scraps, biological waste from natural fibers (ex. silk pods)

Question 8

Pollution

Answer 8

“the release of contaminants, harmful substances, and waste into the environment at every stage of the supply chain”

“minimizing and mitering the environmental damage caused by the garment industry”

ex. water pollution from fracking, water pollution from dyeing fabrics

Question 9

Dress

Answer 9

clothing of a specified kind, often dictated by cultural meaning or importance, static type garment (changes rarely occur)

ex. sari, kimono

Question 10

Synthetic fibers

Answer 10

“human-made fibers, created from petroleum-based chemical through chemical synthesis”

-original synthetic dyes faded when exposed to light
-next phase of the textile industry, and it suddenly becomes global
-ex. polyester (world’s most common fiber), nylon, rayon

Question 11

Supply chain

Answer 11

raw material sourcing (cotton, wool, synthetic fibers), intermediate processing (spinning into yarn, weaving/knitting into fabric, dyeing), finished product manufacturing (garment design, cutting, and sewing)

Question 12

Fibers vs. structures in the description of a garment

Answer 12

fiber: raw materials used

structure: how the fibers are assembled into a fabric

Question 13

Textile

Answer 13

any type of cloth or woven fabric

Question 14

Garment

Answer 14

a popular trend or styles of dress and ornament

combination of fashion, fast fashion, haute couture, ready to wear, and dress

Question 15

slow fashion and/or conscious fashion

Answer 15

taking time to think through how a garment was made; especially in regards to “the three fasts”

Question 16

Ethical fashion and/or cruelty-free fashion

Answer 16

items that are not harmful to animals or workers (in vegan cases, do not come into contact with animals at any point during the production process)

Question 17

Organic

Answer 17

natural fibers grown and processes without the use of toxic chemical (such as pesticides)

Question 18

fair trade

Answer 18

an often higher price item pay that provides fair prices to the laborers along the production line