Sustainable Inclusive Fashion Design

Project experiences for a holistic approach to sustainability

Abstract

Within the Fashion System, the sustainable approach linked to the environmental vision, but also to the economy, to respect for people's work, is becoming an increasingly important theme, not only on a global level concerning large brands but also in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises, such as the one that characterises production in Italy. In this sense, design for fashion traverses material and immaterial issues relating to both the product and the individual, placing itself at the limits of different ecosystems that develop autonomously but also intersect with others, influencing and adapting them in an ever-changing context. Starting from these assumptions, this contribution, through the presentation of an exemplified case study realised within a workshop involving the three-year degree course in Design and the Master's degree course in Planet Life Design of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Perugia, intends to highlight how a holistic approach to the sustainability of the Fashion System can play an important role in orienting a specific type of national market towards sustainable design, production and consumption, not only from an environmental point of view but also from an economic and social one.