Fashion system refers to the organizational structure of the constituent parts that together make up fashion’s relationships and activities, including its material and immaterial elements. The fashion system is largely based on the logic of the market, endorsed by social acceptability. Its leading principles, supported by political and legislative levers and realized through industry practices of hyperstimulation and overproduction, have alarming impacts in environmental and social terms. There are signs of saturation in the current system, and its implications on the well-being of individuals, communities and the environment are increasingly questioned. However, the pervasiveness of its consumerist approach, with increasing speed and volume and falling wages, means that fashion’s negative impacts are expected to rise further.(1,2) By replacing the current growth logic by an “earth logic” (3) that puts human and environmental well-being first, the fashion system can be transformed to embrace more restorative structures and practices that re-balance social, environmental, cultural and economic value.(1-6)
FASHION SYSTEM
