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Finding Belonging Through the Clothes we Wear:
A sense of belonging is a basic human need, as it improves motivation, mental health and overall happiness. Belonging can be found in many different places. Whether it be through shared experiences or interests, but can we find this sensation through the clothes we wear? With the average UK person spending £526.50 on clothes a year there is no doubt we love to update our wardrobes. Could buying new clothes in general bring us together through bonding over similar styles and trends? Do we gravitate towards people with a similar style to us? Or do we compete with others to be the most fashionable and influential? What can our choice…
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How Can Technology Make Fashion More Sustainable?
In recent years it has come to light that the fashion industry is responsible for damaging our environment. As a result the fashion industry globally creates 10% of carbon emissions and 20% wastewater. Ultimately we can put this down to our appetite for fast fashion and need to stay on trend. It’s clear that we need to find a way to make fashion more eco-friendly, can technology be the answer? And how can we use it to make fashion sustainable? Well, there are many ways technological advances can make fashion more sustainable, such as developing materials and process that are bio degradable and use less waste. Can we use technological…
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Disabilities Dictating Fashion Choices:
Living with a disability can affect someone’s everyday life. But we may not realise it can dictate every aspect, including right down to fashion choices. 11 million people in the UK are living with a disability, but how many clothes do you see on the high street that cater for them? We see sections catering for tall, petite, plus sized and maternity. Imagine being denied the variety of clothing that we now have. Or not being able to wear your favourite pair on jeans because you are in to much pain. Why should we let disability dictate someone else’s fashion choices? Wheelchair access but nothing to try on… Firstly the…
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Are Mental Health Issues Greater in Creative Industries such as Fashion?
In a recent surveys of people working in the creative industry (undertook by the university of Ulster) almost two thirds of participants reported to having suicidal thoughts. In the fashion industry, people are 25% more likely to encounter mental health problems at some point in their life. This makes us think weather the creative industries have a detrimental affect on people’s mental health? Or weather there is a correlation with being creative and suffering mental health issues? With more and more discourse and people coming forward about mental illness in the fashion industry, we are now fortunate to be in a society where it is less taboo to voice our…
