Fashion and Us

 IT'S EITHER NOW OR NEVER ! We really need to understand the harmful effects of fashion and take out ways to resolve it . Ways in which it can be resolved  Polyester eating microbes Recycling food waste into yarn Algae based fabric Turning cotton into new clothes A database to track wasted fabrics on factory floors  RE CODE   Re;code is a Korean brand specializing in upcycled fashion. A sub- division of Kolon Industries, a 3.6 billion USD company founded in the nylon textile development of the 1950’s, Kolon is iconic in Korea’s fashion industry for revolutionizing the contemporary fashion market. Re;code is supported by several Korean celebrities and has received coverage in a range of high profile international publications, including Vogue, Bazaar, Elle Girl, Design and Marie Claire.   Creating something new from waste to create value, re;code is challenging the mainstream industry by reinterpreting design, and giving back to the environment. Working with in...

3 t-shirts for 15 euros? Yes please. 70 percent sale on beachwear? Let me get on that bikini section. But do you really need the same t-shirt in three colours? Does the 10 days per year you get to spend on a beach justify a drawer full of swimwear? Textile consumption is destroying the world, and FAST FASHION is the one to blame. Fashion—a $2.5 trillion sector—is the second most polluting industry on Earth, right behind oil. The pressure to reduce costs and speed up production time means that environmental corners are cut in the name of profit. Fast Fashion’s negative impact includes the use of cheap, toxic textile dyes – with the fashion industry the second largest polluter of clean water globally after agriculture. The speed at which garments are produced also means that more and more clothes are disposed of by consumers, creating a huge amount of textile waste. This image sums up what actually is fast fashion up to . If only fast fashion just turned us into consumption monsters wi...

  TRUE COST OF FAST FASHION ? Let's watch a video to know about the title  So this documentary contains piles of knowledge in it and facts that are unknown to so many people outside . 80 Billion garments are manufactured every year. Out of 80 billion garments , 80% of the garments end up into landfills and the rest are reused and recycled further . All in all, the garment and textile industry is estimated to be worth some $3 trillion. And the bulk of that goes into the pockets of the owners of those fast fashion brands – many of whom appear in the Forbes rich list. Refinery29 reported that on average, people are buying 60% more items of clothing than they used to, therefore doubling clothing production from 2000 to 2014. Global fashion brands are bigger than ever, with annual revenues in the billions. We live within a culture where the newest pair of jeans and the most sought-after dress must be bought in order to feel a sense of accomplishment and success. Catwalk trends must...

 BALANCE Here are the five elements that I have used to create my compositions .                         COMPOSITION- 1 This composition is a symmetrical composition . It is vertically balanced as the right and left side of the composition are exactly same .  COMPOSITION- 2 This composition is an asymmetrical composition . It is horizontally balanced . The weight on both the sides is exactly same. On the right top corner , I have added 3 boats by reducing their size which is equivalent to 1 large boat that is added on bottom left corner. The mountains have been placed  above and below. REFERENCES -  vecteezy  Available at : https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/447838-scene-with-mountains-at-sunset