Abstract
Sustainability is one of the main global issues in the past decades. It has been widely studied and developed in different aspects. Sustainable Fashion claims to be the future of the industry. Hong Kong has very limited education and development on this aspect comparing to Western countries. This research investigates the awareness of sustainable elements of Hong Kong fashion designer while they design a product. Quantitative research methodologies are adopted in this study. Five local fashion designers were invited to conduct pilot interviews to discuss their insight of sustainable fashion, the findings will utilize on questionnaire development. A questionnaire survey was undertaken to collect statistics from local fashion designers regarding their perspective of green fashion. As an outcome of the study, the feasibility of sustainable fashion in Hong Kong could be measured. Limitations that the industry is facing were also identified as well as gaps to further elevate sustainability locally.
Presenters
Hiu ChengTeaching Fellow, Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Fashion design, Sustainability, Perception of Eco-fashion
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