Slow Fashion: Concepts of Sustainability (Alison Cosson and Tristan Sinclair)

Swensk, in collaboration with RMIT present -- Slow Fashion: Concepts of Sustainability, an exhibition that investigates the process of customising a four piece collection for four Swensk customers by deconstructing high quality
garments by Swedish designers Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Filippa K, J.Lindeberg and Whyred.

Each collection has been designed and delivered by 3rd year RMIT fashion students as part of the RMIT studio: Concept of Sustainability -- A Piece of Cloth. The exhibition is the culmination of the student's journey through the concept of sustainability in fashion, the research process with their chosen Swensk customer and education in made to measure design techniques.

Concepts of Sustainability is part of The Personality Collection Theory, the opening chapter of The Slow Fashion Manifest. The manifest is Swensks project to explore new ways for retailers to take responsibility for consumerism, rather than being the reason for over-consumption*. Don't get us wrong, spending should be fun for the end-consumer and it's Swensks responsibility to make it sustainable.

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• Alison Cosson
• Tristan Sinclair
• State of Design Melbourne 2010
• Swensk
• The Slow Fashion Manifest