Sustainable Ethics / February 6, 2019 by Nghia Ton

At the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, the Context of living within Planetary Boundaries and honouring Human Equality,...
Posted by Nghia Ton Designs on Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Ecosustainethical Journey began with this Video / February 6, 2019 by Nghia Ton

My Ecosustainethical Journey
Over the last few years I've been researching and learning about Ecological, Sustainability & Ethical Integrity in Design. So here is a little video that helped me begin. Why fashion and sustainability? Professor Dilys Williams who is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, and Lead Educator for this course. In this short film Dilys introduces and discusses fashion design for sustainability, and highlights some of the key principles and global challenges that we currently face.
Posted by Nghia Ton Designs on Friday, 13 April 2018

WHO MADE MY CLOTHES? / November 27, 2018 by Nghia Ton

On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,133 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. That’s when Fashion Revolution was born. There were five garment factories in Rana Plaza all manufacturing clothing for the western market. The victims were mostly young women. We believe that 1,133 is too many people to lose from the planet in one building, on one terrible day to not stand up and demand change. Since then, people from all over the world have come together to use the power of fashion to change the world. Fashion Revolution is now a global movement of people like you.

‘Who Made My Clothes?’

This simple question encourages people to think differently about what they wear. It challenges us to consider the people and processes involved in the production of our clothes — something that isn’t often taken into account by the average shopper whose primary concerns typically involve style, price, fit and quality. Many of us simply do not understand how clothing is made today. The truth is that nearly all of your clothes are made by human hands.

When we ask the brands we wear this question, we believe it compels the industry to be more transparent. If brands and retailers are encouraged to answer this question, they must have more visibility into their complex chains of manufacturing. This forces them to take a closer look at what is happening in their supply chains and who is involved, in order to tackle any problems and ultimately help improve conditions for garment workers.

We believe this transparency will help to better uncover human and environmental abuses, and that exploitative practices will diminish as a result of asking this simple question. However, we do recognise that transparency is not enough on its own to totally transform the industry. Transparency is the beginning of the process of revolutionising fashion.

Consumer responsibility / October 24, 2018 by Nghia Ton

Fashion brands and retailers often say that what they do is a response to what ‘the consumer’ demands. ‘They’ service ‘our’ needs and desires for style, price and the latest trends. Because ‘we’ get what ‘we’ demand, ‘we’ are responsible for all that is good, bad and ugly in the fashion industry. So, when we find out that we are benefiting from other people’s exploitation, as ‘consumers’ we are responsible both for that exploitation and for doing something about it.

Perspectives on sustainability / April 12, 2018 by Nghia Ton

Perspectives on sustainability

Fashion is a global industry worth $2.4 trillion dollars (1), which employs around 50 million people (2), and is said to be one of the world’s most polluting industries. Modern Day Slavery is an endemic part of fashion’s business (3), and a lack of transparency and traceability across fashion supply chains is a major challenge. Fashion has the power to make positive change, and collaboration plays an important role to beginning to re-imagine currently damaging systems.