{"title":"Series: Fashion in Action","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFashion in Action\u003c\/em\u003e offers a dynamic exploration of diverse topics from cutting-edge technology and military history to travel and personal development. Readers will find engaging insights that connect practical knowledge with compelling narratives, perfect for those curious about both the world and themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into the intricacies of finance, uncovering historical events, or discovering new frontiers in science and nature, this series combines thoughtful analysis with accessible storytelling. 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Chapter two moves on to where we are now - what does appropriation look like in the fashion industry and how can understanding this help both educators and consumers overcome the circularity of the current debates? Chapter three draws together the theories and their potential implications to unravel the riddle of appropriation and enable us to look to the future with suggested calls for action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely book equips readers with the tools to navigate and reshape the conversation around cultural appropriation, encouraging meaningful action for a more conscious and inclusive fashion industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932123480300,"sku":"9781350258037","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350258037-appropriation.jpg?v=1783851236"},{"product_id":"failure-by-professor-nick-rees-roberts-9781350369979","title":"Failure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFashion thrives on fame and success, capitalism and culture. But beneath the luster and hype, fashion is also inevitably about failure – an essential part of its history and evolution. \u003c\/b\u003eIn his contribution to the \u003ci\u003eFashion in Action\u003c\/i\u003e series of short books rallying readers to tackle pressing issues in fashion, Nick Rees-Roberts unravels the relationship between forms of creative and commercial failure to consider how we might begin to address the systemic failings of the fashion industry today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePositing failure as a speculative way to rethink fashion and focussing on the checkered histories of a number of designers and brands, Rees-Roberts explores how forms of commercial failure within a capitalist framework might actually be productive, enabling designers to retain independence and balance by potentially opting out of the fashion establishment, if not of the system altogether. He then goes on to look at the broader systemic failures of the 21st-century fashion industry, arguing that rather than keep focussing on doing and making, we should be undoing and remaking the idea of fashion itself in order to rethink design outside of the framework of a hyper-globalized industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy applying failure as a critical mode of inquiry, this book invites readers to consider a new direction for the future of fashion – one that values resilience and reinvention over the relentless pursuit of the next big success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932157231340,"sku":"9781350369979","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350369979-failure.jpg?v=1783855247"},{"product_id":"slow-by-dr-hazel-clark-9781350253391","title":"Slow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if we took 'slow' as an ethical strategy and practice for fashion, rather than considering ‘slow fashion’ as another passing fashion movement?\u003c\/b\u003e Part of the \u003ci\u003eFashion in Action\u003c\/i\u003e series of short books on global issues in fashion, calling on readers to become active participants in its future, Hazel Clark explores fashion's cultural role as a potential force for, not against, sustainability. Against a backdrop of massive waste, intensive energy use, human exploitation and over-consumption of fast fashion, \u003ci\u003eSlow\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thoughtful, practical, sustainable approach to fashion for businesses, educators and ordinary wearers of clothes, speaking to more mindful, caring and humanitarian attitudes and practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into 3 sections, the argument is framed by neoliberalism, and the increased attention to fashion around the globe, set alongside growing interest in eco design, the slow food movement, second hand clothes and the emergence of ethical brands. The book begins with ‘where we are now,’ focussing on the emergence and huge impact of fast fashion. The next section looks at the way a slow discourse developed for fashion – in practice, in academia and in public. More mindful and slow approaches are set against greater global connectivity, digital communications, climate change and activism. 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