Within the context of fashion design, fabric is the key variable in the design process, offering infinite options in terms of variety, quality, weight, colour, texture and pattern. The manipulation of these fabrics is an effective tool at the designer's disposal, which can be used to create innovation in a design. This study examines the use of…

As the sustainable fashion movement gains momentum, there is a growing need to introduce such concepts to the next generation of fashion designer. One approach to produce sustainable designs is upcycling, defined as the salvage and reuse of discarded or found items into new products. This study examines a pedagogical approach for engaging 2nd year…

Students seek to understand the 'why' behind what they are learning in the classroom. Although answering 'why' they have to learn something can be challenging in the moment, supporting students to understand the context and application of what they are learning is essential to getting students to truly make sense of the information gained and be…

Brain drain has long been argued to be one of Africa's key development challenges. This paper provides a more nuanced analysis of African career mobility through a focus on professionals in the creative industries, specifically Ghanaian fashion designers. Drawing on interviews with 31 fashion designers but focussing on the career geography of…

In this study, we analyze the calls for action in a corpus of tweets with the hashtag #FashionRevolution, related to the 2020 Fashion Revolution week. We offer a linguistic analysis of the discourse of digital activism, relying on insights from pragmatics, discourse analysis, and argumentation. Our analysis focuses on the calls for action…

This study examines the communication techniques and frames used in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol's YouTube content, as well as viewer engagement with the content. Through a content analysis of the organization's 28 producer-facing videos, this research identified key framing strategies, emotional and logical appeals, and sources used. The…

This study explores how graphic novel adaptations of Jewish texts, read by Modern Orthodox young women, allow students to engage with "tzniut" (modest dress) and the balance between tradition and contemporary American life. Fifteen adolescents participated in the study, discussing "tzniut" during and after reading three…

This study analyses industry-specific training programmes catering to the garment industry in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. Employing a historical-institutionalist perspective and using mainly qualitative data, it focuses on programmes that are considered particularly relevant by the industry and discuss their characteristics as well as…

The relevance of this research is determined by the growing importance of new skills influenced by the sectoral dynamics of the textile industry in Central Asia. The textile industry is one of the vital sectors of the global economy undergoing deep technological advancement. It has special importance for the progress of emerging economies.…

Purpose: This study aims to promote sustainability-based education in fashion design and merchandising program to enhance students' knowledge, skills and attitude about sustainability development, organizational responsibility and personal responsibility from the cotton industry perspective. Design/methodology/approach: To conduct this study,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate Mor Hom natural dye using a qualitative research approach and local knowledge. Relevant primary and secondary data were collected through in-depth interviews with three sets of key informants, including community scholars, natural-dyed Mor Hom clothing businesses, and academics, and a participatory…

In the more than 12 months since the detection of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, science has moved rapidly to increase understanding of the disease, which is now a pandemic with public health preventive measures to curb the spread of infection. Consensus on the effectiveness of simple, cloth face…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to quantify the combined effects of face masks and effortful speech styles on speech intensity, spectral moments, and measures of spectral balance in talkers with Parkinson's disease. Method: Fifteen people with Parkinson's disease and 15 healthy, older controls read aloud sentences in three face mask…

This article presents an exploration of college student perspectives of their zeitgeist over five semesters during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of each semester, from Spring 2021 through Spring 2023, between 100 and 150 individuals offered words and/or phrases which they believed characterized the spirit of the time. While this…

Slow looking is the art and practice of learning through observation. Using object-based learning strategies provides instructors with innovative opportunities to pique curiosity while providing scaffolding for creativity skills needed to generate new clothing and apparel designs. This paper aims to identify how an FCS educator can use a slow-…