INTRODUCTION

Global environmental problems have become one of the reasons for the formation of a new concept in design. In the fashion industry, the term “environmental sustainability” or “conscious fashion” – the safe use of the planet’s natural resources and ensuring environmental and social safety – is becoming increasingly common.

It is known that clothes should not only aesthetic, but also have a direct physiological impact on people, so clothing design has rapidly responded to the need for a conscious approach to environmental issues. The search for new materials, new methods of natural dyeing of fabrics, the use of recycled fibers in weaving, the restoration of traditional crafts that are used in clothing production – all  this has  grown  from  an  unpopular  theory  to  a stable and generally applied practical  activity under the general definition of eco-design.