INTRODUCTION

The production cycle of a garment consists of a series of processing steps, each of which results in an environmental impact. Designers, artisans, and brands wishing to increase their level of sustainability have a variety of choices going from cutting-edge approaches to time tested solutions that can significantly lessen the impact of their production and the impact of fashion production more in general.

These include but are not limited to:

• slow production,
• sartorial/craft production,
• on-demand production,
• local production,
• circular economy,
• up-cycling,
• new solutions for recycling,
• re-design (deadstock),
• zero waste design,
• less impactful chemical treatments and/or use of natural substances,
• minor resource consumption,
• ethical, fair, inclusive work.

In the chapter we will analyse some of them.