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Clothing
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Introduction- Some clothing trends
- Useful sources of information - clothing, textiles, fashion . . .
Introduction
This is a new page. We've started by outlining some clothing trends.
Related pages :
- TEXTILE RECYCLING (eg charity shops, recycling centres, charity clothing collections)
- Charity shops page
Some clothing trends
Ever-changing fashions - styles, colours . . .
Types of clothes
The decline in popularity of hats
The decline in popularity of skirts and dresses
The rise in popularity of trousers for women
The rise in popularity of new-style footwear - eg trainers
Materials
The decline in popularity of products using animal fur (ethical concerns)
The introduction of artificial fabrics - eg nylon, polyester, PVC
New types of fastener - eg Velcro
Manufacture
Outsourcing/subcontracting
The ever-increasing mechanisation/mass production/automation of clothes manufacture
Costs - A progressive relative decline in the cost of materials, and a rise in the cost of labour
The decline of UK clothes manufacture
An increasing reliance on imports of clothes from abroad, especially from the developing world - eg India, China
A decline in the quality/durability of clothes - eg imports from China
(thus impeding the scope for re-use/resale)
Retail
A switch from made-to-measure (bespoke) to off-the-peg products
The ever-decreasing cost of clothes (in real terms)
The rise of 'fair trade' products (ethical concerns)
Increased sales of clothes by supermarkets
The rise of out-of-town retail outlets
The Internet
The rise of Internet shopping, including clothes
The increasing popularity of auction sites - eg Ebay (including second-hand clothes)
Re-use and recycling
Increasing emphasis on re-use and recycling :
- to reduce the consumption of scarce resources
- to reduce global warming
The introduction of kerbside textile collections by local councils - as part of their weekly waste collections
The increasing popularity of car boot sales (second-hand goods)
The birth and rise of the 'Freecycle' website (second-hand goods)
The growth of charity shops (see below)
See the Re-use and recycling page
Charity shops
The 'professionalisation' of charity shops - eg better shopfittings
The increasing use of paid staff - eg shop managers
The increasing proportion of sales of new goods
The introduction of 'gift aid' on donations of goods - eg Sue Ryder
The increasing use of online sales by charity shops (including donated clothing) - eg Oxfam
See the Charity shops page
Useful sources of information
University of the Arts, London - Web Guides - Textiles and clothing :
www.arts.ac.uk/library/4788.htm
University of the Arts, London - Web Guides - Fashion :
www.arts.ac.uk/library/4822.htm
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