CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT FASHION

towards a sustainable industry

OUR MISSION

at Future Fashion Index

We are a platform dedicated to gathering information about sustainability in fashion and what you can do to help the industry work in harmony with the environment. We provide knowledge on current issues relating to climate change and a host of other services providing you with the tools to make more informed decisions when it comes to choosing what you wear. We need the industry to start changing from within, and the only way we can do this is by making informed choices as consumers and support businesses dedicated to this change. Sustainable fashion isn't the same as it was 10 years ago, there are so many innovative ways to support sustainability now and we want to help guide you through and change how you think about fashion.

It doesn't have to cost the earth to start saving the earth!

OUR MISSION

at Future Fashion Index

The short film below explores the effect the fashion industry is having on climate change and follows the Extinction Rebellion non-violent protests (or swarms) that took place on 17th February 2019, during London Fashion Week. The main point of contact for the making of the film was Sara Arnold, a fashion rental business owner and Extinction Rebellion climate change activist. The aim, in making this film, is to provide a starting point in which to question the way the fashion industry currently works. This is the catalyst for Future Fashion Index. We want you to rethink your clothing choices from issues presented in the film. We want to show you what it means to think in new ways about the way you dress.

about the author

Georgia Buckland

Georgia is currently undertaking a Masters Degree in Social Anthropology at the School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent. Graduating in 2012 with a BA Hons degree in Fine Art from the University of the Creative Arts Georgia has always had an interest in the visual arts, and alongside her current studies she works at the Lilford Gallery, in both Canterbury and Folkestone.

Before choosing the anthropological pathway she is now pursuing, she had a ten year career in fashion retail management and merchandising. This cemented her love for fashion whilst highlighting the massive need for change within the industry.

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