This weekend has brought lots of new information to sort through! It was so easy to get overwhelmed in research, five different blogs, and other random pieces I would find. The most important thing I learned, and this is pretty broad, but is simply the fact that there are solutions. Our blog group got on a roll with many different examples of companies and what they are doing. From Rachel’s video on the sustainable manufacturing of jeans to finding out if our favorite companies are sustainable to the talk of bringing it on home to Stillwater and introducing a sustainable lifestyle to our own campus. This is the most important thing because our industry is heading in the right direction. It’s going to be put into our hands within the next few years and we don’t have an option of turning back to using our valuable and natural resources. We have to move forward and think outside the box. It’s important that we be researching and finding new ways now so we can immediately apply when we graduate and go into the real world.
This is useful and relevant to me because it is a current event in our industry. Like mentioned above, sustainability will only grow. Some designers right now are hesitant with sustainability because they don’t know where to begin. Well, this class and blogging activity forces us to look into issues that aren’t necessarily fun to look into at first but that are imperative to research. Once you understand what sustainability really is about and you start finding all these brand name and designers that practice sustainability you begin to get involved. It’s not just about throwing paper into a separate bin than your banana peel. One concept that still sticks out to me and blows my mind is in Nicole’s video. It shows a red river and tells us that over in China, people off the street know the season’s latest and greatest color trend because of the color of the river?! How crazy is that? And the fact that we get the opportunity to fix that is exciting.
I will apply what I learn by changing the little things I do. Just the other day I threw out an old sweater. Why? Because I didn’t want to sort through all my clothes and decide what I did and didn’t want and take it to Goodwill so I was like oh well and threw it in the trash. Just like Rachel’s mom used to make her take her clothes to goodwill, my mother did the same to me. I just figured since I didn’t have a lot it wasn’t worth it, however I could have put it in a trash bag and put it in the closet so I could build up enough to take to Goodwill. I can also apply what I learn when I walk into stores. I’m a super observant person and always notice my surroundings. I can’t wait to walk into some of my favorite stores back home and note what they do and don’t do within the brick and mortar store to be an eco-friendly company. The more I learn about it, the more I’m aware of it and I think things will begin to catch my eye. Even if that’s a tag on a pillow or a big window storefront, it will be neat to see action towards sustainability in real life and not just through the Internet.
I’m extremely interested in what companies are doing. Although I will do the research part, I’m more of a see it in action type girl. My creativity comes from seeing what other companies do and wondering well what if they did it this way? I’m excited to see what I come up with for my final project proposal! I’m also interested in learning more about fashion consumption, what consumers knows and how they can become apart of this movement too.
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