Sustainable Fashion
EDFD215-01
Start Date
09/10
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Room
Tower 638
End Date
12/10
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
Credits
3
Students explore the current practices being used by sustainable fashion designers/companies, organic and eco-friendly textiles, innovations in design/ production, textiles, waste minimization, and upcycling in design and manufacturing. While working through their own process, students will use sustainable methods to design and create projects addressing social responsibility in the fashion industry. The course examines ecological impacts, ethics, and fair trade policies associated with sustainability, along with cultural techniques, and traditions.
This is an in person class that meets on MassArt’s campus.
Interested in Fashion Design? This class is part of the Fashion Design Certificate!
Jennifer Varekamp
Jennifer Varekamp is an associate professor of fashion design at MassArt. She is a freelance costume and apparel designer. She holds a BFA from MassArt and MEd from Harvard University and studied fashion design at the London College of Fashion and costume design in Florence, Italy . Varekamp has worked for several theaters and costume … Read more