Fast Fashion and the Environment

3 units

Whether one is a fashionista or not, everyone is likely attuned to fashion in some way, be it in personal taste or fashion's intermingling with pop culture. Traditionally, clothes were made by skilled artisans with years behind them in the trade, and their product was made especially for the customer. It was bespoke. Today, things look very different. Students will leave this term with a greater understanding of not just fast fashion, but the policies that created and now maintain it. Students will have an opportunity to identify and evaluate fast fashion brand performance relative to their environmental obligations. They will also have an opportunity to design an international treaty mechanism to address the increased waste and harmful environmental consequences of the industry.