Introduction to Plastics in Fashion Design

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About Course

This course is designed to introduce fashion designers to the prevalence of plastics in fabrics and possible approaches to reduce this prevalence.

What Will You Learn?

  • 1. How plastics affect the environment and human health
  • 2. How plastics are present in the fashion industry, especially in fabrics
  • 3. Solutions to the plastic problem in the fashion industry
  • 4. Economic empowerment for supporting sustainable fashion

Course Content

Unit I: Plastics and the Environment
This topic introduces the learner to plastics and microplastics, how they are produced, and how they enter and affect the environment

  • Introduction to Plastics and Microplastics
  • Unit I Review
  • Release of Plastics/Microplastics into the Environment
  • Unit II Review
  • Impact of Plastics on the Environment
  • Impact of Plastics on Human Health
  • Unit References & Bibliography