Perspective on sustainability of Hong Kong fashion designers

Abstract

The environmental disruptions caused by human impacts have been debated for nearly five decades. The fashion industry has been criticized by society for its destructive practice on the environment. The industry believes that adopting sustainable elements in fashion can be one of the solutions to the problem. Sustainable fashion does not have a standard definition. It is generally interpreted as an environmental and ethical consciousness in fashion production and design process.1 The idea is surrounded by various issues like environmental problems, labour relations and animal rights.1 It could also interchangeably with other terms, such as “green-fashion”, “ecofashion” and “ethical-fashion”.2