Traid blog
23 / 03 / 20
Video. My cotton t-shirt: From field to wardrobe
23 / 03 / 20
When it comes to our clothes, cotton is the most used natural fibre in the fashion industry. We tend not to think about the fact that at least 40% of our wardrobes – from tee-shirts to jeans – begins life being grown by a farmer, in a field, somewhere in the world. Cotton growing and garment production typically takes place…
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28 / 05 / 16
Poetic Response To Working Practices In Fashion
28 / 05 / 16
Every year TRAID Education work with the whole of the Lower Sixth Form of Pipers Corner School in High Wycombe for an extended cross-curricular project. Students are introduced to the problems and solutions as we unpick the fashion industry, analyse garments to understand their ethics and consider their environmental impact. The students form groups and explore the provenance of an…
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