Sandy Black is the author of Fashioning Fabrics (Black Dog Publishing, 2006) and Knitwear in Fashion (Thames & Hudson, 2002) and has contributed to numerous other publications including Fashion and Function: Factors in the development of protective clothing (Woodhead, 2005). She is currently a Professor of Fashion Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion.
'Here was a chance to our insatiable appetite for cheap clothes, which has led to a booming textile production industry, employing more than 26 million people worldwide... This is not a light read, and Black makes it clear that ethical practice is riddled with complexity' The Times 'What Black makes us consider are the trade-offs: Are renewable materials, made from by-products of the oil industry, a better ethical buy than natural fabrics?' Elle Canada 'Sandy Black offers a fascinating account of the fashion industry's attempts to balance the high demands of style-hungry consumers and the impact it has on the environment' The Ecologist
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