Refection of lectures
The two lectures which stood out to me the most are, Nina Stevenso Sustainability introduction and Julia Crew’s lecture on power, this is because they have really opened my eyes to the importance of sustainability with in the fashion industry. I haven’t really thought about this until attending these lectures.
I have learnt what a big effect the fashion industry has made to our planet and the nature that in it. Nina Stevenso said ‘we need to start putting the world first’, else the world which we take for granted will be not longer as the damage we have done will be irreversible.
I have also gained a much bigger understanding into the fast fashion industry though out these lecture, I didn’t quite realise how much of an issue fast fashion was until attending these two lectures. The main issues are with the high street clothing stores which are producing cheaper garments, these garments are not made as well as the more expensive brands and therefore don’t last as long before they get thrown out. These garments tend to rip and tear so can not be worn again so end up in land fill sites. I feel like just knowing this it has made me more personally more aware about how long I keep my clothes for and the long jevity of my garments.
One thing that really stood out to me in Julia Crew’s lecture was learning about the profits of the company compared to the wages of the people and children who make the garments in fashion industry, and how it is so biased and unfair. The less economically developed counties (LEDC) are being taken advanged of by the more economically developed counties (MEDC) though using their unskilled workers to do manual jobs and paying them less than they would have to in a more economically developed county. This shows that the fashion industry has a direct impact on the surrounding communities and their quality of life. This really does change my view on buying cheaper clothes as I now know that I am encouraging this to happen, Julia said ‘the market relies on the consumer to buy’. I feel that this is a very intresting topic and have learnt to be more aware of what and how the garments I purchase are made and distributed.
In conclusion, I have learnt a lot from these lectors about this topic and I have been finding them very helpful. these lecture have expanded my knowledge on the better lives theme of sustainably in fashion. I feel confident in saying that I’m more educated and will try to better my choices when buying clothes. these lectures have made me realise how important it really is and how I will deftly be making a change.
7th May 2020 @ 12:31 pm
For my fourth blog post I decided to reflect and review a fellow peers second SMC blog post titled ‘Reflecting on Lectures’ by Helen Shepard as I found myself really engaged when reading through it. Straight away I love the fact she included two different lectures opposed to just one as it shows her engagement with the lectures and how multiple have influenced her thought process without trying to involve too many different sources.not only that but by choosing two it allowed Helen to go into much greater detail with what she took from them and explaining the contents in of the lecturers in much more depth which I found as a reader incredibly insightful.
however, the strongest part of this blog post I feel is not actually talking about the information she received from these lectures but how she could actually take this new round knowledge and use it to shape her current personal perspective and actions towards these issues within the fashion industry. For me personally this showed a huge amount of self development
However, what really stood out to me above all else was not actually the reflection on what information Helen had taken from these lectures but how she could use this new found knowledge to shape her own personal perspective and actions towards these issues within the fashion industry. For me personally, that was an incredibly brave move for Helen to make in her blog post and shows a huge amount of self development and self actualisation which I find incredibly empowering. This is something so amazing to see and I feel is the purpose of these lectures to make us all not only aware of these issues but act differently moving forward.
Another aspect of the post that was useful was how Helen actually included quotes from lectures to support her points and again just show her involvement with the lecturers and what it was they were discussing. It was just also interesting to see what others felt were key parts of lectures and compare it to what you took away.
Overall the blog post was both insightful and informative which I believe was the entire point. Helen constructed points well with giving forms of evidence such as quotes which I’ve pervious mentioned as well as her own outlook. The only thing I would’ve liked to of seen added in there was maybe how this new knowledge will inspire her work moving forward with the better lies project. Just because I was so interested in reading about how its influenced her personal perspective I would’ve liked to of known how it will inspire her future work. Other than that I felt it was a really strong first blog post that I enjoyed reading and learnt from.