Response to another student’s post – John Bloom

I really loved reading your blog post – it was very informative and focused on extremely key points in Rogaten’s lecture on well-being. Your understanding of fashion and it’s interconnectedness with sustainability and well-being is evident, and you provide the reader with how this factor influences with our identity – as simple as picking out an outfit every morning. Additionally, you successfully make note of the awareness of not just yourself as a consumer, but the entire supply chain as a whole. This touches on the theme of social responsibility – feeling empathy for the others in the supply chain. This awareness can bring about great change if they continue to influence your practice. You mention working towards eliminating sweatshops, and only consuming from ethical and sustainable brands which is a wonderful moral to have.

Lastly, I think it would be important if you mentioned the importance of diversity, another one of the better lives themes. This might be connected with the well-being of fashion – its importance stretches to a multitude of audiences. Being able to see “yourself’ through media images is crucial in reaching a wider audience. It benefits the well being of the consumer, because they can see that they are being widely represented in an editorial or ad campaign. This might be important for a sustainable and ethical brand in reaching a wider audience. 

Otherwise, your post is successful in mentioning the other two Better Lives themes. Well done!