Conference themes

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Theme to consider when submitting work:

Invigorate & Activate

• The new fashion activism
• How can fashion activism influence politics
• Social consciousness in the fashion media
• Diversity and inclusivity fashioning the future of wearable design
• Fashion identity and the positive influence of subcultures

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Theme to consider when submitting work:

Rethink & Engineer

• Consumer tribes and new consumer behaviour
• Corporate social responsibility and transparency in business
• Modern business stories
• Systems for sustainability in design led business
• Enhanced local sourcing
• Independent initiatives and entrepreneurship in business models

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Theme to consider when submitting work:

Invent & Innovate

• Technological innovation in fashion and textiles
• Technology versus sustainability and morality
• Considered design
• Fashioned from nature through science
• Fashioning futures
• Innovative materials

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Theme to consider when submitting work:

Cherish

• Tools and methods to promote sustainable design practice
• Environmental biodiversity
• Craft or luxury as sustainable practice
• Repurpose, resell and upcycle – the new approach to sustainability
• Slow fashion
• Compromising sustainability for value