DMU fashion buying specialists predict some fashion practices to be abandoned by 2090

Fashion buying specialists and students at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have predicted ten fashion practices to be abandoned by 2090 due to the environmental impact on the industry.

The ten fashion practices predicted to be extinct are the following: distressed denim, fast fashion, fashion trends, incineration, landfills, nylon tights, rubber soles, sequins and the fibre industry is predicted to re-evaluate its incinerating of unwanted fabrics.

Additionally, the head of school of fashion and textiles professor Carolyn Hardaker predicted size ranges will be extinct, she said in a statement: “Body size data sequences, which will hold a person’s 3D body scan data, will replace the traditional sizing systems. This data will provide an accurate representation of the body and will be used in the manufacture of clothing to obtain the perfect fit.”

Specialists and students have collaborated to research these fashion practices for T-Extinction, a project committed to the United Nation’s sustainable development goals.

DMU senior lecturer Sally Gaukrodger-Cowan added: “We came up with 2090 to reflect our students’ career journey. Many of them will have had the chance to make their mark on the industry by then and we hope this project sets them up for thinking sustainably and ethically.”

Their findings are presented at an exhibition in the ‘shopfront’ gallery at Vijay Patel Building’s Arts Tower until 27 May.

Photo credit: De Montfort University Leicester