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Conscious Consumerism: A Design Process For Stylish Sustainable Apparel, Luz Becerra
Conscious Consumerism: A Design Process For Stylish Sustainable Apparel, Luz Becerra
Honors Theses
The main objective of this paper is to explore current consumer behavior and perspective on sustainable apparel as well as future trends in the market place such as willingness to buy. I investigated the market for organic apparel brands, and identified potential areas of growth. My findings concluded that young consumers lack interest in sustainable apparel because they are not sufficiently educated in the topic and are not willing to sacrifice their style identity, consequently purchasing trendy fast-fashion items. The fashion industry is famously claimed to be the second most polluting industry in the world, so I designed a line …
Creating A Textile Museum Exhibit: Conservation And Accessibility, Kelly M. Lorenz
Creating A Textile Museum Exhibit: Conservation And Accessibility, Kelly M. Lorenz
Honors Theses
This twofold study engages a collection of early-to-mid-20th century Levantine textiles held by the Institute of Archaeology and Siegfried H. Horn Museum. The first part of the study involves identifying the risks of physical deterioration posed to the collection and then providing a proposal for the storage and display of these artifacts. Keeping the museum's means in mind, the storage plan emphasizes preventive conservation, focusing on minimizing risks wherever possible to keep damage from happening in the first place. The second part provides written interpretive material for the display that informs visitors of the textiles' geographic, physical, and cultural origins.