Teammates: Tiger and Gabriel
Topic: The Next Black
Watching this documentary is really an eye-opening experience for me. In the film, the designers and innovators from different companies and brands around the world gathering together discussing the future of clothing. Explores how clothes could be designed, produced and taken care of. It is a new exploration of how we should define the concept of clothing.
The chapters I am responsible for mainly talk about two things: DryDye Technology and fixing things by yourself. Every year, the process of water dyeing textiles disposes the equivalent of half a Mediterranean Sea into our rivers and streams. The 200,000 tons of toxic chemicals that escape wastewater treatment and end up pollute the water environment while huge comes solely from adding color to textiles. Drydye technology helps dye the textile without using any water which is fantastic. It saves a ton of water while producing colorful textiles.
When we talk about sustainability, many people place the blame on unethical brands and factories. However, it is also our responsibility to buy less and care more about our environment. When things break, we should try to fix them instead of throwing them. Make the most use of it will also get you more connected with your belongings.
Watching this video makes me realized there are so many so many ways to make life/fashion sustainable. And people are doing it. If we cannot be the creator of some kinda new tech or ways to keep things sustainable, at least we should learn this idea and learn from people who are making it possible now. The world needs each of us to take reaction to protect the planet.