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This online course was a pleasure to follow. Both engaging and interactive, it introduces you to the "basics" of sustainability in a profound and critical wa...
Read MoreThis online course was a pleasure to follow. Both engaging and interactive, it introduces you to the "basics" of sustainability in a profound and critical way. It makes you question everything: from the company's actions to how you can improve your own behaviour. I highly recommend it to everyone and will make sure to promote it as much as I can.
Read LessThis is an excellent 6-week program to bring you up to speed with sustainability issues in the fashion industry. I enjoyed this course a lot. Course materi...
Read MoreThis is an excellent 6-week program to bring you up to speed with sustainability issues in the fashion industry. I enjoyed this course a lot. Course material is informative and covers diverse areas and issues associated with the fashion industry harmful practice.
Read LessI would definitely recommend this course to anyone interested in sustainable & ethical fashion. Clare and Sofia were great facilitators, and managed to c...
Read MoreI would definitely recommend this course to anyone interested in sustainable & ethical fashion. Clare and Sofia were great facilitators, and managed to condense an incredible amount of information into the 6 week course without it feeling overwhelming. The course content is really well organised - about 3 hours of learning a week - a mixture of videos, podcasts, interviews, quizzes, discussions, reading materials - and then weekly Zoom meetings with other colleagues. Meeting like minded people from around the world has been amazing. Getting to hear their different experiences or recommendations, as well as support and interaction was probably the best part of the course.
Read LessThe course content on this platform is excellent, easy to follow, and engaging, but the "ace in the hole" is the additions of the FaceBook group and the zoom...
Read MoreThe course content on this platform is excellent, easy to follow, and engaging, but the "ace in the hole" is the additions of the FaceBook group and the zooms chats where you get to share and hear ideas from people around the world.
Read LessAppreciate the time and effort to create this course for all of us to become aware and learn about these many problematic issues facing the wonderful world o...
Read MoreAppreciate the time and effort to create this course for all of us to become aware and learn about these many problematic issues facing the wonderful world of fashion in the design, production, retail and re-inventive industries of the modern world.
Read LessDear Clare and Sophia, Thank you for this amazing course and for the effort you have put in it. I have learned something new and got a new structured appr...
Read MoreDear Clare and Sophia, Thank you for this amazing course and for the effort you have put in it. I have learned something new and got a new structured approach to my future project. I look forward to new courses! 😁 If you will ever want to propose the course in other languages, let me know! I will be happy with to support you. In Italy this course will be well perceived I believe.
Read LessAn excellent thought provoking course. As a sustainability manager who attends numerous webinars/conference and sits working groups all things Ethical and S...
Read MoreAn excellent thought provoking course. As a sustainability manager who attends numerous webinars/conference and sits working groups all things Ethical and Sustainable, s I was surprised how many OMG moments I experienced during this course. I loved hearing from experts who are and have made a huge difference with what to do with the excesses created by the clothing industry. Excellent course to help people make better shopping decisions !
Read LessSustainable Fashion 101. is our introductory fashion course - recommended for anyone looking to move forward in this area. We cover the essential basics, and help you figure out an action plan based on your values.
Clare Press
Welcome to Wardrobe Crisis Academy
FREE PREVIEWYour Aims, Interests, Hopes & Dreams
Why Sustainability Now?
Discussion
Which Words? Defining Sustainable Fashion
Journal Prompt
Clarity Exercise - What Motivates You?
Core Values Meditation
Get to Know the Sustainable Development Goals
Extra Help From Famous People
Preparing for next week
Who Made My Clothes?
Rana Plaza
Transparency
What Sarah Said...
Minimum vs Living Wage
Do The Math
So What's Stopping the Industry From Raising Wages?
Sewing Break With Kate Ng
Worker Voices - Spotlight on Bangladesh
Modern Slavery
Need to Know: Xinjiang Cotton & the Uyghurs
What Now? Action Points Based on Your Values
Fashion's Connection with Nature
Journal prompts
Climate Change - Understanding the Basics
Level Up - Intersectional Environmentalism
More Ambition, More Action Required: Fashion Industry & Collective Climate Action
Lightning Lecture - Nicolaj Reffstrup on Carbon
Lightning Lecture - Nina Gbor on Water
Lightning Lecture - Timo Rissanen on Biodiversity
Case Study - Patagonia
Meditation to Connect with Nature
What Now? Micro-Activism
Materials Masterclass
Did You Guess Right?
Cotton? It's Complex - Here's What You Need to Know
How Sustainable is Leather?
Discussion
Design Thinking
Chemistry Homework : How Viscose and Nylon Came To Be
Ask The Expert - Claire Bergkamp
Pop Quiz - Fibre Facts
How Sustainable Is...
What Now? Locating Meaning
Trash Talking
Discussion
Waste Not, Want Not
Make Waste History! Panel Discussion
Listen to the Circularity Legends
Geography Lesson - Where Do Donated Clothes Travel?
Case Study 1 - Fabscrap's Pre-Consumer Waste Fabric Rescue
Case Study 2 - Maggie Marilyn's Packaging Problem Solver
What Now? Audit & Intention
Ready? Action!
FREE PREVIEWMeditation, revisited
Reflection
Brainstorm
Ideas Tree
Write Your Plan
Download Your Worksheet
Send A Letter
The End...
Practical stuff & need-to-knows
When you do. Lessons are pre-recorded & accessible any time to enrolled students. Study at your own pace.
Sustainable Fashion 101 is designed to be taken over 6 weeks, but regular access lasts 3 months so you don't need to rush. The entire course content is available once you enrol & how you pace yourself is up to you, but if possible we recommend you take your time and stick to the 6-week schedule.
Up to 3 hours of content each week.
No. While you are an enrolled student, you can go back over the material as much as you like, even when you've clicked 'complete' - which we do suggest you do, by the way, to keep track of your progress.
No. This course is not a degree course and you won't receive a formal qualification. But you can download a Wardrobe Crisis Academy certificate when you "graduate" (complete the course) - and you should be proud of your achievement!
No. This is a broadly relevant course, taught in English, with an international focus. Our course participants join us from all over the world. We are proudly made-in-Australia and Clare is based in Sydney, but, as with the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, we bring in experts, voices, examples and ideas from many different countries. Our first 600 students came from all over, including: Australia, the US, Hawaii, Colombia, Brazil, India, Hong Kong, the UK, Greece, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and Italy. Featured experts on this course join us from the London, Dhaka, San Francisco, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin and Sydney.
Your instructor on this course is Wardrobe Crisis creator Clare Press. She's brought in a host of leading industry experts, including: Ganni founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, Textile Exchange's Claire Bergkamp, Terracyle founder Tom Szaky, fashion educators Timo Rissanen and Kirsten Lee, recycling queen Veena Sahajwalla, labour rights expert Ineke Zeledenrust and more.