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Natural Fibres for Sustainable Development in Fashion Industry

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Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry

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Ample numbers of natural fibres are available in nature from plants, animals, insects, and minerals. Each fibre is different from others, and that causes difference in their properties. Accordingly, these fibres alone, or in admixture with other fibres, are used in the design and development of specific fashion products. With time, different fashion industries have been developed all over the world for manufacturing different fibre-based fashion products. There is a huge potential of value addition in these fashion industries with the intervention of newer product design. Again, in this fashion industry, apart from newer design, avoiding the use of common natural fibres (cotton, wool, silk, etc.) commands more profit. Recent trends also show the use of these natural fibres for sustainable growth in this fashion industry. This chapter also deals with future aspects of the use of uncommon natural fibre for sustainable fashion industry.

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  1. Division of Mechanical Processing, ICAR-National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 12, Regent Park, Kolkata, 700040, West Bengal, India

    Sanjoy Debnath

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    Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

  2. Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Miguel Angel Gardetti

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Debnath, S. (2016). Natural Fibres for Sustainable Development in Fashion Industry. In: Muthu, S., Gardetti, M. (eds) Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0522-0_4

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