Eco-Fashion in Africa

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Eco-Fashion in Africa: Narratives from Fields to Landfills takes a timely, interdisciplinary look at the journey of fashion in different African settings. It follows the process from the growth and sourcing of raw materials through textile production, use, reuse, disposal, and renewal. The book uses research, case studies, and real-life stories from across Africa to share the perspectives of academics, designers, artisans, entrepreneurs, traders, and communities. It looks at how Indigenous knowledge, cultural traditions, and new ideas are helping to create more sustainable, ethical, and circular ways of making fashion. Examples include using natural fibres and plant-based dyes, traditional textile methods, upcycling, zero-waste design, repairing, reselling, and other ways to extend the lifespan of clothes and materials. The book takes a close look at the environmental and social impacts of fast fashion, global supply chains, imported textiles, and the rise in textile waste. It also shows how African fashion systems are creative and support jobs, keep cultures alive, strengthen communities, encourage responsible production, and help restore the environment. By bringing together environmental, cultural, social, economic, and policy views, this book questions the common idea that Africa is only a place for resource extraction, consumption, or waste. Instead, it shows Africa as an important source of knowledge and as a leader in creating fair, inclusive, and sustainable fashion models for the world. Accessible yet theoretically informed, this book is easy to read but grounded in theory, making it useful for students, researchers, teachers, policymakers, and professionals in fashion, sustainability, African studies, cultural studies, development, and creative industries.

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