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Fashion, its Sacrifice Zone, and Sustainability

Niessen, Sandra·2020·Fashion Theory
DOI 10.1080/1362704x.2020.1800984
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This article proposes a revision to the customary framework of sustainability that is being used by dress scholars, environmental activists and policy makers, so that it includes the putative “non-fashion” clothing traditions of the world. Why, until now, the traditions of the Other have been systematically undervalued and obscured is explained from a decolonial perspective. They constitute a “sacrifice zone” of fashion, the emergence of which is connected to the ethnocentrism embedded in the fashion system and fashion scholarship. This failing is a legacy of the colonial era that has been insufficiently addressed but rather obscured by layers of theory and practice. Only by recognizing and correcting systemic ethnic bias, and thereby eliminating the sacrifice zone of fashion, can the fashion industry achieve sustainability. The article concludes with a call for a radical re-writing of fashion history.

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  1. Baizerman Suzanne, 1996, The Visible Self: Global Perspectives on Dress, 97
  2. Davis Wade., 2009, The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
  3. Niessen Sandra A., 2003, Re-Orienting Fashion: The Globalization of Asian Dress, 243
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Authors
Niessen, S.
Corresponding author
Niessen, Sandra
ORCID
Niessen, Sandra
Venue
Fashion Theory
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2020-08-07
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
859-877
ISSN
  • 1362-704X (ISSN-L)
  • 1751-7419
DOI
10.1080/1362704x.2020.1800984
OpenAlex
W3048109782
Semantic Scholar
480b56e7a76ceda359bfa3c9338b019663818dbf
Cited by
62
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4
FWCI
66.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Fashion Theory (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Fashion and Cultural Textiles
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Cultural and Historical Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
Keywords
sustainable fashion, sacrifice zones, decoloniality, ethnocentrism, colonial legacy, fashion history

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