The Role of Fashion Design Education in Developing Ecoprint Technique Clothing to Support Final Projects and Increase Sustainability Awareness

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Education; Fashion; Local Wisdom; Sustainable; Fashion Shows

Abstract

Contemporary mode education requires multidimensional adjustments to curriculum, which reflects the complex nature of sustainability issues. This is a global challenge, compounded by inadequate and uncoordinated public support, problems related to the institutional context of private and public education, and low levels of sustainability awareness. The problem of fashion waste in post covid has become the world's number 1 problem that must be addressed immediately. Fashion Design Education Study Program FT UNNES has a vision that refers to UNNES's vision, namely UNNES for conservation and international reputation. The fashion education study program has a role in preparing prospective educators in fashion vocational high schools, and entrepreneurs as designers who can play a role in the development of sustainable fashion design, because they are able to influence and contribute to the dimensions of the impact of mode or fashion on the environment and culture. Fashion design education should be seen as an opportunity to prepare human resources in the fashion sector who are aware of the challenges and potential of developing local and sustainable fashion-based product designs and equipping students with the knowledge and needed skills to implement a sustainable fashion approach. The 2022 Work Show took the theme Smart Innovation for the creative industry and fashion design highlighting sustainable fashion by utilizing local materials and natural potential in accordance with the principles of sustainable fashion and with a conservation perspective. Clothing materials utilized batik clothes, troso woven fabrics, striated clothes, clothing is made with fabric manipulation techniques, transformation techniques and the use of Zero waste patterns. Development of ecoprint materials with ZWA and without ZWA was also done by utilizing cotton fabrics, eco leaf materials in the campus environment, as well as with the technique of upcycling denim clothing waste. This research is a continuation of the results of research in 2021 concerning diversification of ecoprint products and the fastness quality of ecoprint fabrics in terms of fabric type, natural dyes and mordant. This research is also a continuation of the product being developed for the Yogja Fashion week event at the end of December 2021 with a design based on the ecoprint technique and no research has been done from both the design, material and product aspects. Therefore, empirical research is needed on the role of fashion education in the development of local wisdom and sustainable clothing designs with ecoprint techniques in supporting virtual work shows. This research was done through a research and development (R&D) approach. An analysis of the importance of the role of fashion education in the development of local wisdom and sustainable clothing design for the title work was implemented through FGDs, and continued from design curation and revision and then the process of creation, curation and testing, to surveys. The data was analyzed by qualitative and descriptive percentages and gain scores to see the difference in the results of clothing with the ecoprint technique. The research results showed that the students concern level about sustainable fashion is very good, the results of fashion design with the ecoprint technique have increased so that the learning is quite effective and made a very good clothing products also have increased. It’s showed that the learning is very effective.

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AU  - Sri Endah Wahyuningsih
AU  - Widowati Widowati
AU  - Adhi Kusumastuti
AU  - Maria Krisnawati
AU  - Roudlotus Sholikhah
AU  - Nurul Azhar Ratna Putri
AU  - Risfani Rahmawati
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/06
TI  - The Role of Fashion Design Education in Developing Ecoprint Technique Clothing to Support Final Projects and Increase Sustainability Awareness
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC-5 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 149
EP  - 158
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_20
ID  - Wahyuningsih2024
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