Ecological design in the fashion industry at the beginning of the 21st century.

The article reflects the relevance of ecodesign in
the world fashion industry. The main challenges that society receives when
cultivating, processing, coloring raw materials, clogging the environment,
destroying the flora and fauna of the planet are outlined. The development
of ecological style in fashion in the middle of the twentieth century is traced.
The basic directions of development of ecological approaches in fashion
costume design are outlined, the most important of which are limited
consumption, minimization of wardrobe, natural materials, natural colors,
waste-free production, free tailoring, eco-prints, niche design, alternative
ecological fabrics, etc. The «conscious» methods («careful», «repeated»,
«recycling» of waste) in the design of clothing collections of foreign and