Due to COVID-19 challenges, Vastra Chakra was designed to be delivered completely online. The majority of the women who took part were previously trained through AMMACHI Labs tailoring programs. In the big picture, it gives them a new way to express themselves with a vision for the good of the world. Women recut and reused whatever old material they had on hand to make a COVID-19 facemask that is attached via ear muffs. In phase one of the project, the product developed is of essential use during the pandemic. Alongside, it seeks to instill creativity in the village women by providing them with ideas to reuse things like their old saris, shirts, pants, and jeans into new clothing items or home textile products. It is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products perceived to be of greater quality, such as artistic value or environmental value.īased on these concepts, the Vastra Chakra program focuses on creating awareness about textile waste management as a step in the conservation of nature. Upcycling is a process that is accessible for both small and large scale production. Textiles account for approximately 9% of annual microplastic losses to the oceans.Around 215 trillion liters of water per year are consumed by the industry.Fashion is responsible for an estimated 2-8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.The United Nations Environment Programme states that without major change to production processes and consumption patterns in fashion, the social and environmental costs of the sector will continue to mount. The fast fashion cycle is far from sustainable, because it depletes the Earth’s natural resources at exponential rates, exploits workers around the world, and results in an overwhelming amount of waste.Ĭlothing and textile is a $2.4 trillion-dollar global entity that employs approximately 300 million people across the value chain, many of whom are women, and the scale of the industry is only expected to grow over the coming years.īut alongside, there are currently serious unsustainable practices that include social and environmental consequences. Sustainable fashion refers to clothing that is designed, manufactured, distributed, and used in ways that are environmentally friendly.
Phase one took place in villages in North India. The project uses the Internet as the means to reach women in remote areas. The primary purpose of the Apparel Merchandising & Management Association is to provide students of the AMM department a platform where they meet other AMM students, network with industry professionals, gain real-world fashion experience, and give back to the community.Named Vastra Chakra, a Sanskrit term which literally translates to clothing wheel, the initiative carries the overall goal of empowering rural women through upcycling used clothing into products of a higher value. Our goal is to foster its members in their career endeavors in the fashion apparel industry. Second and fourth Thursday of the month/ noon to 12:45pm /Bldg 45-Room 102 2017 - 2018 Officers & MoreĬlub Website/Social Meeting date/time/location: Want to learn more about other AMM clubs? Check out our Fashion Society Club and AATCC SoCal Broncos Club. As a club in the College of Agriculture, we assist with Ag Council activities such as Pumpkin Festival, College Beautification Projects as well as various quarterly activities.ĪMMA is an organization dedicated to stimulate the knowledge of understanding the fashion industry and its ways. We are here to provide a networking opportunity for our students with alumni and industry professionals. Our club has been active since approximately 1998.
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The club organizes social and professional activities throughout the academic year. The Apparel Merchandising & Management Association (AMMA), is the club run by AMM students.
Apparel Merchandising and Management Association (AMMA) Club.Tradeshows/Industry Speakers/Site Visits.Apparel Merchandising and Management (AMM)
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