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Author:   Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd (Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.833kg
ISBN:  

9781350435636

ISBN 10:   1350435635
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Place Between How Change Looks Imagining Otherwise Speculating Sideways Embracing the Impossible Connecting with the Real World Finding the Place Between Take Action: Writing and Prototyping 2. Stories and Language Fashion Stories Telling Stories Wording Stories Performing Stories Ideas for the Real World: Stories and Language Take Action: Garment-description game 3. Nature and Spirituality Fashion and Nature Post-nature Communities Meeting the Mushrooms Fashion and Spirituality Ideas for the Real World: Nature and Spirituality Take Action: Meet the Mushrooms 4. Place and Togetherness Locations and Localism Fashion Spaces Celebrations and Rituals Trends and Non-trends Ideas for the Real World: Place and Togetherness Take Action: Ritual Clothing Exchange 5. Organisation and Adaptation Organising Fashion Questioning State and Society Restriction Rebellion and Adaptation Ideas for the Real World: Organisation and Adaptation Take Action: Resourceful Styling 6. Pulling the Probabilities Collecting Ideas for the Real World Theories of Change Embracing Uncertainty Pulling the Probabilities Take Action: Capturing Wonder Bibliography Index

Reviews

Fashion Fictions encapsulates exactly why creative imagination is at the heart of sustainable reform for the fashion industry. An inspiration to those who are brave enough to envision what the future can be! * Dr Alana James, Northumbria University, UK * This book stands out for its originality and forward-thinking ideas. Each chapter is a testament to the author's creative prowess, offering readers a glimpse into possibilities to imagine fashion beyond what is known. The practical applications and conceptual explorations are both inspiring and thought-provoking, encouraging readers to rethink traditional approaches to fashion design and production through experiential imagination. * Dr Clarice Garcia, University of Technology Sydney, Australia *

Usually, more fiction and more fantasy is not what fashion needs, for fashion has long pretended that it has nothing to do with the earth – until now. Fashion Fictions is an outstanding book about the radical power of imagination and action to change fashion for good. -- Kate Fletcher, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Fashion Fictions is a critical part of the next phase of fashion and sustainability: here entirely new worlds are created. The fertile soils of these realms foster our collective fashion imagination, guiding the work ahead. -- Timo Rissanen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Fashion Fictions encapsulates exactly why creative imagination is at the heart of sustainable reform for the fashion industry. An inspiration to those who are brave enough to envision what the future can be! * Dr Alana James, Northumbria University, UK * This book stands out for its originality and forward-thinking ideas. Each chapter is a testament to the author's creative prowess, offering readers a glimpse into possibilities to imagine fashion beyond what is known. The practical applications and conceptual explorations are both inspiring and thought-provoking, encouraging readers to rethink traditional approaches to fashion design and production through experiential imagination. * Dr Clarice Garcia, University of Technology Sydney, Australia *

Author Information

Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd is Professor of Alternative Fashion Systems at Nottingham School of Art & Design, part of Nottingham Trent University. She has explored the emerging field of fashion and sustainability since 2004, initially via her craft fashion knitwear label, Keep & Share. Amy’s work has been featured in various exhibitions, books and publications, from Vogue to Fashion Theory. Amy has authored and edited several books, including her monograph Folk Fashion: Understanding Homemade Clothes (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020) and Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023).

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