Design for a sustainable and circular way of producing and consuming. A case study on creative recycling focused on social commitment to women's awareness

Sustainability as an approach to contemporary textile and fashion design; is not only related to the environmental vision but concerns co-creative processes between new products, material and immaterial, including people, groups, communities and institutions, in an "iterative" cycle that generates a socially diffused innovation. The emergence of measures to contain overproduction and pollution in the fashion industry, emphasizes the role of design as the main social solver, implementing shared creative dynamics, and intervening in rethinking the universe of textiles and clothing with responsible and efficient approaches. Combining design with industrial processes related to textile waste, biodegradability and recyclability, means adopting concrete strategies that translate the knowledge and experience of advanced research into products; optimizing paths and processes by drawing on research, experimentation and the use of innovative technologies; considering the "new materials" as enabling factors for current and future solutions, and including people from local communities in a territorial development. Clothing education promotes the development of skills that include understanding human needs and ecosystem limits. The role of women in the awareness of the limits of the fashion ecosystem becomes fundamental, activating a collective consciousness capable of using time in a creative and recreational social dimension.