ABSTRACT

This industry dialogue, facilitated by Harriette Richards, co-founder of the Critical Fashion Studies research group at the University of Melbourne, is an edited version of an industry panel discussion that took place during the International Critical Fashion Studies conference at the University of Melbourne in February 2020. The panellists, Yatu Widders Hunt, Courtney Holm and Teslin Doud, were asked to reflect on how they approach cultural and material sustainability, think about ethics and responsibility, and navigate the complexity of the often competing or contradictory demands inherent in attempting to run profitable, sustainable businesses whilst remaining true to ethical convictions and commitments to Country and community. In addition to the original conversation, this dialogue also includes reflections from the panellists on how the global Covid-19 pandemic affected their lives and work and how they are sustaining hope in the face of crisis. We would like to acknowledge that this conversation occurred on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and we would like to extend our respects to Wurundjeri Elders past and present. In sharing this event, we hope to continue the tradition of gathering together for the purposes of renewal, knowledge-sharing and celebration.

摘要

本次行业对话由墨尔本大学批判时尚研究研究小组的联合创始人 Harriette Richards 推动，是在墨尔本大学国际批判时尚研究会议期间进行的行业小组讨论的编辑版本。 2020 年 2 月。 小组成员 Yatu Widders Hunt、Courtney Holm 和 Teslin Doud 被要求反思他们如何处理文化和物质的可持续性，思考道德和责任，并驾驭在试图实现这一目标时所固有的经常相互竞争或相互矛盾的需求的复杂性。经营盈利、可持续的业务，同时忠于道德信念和对国家和社区的承诺。除了原来的对话，本次对话还包括小组成员对全球 Covid-19 大流行如何影响他们的生活和工作以及他们如何在危机面前保持希望的思考。我们要承认，这次谈话发生在库林民族乌伦杰里人未割让的土地上，我们要向过去和现在的乌伦杰里长老致以敬意。在分享此活动时，我们希望延续聚首一堂的传统，以期更新、分享知识和庆祝。