Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry : Volume 1

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Luxury Hair Fibers for Fashion Industry -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Luxury Hair Fibers -- 2.1 Goat Family -- 2.1.1 Mohair Hair -- 2.1.2 Cashmere Hair -- 2.1.3 Pashmina Hair -- 2.1.4 Pygora Hair -- 2.1.5 Cashgora Hair -- 2.1.6 Common Goat Hair -- 2.1.7 Shahtoosh Hair -- 2.2 Orenburg Hair -- 2.3 Camel Family -- 2.3.1 Camel Hair -- 2.4 Camelid Family -- 2.4.1 Llama Hair -- 2.4.2 Alpaca Hair -- 2.4.3 Vicuna Hair -- 2.4.4 Guanaco Hair -- 2.5 Rabbit Family -- 2.5.1 Angora Rabbit Hair -- 2.5.2 Hare Hair -- 2.6 Bovine Family -- 2.6.1 Musk Ox Hair -- 2.6.2 Bison Hair -- 2.6.3 Yak Hair -- 2.6.4 Cow Hair -- 2.7 Other Hair Fibers -- 2.7.1 Reindeer Hair -- 2.7.2 Horse Hair -- 2.7.3 Chiengora Hair -- 3 Conclusion -- 4 Conclusive Remarks -- References -- 2 Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainability Challenges and Developments in the German Clothing Industry -- 2.1 Overview of Industry -- 2.2 Sustainability Challenges Associated with Cotton -- 2.3 General Approaches for Improved Sustainability of Fibres -- 2.3.1 Improving Sustainability of Cotton -- 2.3.2 Alternatives to Cotton Fibres -- 3 Method -- 4 Illustrative Case Study: Transformation in the German Clothing Industry -- 4.1 Pioneering the Organic Market in Germany -- 4.2 Mainstreaming the Organic Market in Germany -- 4.2.1 Overview -- 4.2.2 Marketing Strategies, Long-Term Strategies, and Supply Management -- 5 Discussion and Implications -- 5.1 Discussion -- References -- 3 Possum Fiber-A Wonderful Creation of Nature -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characteristics, Habitat, Food and Reproduction of Possum -- 2.1 Physical Description -- 2.2 Habitat -- 2.3 Food Habits -- 2.4 Behavior -- 2.5 Reproduction -- 3 Harvesting of Fiber from Possum -- 3.1 Hand Plucking -- 3.2 Machine Plucking.