This book provides a critical overview of technologies that are used within the fashion industry and supply chain, with a special emphasis on how they engender sustainability and the circular economy. The chapters present contemporary case studies alongside new research on technologies such as...

Part I: Introductory chapters -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Garment Economy -- Chapter 2 The History of Bedouin Clothing Made for Traditional Nomadic Lifestyle -- Chapter 3 The Garments Economy: An African Perspective -- Chapter 4 Indian Clothing: Its Evolution and Development -- Chapter 5...