Sustainable fashion

Fashion has been an integral part of human civilisation for centuries. It was in the 18th century when the pioneers of fashion design (royal dressmakers) came to light. Fashion slowly made its way to the common people and, since then, the fashion industry has been on the rising. Colour is the essence of the fashion industry. The substances used to colour any material are dyes and pigments. Dyeing is an old practice and it has its roots in the Neolithic period. Traditionally, dyeing was done using natural materials obtained from plants and animals. But, the accidental discovery of the first…