Ethical fashion is a term used to define sustainable fashion and to narrow down underlying issues. Ethical fashion is an umbrella term usually used to describe parts of or a supply chain that are related to ethical matters. This can be from fashion, production, design, retail and purchasing.
Ethical fashion is understood by most people to be a practice where no humans (or animals) are harmed.
Below is a short documentary on ethical fashion.
References
Style Considered. (2022). What is Ethical Fashion? (and why it matters). https://www.styleconsidered.com/what-is-ethical-fashion
Ethical Fashion. (2014). A Short Documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEKe_9uEEk&t=360s
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Created with an image by rh2010 - "Cutting blue fabric on the table full of tailoring tools. Close-up view on the hands, fabric and fashion drawings"