1、The Cultural Agenda sits within the context where all humans are born with equal, inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms and recognition of planetary boundaries as the safe operating space for humanity. Responding to the fact that habits and accepted practices in many and increasing parts of th
2、e world do not treat all people as equal, or recognise natures value and its limits, this agenda considers cultural markers based on science, technology and reason (technocentric) and those based on art, human and intuition (ecocentric), to consider luxury fashions contribution to culture. Considera
3、tions relating to this agenda include: Myth and storytelling versus information led dialogues Changing habits and culturally acceptable practices Luxury fashions role in cultureScenarioLuxury fashions cultural considerations have seen great shifts over recent decades. A changing understanding of lux
4、ury is shaped by and shapes fashion, through aspirations presented in popular culture, advertising and user generated social media content. Considered in parallel with long held beliefs regarding luxury through historical understandings, the term now accounts for a disparate collection of garments,
5、designed, made, bought and communicated to increasing audiences, generating increasing sales and decreasing longevity. Provocation Luxury fashion has a leadership role in creating cultures of sustainability, through re-considering its definition, its aesthetics, its aspirations and its viability. Relevant 8 Issues for reference Consumption and waste Wellbeing (natural and human) Climate change Diminishing resources (natural and human) Agenda: Cultural
