Sugar Cane denim are constructed of fibres derived from the plant that gave rise to the brand-name SUGAR CANE. In 1947, Levi XX 501 button fly, five pocket selvage dungarees was made by sugarcane. Read more..

Sulphur is a type of dyestuff used frequently on blacks, and neutrals khaki’s while economic, has only moderate fastness to washing and light.

Super-absorbing textiles is a term used on a type of textile fabrics with the ability to absorb for example moist and problems associated with the discomfort experienced by using impermeable materials in close proximity to the skin. The problem solution is minimised by primarily prolonging a vapour atmosphere or microclimate between the skin and the fabric. Read more..

Superhydrophobic surface is a term used to describe a surface whereof the material is capable of creating a self-cleaning surface. Surface energy alone, can hardly achieve enough hydrophobicity to create a self-cleaning surface where liquid droplets roll off from the surface as the result of extreme hydrophobicity. Read More..

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Check out the new Eco Fashion Dictionary with 1000 terms all illustrated

Surface design Surface design is a very important factor in fashion design now and even more in the future due to environmental issues, consumer demands and new technology such as nanotechnology makes it possible to manipulate fabric properties at the textile surface. Surface design can be defined as all design that encompasses colouring, patterning, and [...]

Surface runoffs is a term used to describe the snow melts, or irrigation water in excess of what can infiltrate the soil surface and be stored in small surface depressions; a major transporter of nonpoint source pollutants in rivers, streams, and lakes. Read more..

Surface water Surface water is  the generic name used  to describe all water that are naturally open to the atmosphere (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, streams, impoundments, seas, estuaries, etc.) See water pollution in the Eco fashion dictionary

Sustainability Gap is a measure of the decrease in consumption (or the increase in material and economic efficiency) required to eliminate the ecological deficit. Read more.

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Sustainability indicator is a proxy for a specific issue or theme that an organization, business or government want to monitor environmental data over time. Indicators are symbolic representations (such as numbers, symbols, graphics, colours) designed to communicate a trend in a complex system, Read more..

Sustainable consumption Sustainable consumption is terms  used to describe a consumption view that is all about ‘doing more and better with less,’ through reducing resource use, degradation and pollution while increasing the quality of life for all. Changing our current living standards requires us to adopt innovative and creative solutions on the way we use [...]

Sustainable Development is to meet the needs of the present, without compromising ability of the future generations to meet their needs and aspirations (Brundtland Commission definition). Alternatively, Sustainable Development based upon development which. Read more..

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Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable fashion, also called Eco fashion, is a part of the growing design philosophy and trend of sustainability, the goal of which is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism and social responsibility. Read more..