Analyzing the Implementation of Sustainable Fashion in the Fashion School Curriculum in IKJ & UNJ

Abstract

Through fashion trends using a few pattern pieces, sustainable fashion is currently gaining more popularity in society. Fashion schools, lecturers, and instructors have started applying the sustainable fashion system in academic fields. Some of the fashion schools are Institut Kesenian Jakarta and Universitas Negeri Jakarta. During our interviews, the department coordinator and some lecturers at IKJ and UNJ addressed the implementation of sustainable fashion in several courses. However, the implementation is unwritten in the curriculum due to the consideration of some other aspects. Accordingly, referencing the informants’ statements, we decided to carry out an analysis of the sustainable fashion implementation in the curriculum of the fashion school IKJ and UNJ. The research explores sustainable fashion at IKJ and UNJ its implementation on the Fashion Design Curriculum IKJ and UNJ. The research employed a qualitative method. Descriptive primary data were collected through structured interviews with informants, i.e., the department coordinator and several lecturers at IKJ and UNJ. Secondary data were collected through a literature study. The research was limited to the knowledge and implementation of sustainable fashion at the fashion school IKJ and UNJ. The results indicated that sustainable fashion had long been implemented in certain courses. Nevertheless, many, including academicians, did not realize having been practicing the process. This basic research endeavored to find data and information about sustainable fashion implemented in the curriculum of the fashion school IKJ. The research object was Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) and UNJ, that was different from the previous research, investigating Politeknik Media Kreatif Jakarta.