Sustainable Fashion, Migrants, Embroidery: Ateliers of 'Social Integration'

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Dr Alessandra Lopez y Royo (Independent scholar) Joanne B Eicher (The University of Minnesota USA)

Sustainable Fashion, Migrants, Embroidery

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Ateliers of 'Social Integration'

Dr Alessandra Lopez y Royo (Independent scholar), Joanne B Eicher (The University of Minnesota USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Visual Arts
05 February 2026

Refugees & political asylum; Embroidery crafts

Series: Dress and Fashion Research

Sustainable Fashion, Migrants, Embroidery: Ateliers of 'Social Integration' tells of community-led ‘solidarity ateliers’ engaged in sewing and embroidery activities which, in the Global North and Global South, are providing a vital alternative to neoliberal and neo-colonial fashion paradigms.

On encountering several ateliers solidaires/sartorie sociali during her immersive fieldwork, for which she travelled to Morocco and Southern Italy, and contrasting her findings with her knowledge of parallel and analogous initiatives in London, Alessandra Lopez y Royo suggests that despite their different outlook and approach these ateliers can be inscribed within an ever-growing economy of solidarity and sharing.

With a uniquely combined focus on sustainability, fashion and migration, Lopez y Royo examines how the ateliers foreground a powerful social inclusion agenda, encouraging migrants (and refugees) to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and foster communities on a level playing field with locals.

Questioning widely accepted notions of ‘empowerment’ and ‘social integration’, and drawing on her background in archaeology and material culture studies, Lopez y Royo uses micro-studies to illuminate a broader path to a more inclusive, sustainable, and socially conscious industry,

presenting a fresh perspective on repurposing and upcycling.

In a world grappling with the need to shift away from fast fashion's wasteful practices, this thought-provoking exploration shows how slow-growth ‘solidarity ateliers’ can challenge the widely accepted notions of both ‘fashion’ and ‘social integration’.

By: Dr Alessandra Lopez y Royo (Independent scholar)
Edited by: Joanne B Eicher (The University of Minnesota USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781350284135
ISBN 10: 1350284130
Series: Dress and Fashion Research
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alessandra Lopez y Royo (aka Alex Bruni) is a former university Reader with a PhD in Art History and Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS,) University of London. An activist committed to a diverse, inclusive and sustainable fashion, Alessandra has blogged and written for magazines and journals, and occasionally models. She is the author of Contemporary Indonesian Fashion: Through the Looking Glass (2019), the only English-language in-depth analysis of the fashion system in Indonesia, also published in this Bloomsbury series. Twitter: @alexb244 Instagram/Threads: @alexb244

Reviews for Sustainable Fashion, Migrants, Embroidery: Ateliers of 'Social Integration'

""As a disruptor and activist, Lopez y Royo encourages us to educate ourselves and find solutions to re-imagine the intersections between fashion, culture, migrant diaspora and future ways to grow a more just and long-lived fashion industry."" --Clio Padovani, University of Southampton, UK ""Provides thought-provoking insight into existing businesses and initiatives that are fostering change and committing to integrity, compassion and honesty for fellow humans and the environment."" --Fashion Capital ""The book takes readers on an eye-opening journey to discover the community-driven 'solidarity ateliers' in both the Global North and South ... This thought-provoking book offers a fresh perspective on how slow fashion can drive both social change and sustainability."" --Fashion Roundtable