The following working paper is result of the project entitled "Educando para el consumo consciente.Alternativas sostenibles frente al cambio climático" developed by the author at the Institución Universitaria Colombo Americana -ÚNICA.It presents a reflection on the impacts of the fashion industry in the current environmental and social crisis as well as some sustainable alternatives, in order to sensitize the Bogotá university community and other readers about the subject.