The visionary concept of zero waste advocates a systematic process of designing out waste
and recovering resources from waste. A strategic zero waste framework (ZWF) is essential …

The fate of clothing at the end of its life cycle has become increasingly burdensome and
complicated with the growth of mass production and multinational retail firms enabling the …

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the differences and similarities of organic
cotton clothing (OCC) purchase behaviors of the consumers who lie at the top and the …

Textile and apparel industry is one of the largest industrial sectors in the world. The huge
amount of textile and apparel production and consumption generates a large quantity of …

The goal of this study was to explore educational strategies to teach repurposing, in the
apparel design classroom guided by the gold standard project-based learning (GSPBL) …

The fashion industry has innumerable damaging impacts to the environment (Zaffalon, Text
World 16: 34, 2010). Presently, the vast majority of all textile-based products, including …

Currently, ecological values and technological changes in the fashion industry seem to
follow two key trends. Scaturro [(2008). Eco-tech fashion: Rationalizing technology in …

There is a growing recognition for the need to integrate slow fashion concepts within the
fashion curriculum. Slow fashion is a dimension of sustainability gaining industry attention …

Purpose This study proposes a garment modularization model based on an interactive
genetic algorithm. The suggested model consists of extraction and identification of parts and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve one garment with multiple uses, reduce
waste and increase the fun of clothing design. Design/methodology/approach Through the …