Design functions in transformable garments for sustainability

HS Koo, L Dunne, E Bye - International Journal of Fashion Design …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed as a bottom-up approach to understanding what kind of
changeable functions people desire in transformable garments by analysing a wardrobe …

Sustainable practices and transformable fashion design–Chinese professional and consumer perspectives

O Rahman, M Gong - … Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Many consumers are contented with the fast fashion styles, abundant choices, and
affordable price. However, other consumers and environmental advocates began to …

Collaborative redesign of used clothes as a sustainable fashion solution and potential business opportunity

KA Janigo, J Wu - Fashion Practice, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Consumers' clothing disposal decisions have lasting ecological effects because the
decomposition process of certain materials may take many years. Unfortunately, in the USA …

[PDF][PDF] Integrating sustainable strategies in the fashion design process: A conceptual model of the fashion designer in haute couture

A Gwilt - School of architecture+ design portfolio of design and …, 2012 - Citeseer
This thesis explores the role of the fashion designer in the contemporary design and
production of fashion garments, and seeks to present an argument for the integration of …

3.4 Designing Endurance

T Rissanen - Shaping Sustainable Fashion, 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper examines the relationship between fabric that is wasted through conventional
fashion design and manufacture, and the physical and visual ability of a garment to endure …

Transforming fashion: The influence of technology, smart clothing, and historical costumes

NS Fiad, RR Muhammad, K Muhammad… - Journal of Textiles …, 2024 - journals.ekb.eg
Every day, technology has an impact on our lives in a variety of ways. In this article, we'll
discuss how technology advances the field of fashion design and development. One of the …

The future design direction of smart clothing development

B Ariyatum, R Holland, D Harrison… - Journal of the Textile …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Literature indicates that Smart Clothing applications, the next generation of clothing
and electronic products, have been struggling to enter the mass market because the …

Sustainable clothing design: use matters

K Laitala, C Boks - Journal of Design Research 14, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
Many life cycle assessment studies document that the use period is the most resource-
demanding phase during the clothing life cycle. In this paper, we discuss how design can …

[PDF][PDF] Fashioning sustainability: How the clothes we wear can support environmental and human well-being

AS McGrath - Sustainable Fashion, 2012 - nature.berkeley.edu
Attempts to promote sustainability in the clothing industry have focused on using eco-
materials and more resource efficient production, however the scale of production and …

Developing considerate design: Meeting individual fashion and clothing needs within a framework of sustainability

S Black, CM Eckert - Handbook of Research in Mass Customization …, 2010 - World Scientific
Abstract This paper addresses The Fashion Paradox–the economic importance of the
fashion industry set against its inherent obsolescence and waste through constant change …