Assessing the impact of design strategies on clothing lifetimes, usage and volumes: The case of product personalisation

Maldini, Irene; Stappers, Pieter Jan; Gimeno-Martinez, Javier C.; Daanen, H.A.M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.056

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“…Sustainable design means to use more eco-friendly materials, patterns and techniques to design apparel, when comparing with the traditional apparel design ( Kozlowski et al, 2018 , Jiang et al, 2018 , Maldini et al, 2019 ). The concepts of design for disassembly, design for recycling, and design for environment are also new approaches for sustainable design ( Liu et al, 2019 ).…”

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A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management

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2020

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Re

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Section: Identify Sustainable Practices In the Fscm Literaturementioning

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A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management

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2020

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“…From this perspective, the wardrobe is subject to "pull" forces, because incorporation of new garments is based on replacement of unsatisfactory pieces. However, in our previous wardrobe studies (Maldini et al, 2019) we have observed a more complex wardrobe behaviour, which is illustrated in Figure 2. Wardrobes incorporate and dispose of garments for a variety of reasons.…”

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“…A series of design strategies have been proposed to slow down the cycle of clothing replacement, or to enable more intensive product usage (see Maldini and Balkenende, 2017 for a review). However, based on a series of wardrobe studies, we have argued that clothing consumption does not usually follow dynamics of product replacement (Maldini et al, 2019). Therefore, product longevity may not have a positive effect in reducing clothing demand.…”

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The wardrobe as a system: exploring clothing consumption through design fiction

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2019

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This study offers a new perspective on clothing consumption by uncovering the systemic nature of the wardrobe. The research builds on systems theory and aims at drawing a map of the wardrobe as a system with particular structure and behaviour. By co-designing fictional "smart wardrobe" services with experts and discussing these services with wardrobe users, we identify characteristics of wardrobe structure and behaviour that give input for a preliminary wardrobe map. Lastly, the wardrobe map provides a basis for discussing sustainable design approaches aimed at reducing clothing demand, in the context of growing clothing production volume and its associated environmental impacts.

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“…In this context, consumers can reduce their negative environmental impact in every consumption phase from acquisition, use, and care, to disposal [15]. Consumption levels can be decreased by prolonging lifespans by repairing or repurposing clothing, by using collaborative consumption concepts, or by establishing design strategies to extend fashion life cycles [7,[16][17][18][19].…”

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The Drivers of Sustainable Apparel and Sportswear Consumption: A Segmented Kano Perspective

2020

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The steady increase of sustainable consumer behavior leads companies to strengthen their efforts to become socially and ecologically more sustainable. Particularly in the clothing and footwear industry, more and more companies are aware of their need to fundamentally adapt the way they create value. Sustainability offerings are developed, e.g., usage of upcycled materials (e.g., ocean plastic), circular business models (e.g., decomposition of returned products into components for new ones), as well as adapted product ranges (e.g., smaller or with fewer fashion cycles). However, it is frequently unclear in advance, which offerings will increase (or decrease) satisfaction and, consequently, drive (or not drive) sustainable consumption. The application of a segmented Kano perspective in an apparel and sportswear context that helps to answer these questions is presented: 17 potential offerings were assessed by a sample of 490 consumers. Our analysis demonstrates the usefulness of this methodology and that returning used products (to recycle them), discounts for buying sustainable products, sustainability level indicators, and biobased materials are highly attractive. However, the responsiveness varies across the derived consumer segments, from being decisive or attractive to indifferent or reverse. As assumed, gender and attitude towards sustainability are good predictors for segment membership.

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Assessing the impact of design strategies on clothing lifetimes, usage and volumes: The case of product personalisation

Cited by 36 publications

References 13 publications

A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management

A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management

The wardrobe as a system: exploring clothing consumption through design fiction

The Drivers of Sustainable Apparel and Sportswear Consumption: A Segmented Kano Perspective

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