Fashion Renovation via Upcycling

Vadicherla, Thilak; Saravanan, D.; Ram, M. Muthu; Suganya, K.

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2146-6_1

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“…For example, it has been shown that reuse (second-hand shop) can increase the lifetime of clothing items and results in environmental advantages over simply discarding them [29,59]. Two other options that could be used to increase the lifetime are repairing or upcycling [60].…”

Section: Influence Of the Consumer While Using A T-shirtmentioning

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Factors Allowing Users to Influence the Environmental Performance of Their T-Shirt

2021

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Cotton t-shirts are a basic clothing item that everyone possesses. To date, no studies have taken into account the consumers’ perspective, even though they can play an important role regarding the actual environmental impact of their clothing items. Therefore, a life cycle assessment study was performed in order to inform the public about the environmental impacts of a typical cotton t-shirt and the relevance of consumer behavior (i.e., washing and drying) on the overall impacts along the entire life cycle of such a t-shirt. The aim was to provide hints, allowing users to reduce the impacts of their t-shirts. While the production phase was based on global data, the use phase focused on Switzerland as the study was established in the context of an exhibition in the Textile Museum in St. Gallen (Switzerland). With this study, it was found that users have various choices in order to make their t-shirt more sustainable. Wearing the t-shirt throughout its entire life expectancy was found to be the most important factor influencing the overall environmental performance of such a clothing item. The relevance of filling the washing machine to maximum capacity, washing at a lower temperature, or using a tumbler was also illustrated. In addition, choosing materials other than cotton or choosing textiles labelled for lower environmental impacts during production could further improve the environmental performance of t-shirts.

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Section: Influence Of the Consumer While Using A T-shirtmentioning

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2021

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“…• Fashion upcycling: is a design practice that uses post-consumer or pre-consumer textile waste to create new clothing and accessories, therefore providing textiles with a second life and diverting them from landfills (Binotto & Payne, 2017;Cuc & Tripa, 2017;Fletcher, 2014;Han et al, 2015;Han et al, 2017;Janigo et al, 2017;Vadicherla et al, 2017;Wilson 2016).…”

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“…Fashion upcycling is a design strategy that holds promise as a proposed solution to textile waste (Cuc & Tripa, 2017;Han et al, 2017;Paras & Curteza, 2018;Wilson, 2016). Fashion upcycling is a design practice that uses post-consumer or pre-consumer textile waste to create new clothing and accessories, therefore providing textiles with a second life and diverting them from landfills (Binotto & Payne, 2017;Cuc & Tripa, 2017;Fletcher, 2014;Han et al, 2015;Han et al, 2017;Janigo, Wu, & Delong, 2017;Vadicherla, Saravanan, Muthu Ram, & Suganya, 2017;Wilson 2016). The upcycling redesign could involve minimal modifications such as adding embellishment to more labour-intensive processes that involve the complete deconstruction and reconstruction of a garment (Janigo & Wu, 2015).…”

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Fashion Upcycling: The Fashion Upcycling: The Challenges, Successes, and Solutions From A Designers Perspective

Dares¹,

Tullio-Pow²

2022

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Upcycling is a design practice that uses pre-consumer textile waste from apparel manufacturers or post-consumer textile waste derived from disassembled garments to create new fashion, providing a sustainable design solution to divert textile waste from landfills. Although Canadian data is scarce, Weber, Lynes and Young (2016) have determined that textile waste in the United States contributed 11.3 million tonnes to landfills in 2009, a 40% increase since 1999. This comparative case study was designed to include a literature review of past academic research, a demographic questionnaire, and interviews with Canadian fashion companies who practice upcycling. The objective of this study was to examine the challenges faced by companies that upcycle and the strategic solutions they integrated into their business models. The findings from this research study contribute to knowledge regarding strategies for designing, producing, and retailing upcycled fashion in Canada and on a global scale.

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“…Fast fashion has also increased the compulsory purchase of clothing. Easy access to online stores selling cheap products and adopting a fast-fashion concept helps consumers buy new trends (Morgan and Birtwistle 2009;Vadicherla et al 2017). Besides, the retailers, who have adopted the idea of fast fashion, sell fashion products with more competitive prices but designed to last ten times less than the textile products produced in a slow fashion concept (Coste-Maniere et al 2019; Joung 2014).…”

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Textile Industry in a Changing World

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Azóia

Silva

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In the last years, sustainable practices have been developed to minimize the negative effects of production and excessive consumption on the environment. The textile and clothing industry is one of the most polluting industries globally and needs to rethink its strategies. The fast-fashion caused an increase in production, and the environmental weight associated with the textile industry also increased. The problems range from the enormous expenditure of water resources to the carbon and greenhouse gas emissions to reaching the consumer. This review focuses on the eco-friendly approaches taken by the industry towards supportable apparel manufacturing, from the choice of raw materials to the last step in the textile industry.

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Fashion Renovation via Upcycling

Cited by 14 publications

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Factors Allowing Users to Influence the Environmental Performance of Their T-Shirt

Factors Allowing Users to Influence the Environmental Performance of Their T-Shirt

Fashion Upcycling: The Fashion Upcycling: The Challenges, Successes, and Solutions From A Designers Perspective

Textile Industry in a Changing World

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