Reorienting sustainable design: practice theory and aspirational conceptions of use

Lopes, Abby Mellick; Gill, Alison

doi:10.1504/jdr.2015.071456

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“…For this study, the authors The results demonstrate that all of the CSC dimensions were significantly correlated with both criterion behaviors (Table 6). (Fletcher, 2016;Lopes & Gil, 2015) as well as its care and maintenance are important factors of clothing life-span (Laitala & Boks, 2012;Laitala et al, 2011;Norum, 2013). Findings of this study indicate that CSC is associated with a more attentive and aware approach to clothing use.…”

Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

confidence: 74%

“…The consumer use phase is one of the greatest environmental burdens in the garment life cycle (Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Consulting Group, ; Laitala & Boks, ). The attention and awareness given to the wardrobe (Fletcher, ; Lopes & Gil, ) as well as its care and maintenance are important factors of clothing life‐span (Laitala & Boks, ; Laitala et al, ; Norum, ). Findings of this study indicate that CSC is associated with a more attentive and aware approach to clothing use.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wardrobe engagement refers to knowing what is in one's closet, organizing for the purpose of developing outfit ideas and identifying items to keep/discard. These practices ensure something Lopes and Gil () refer to as an “interrogation of the worn” and a “maintaining eye” (p. 259). Practices of attention and noticing in regard to the condition of the wardrobe are requisite to maintenance, and this supports product life‐span.…”

Section: Scale Development Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gil et al (2016 argue that fast fashion invalidates use practices by negating the importance of the temporal experience with clothing, where time is devoted to caring for clothing. Fletcher (2016) submits that more attention should be paid to the habits of mind associated with clothing use practices because the psychosocial factors embodied in use practice affect clothing life-span (Lopes & Gil, 2015).…”

Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Clothing style confidence: The development and validation of a multidimensional scale to explore product longevity

Armstrong

Kang

Lang

2018

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Personal style has been more frequently cited in the sustainable consumption discourse in recent years. The purpose of this research project is to conceptualize and operationalize clothing style confidence (CSC), defined as confidence about the individual way people express themselves with clothing and accessories. This study aims to advance a systematic understanding of the role of CSC in product longevity by developing a measurement scale through qualitative interviews, expert review, a survey to purify the scale, and a survey to validate a scale. The project began with 23 interviews among men and women who self‐identified as style confident, which aided in the development of 108 initial items. These items were reviewed by seven experts, resulting in the retention of 77 items. An online survey via a mass e‐mail facilitated through a large southwestern university's communication office yielded 141 responses for the purpose of scale purification, resulting in 26 items for the validation phase. An online survey was then conducted with a consumer panel purchased via Research Reward, yielding 451 usable surveys for scale validation. A measure of CSC that is both reliable and valid resulted, including 22 scale items across five distinct dimensions: style longevity, aesthetic perceptual ability, creativity, appearance importance, and authenticity. Analyses reveal a significant relationship between CSC and wardrobe engagement as well as wardrobe preservation, indicating that CSC is related to a more attentive and aware approach to clothing use that supports product longevity.

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Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

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Section: Scale Development Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predictive Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Commoning Repair: Framing a Community Response to Transitioning Waste Economies

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2023

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Defining ‘Resilient Design’ in the Context of Consumer Products

Haug

2017

The Design Journal

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In recent decades, a widely discussed means of achieving environmental sustainability is to design more durable products, thereby reducing the need for the production of new products. In particular, the emotional perspective on product durability has received attention in recent design literature, since consumer products are often replaced long before they become physically non-functioning. The literature includes many accounts of causes of product replacement and means for making products more durable. Such classifications, however, include different sets of causes and means, making 'product durability' a concept that involves different understandings, depending on the underlying literature. Furthermore, this paper argues that only using the term 'durability' may cause certain aspects to be neglected in the effort to make consumer products longer lasting. The paper addresses these issues by defining the concept of 'resilient design', providing a detailed classification of causes of product replacement and organising means to extend product longevity. With this, the paper offers a more structured basis for designers to design resilient consumer products and for researchers to engage in further studies.

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Reorienting sustainable design: practice theory and aspirational conceptions of use

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

Clothing style confidence: The development and validation of a multidimensional scale to explore product longevity

Clothing style confidence: The development and validation of a multidimensional scale to explore product longevity

Commoning Repair: Framing a Community Response to Transitioning Waste Economies

Defining ‘Resilient Design’ in the Context of Consumer Products

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