Fashion & Textile Research Journal (한국의류산업학회지)

The Society of Fashion and Textile Industry (한국의류산업학회)
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An Exploration according to Clothing Category for Increasing the Sustainability of Fashion and Textiles

섬유의류산업의 지속가능성 증진을 위한 의복종류별 방안 모색

  • Na, Youngjoo (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Hyunkyu (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University)
  • 나영주 (인하대학교 의류디자인학전공) ;
  • 이현규 (인하대학교 의류디자인학전공)
  • Received : 2012.09.05
  • Accepted : 2013.03.15
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Sustainable fashion & textile is more than eco fashion & textile with the concepts for the next generation's happiness, prosumer value, and community responsibility. This study considers methods to enhance fashion and textile industry sustainability in accordance to clothing types (material, product life and washing properties) and to investigate company strategies. Company strategies are of redesign with stock, volunteering & measuring trash amount, participation by evaluation stores, clerk environment education, hiring QC specialist and reinforcing partnerships. For the case of daily innerwear, throwing away and recycling is more efficient for the environment than laundering in the consumer use stage; subsequently, we recommend the use of polypropylene fiber (a cheap and an eco-friendly material) for this item that can be recycled and reformed after use. For the case of single layer clothing (such as sportswear, blouse or pants) we recommend the use of thermoplastic materials with welding or fuse assembling technology instead of a sewing method of seams as well as the recycle design that is simply melted and reformed into new clothing without an after use dissembling process. Secondhand use or resale is suitable for denim/jean items if the clothing has a storytelling or private history tag. Lastly, module-type jacket or coat shows the variety of styles with one clothing worn w/o collar or sleeve details and changed into vest/coat; in addition, it is possible to add or partly tear off some jacket/coat fibers of the felt material to reform it into a new design.

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