Pub Date : 2020-06-30DOI: 10.31274/susfashion.11487
Minako McCarthy, Takako Hayashi
Ecological and sustainable ideas have inherently been present in kimono culture within the Japanese lifestyle (Okazaki, 2015). The individual households still have large quantities of high-quality sit kimonos: these have sold at second-hand shops (Valk, 2018). Today, old kimonos and obi sashes are used to reinvent stylish garments and accessaries (Assmann, 2008), which idea is called up cycling. The purpose of this study is to examine the kimono epicycle practice in the young generation in Japan. UNESCO's sustainable development is used as a theoretical framework. The participants were 155 college students in a national women's university in Japan. One of the findings showed that students were less likely to epicycle kimonos than western garments. The results imply that various students encounter technical challenges remaking into garments. Nevertheless, upcycling kimonos could become the next leading sustainable development among Japanese people since they characteristically have a recycle-oriented culture.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-30DOI: 10.31274/susfashion.11467
Joseph P. Jones, K. Jones
Meaning production via mass media discursive practice is a complex social process, through which viewers and readers are interpellated as subjects (Fiske, 2004). Interpellation is the act of “hailing” these subjects into predetermined identities (i.e. sustainable fashion consumer) but can simultaneously “naturalize” predominate ideological frameworks (e.g. capitalism, heteronormativity, patriarchy, etc.) (Althusser, 2006). Whether a subject can resist interpellation is a matter of some debate. Who has the power to act, to speak, to resist, is naturalized through discourse (Fiske, 2004; Foucault, 1981). In this position paper, we examine sustainable fashion discursive practices in the popular press through the lens of Foucault’s conception of power dynamics as well as Fiske’s and Althusser’s interpellation theories. Thus, we will explore the most pressing issues of agency, transitivity,1 and the limited imagination present in fashion media’s discursive practice.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-30DOI: 10.31274/susfashion.11521
Courtney Barbour, G. Hustvedt, Michelle Burton, R. Eike
The growing world population and rising living standards that drive consumer demands have driven the global apparel and textile (AT) industry to become one of the largest industrial complexes on the planet. The global web of AT production, lack of industry standards, and rampant consumerism have all contributed to the large amount of waste within the AT industry. Lifecycle analysis has demonstrated that the largest single factor contributing to AT waste production occurs within the ‘use phase’ of a product’s life cycle. This waste includes energy and waste developed from care (laundering) and maintenance (mending and disposal). Limited research exists on consumer perceptions and practices on quality and care of clothing with the specific goal of understanding how consumer behavior during the ‘use phase’ drives disposal or reuse practices that impact sustainability. Results from this study can be used to increase consumers’ awareness of the impact their behavior, including creative reuse or resale could have on reducing the carbon footprint of their clothing consumption.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-30DOI: 10.31274/susfashion.11470
Sally L. Fortenberry, S. Reddy
Case study methodology is used to investigate two small alternative (SAFs) fashion enterprises located in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., that have identified environmental and social sustainability as key elements to compete and to survive in the market. Data sources included personal interviews, reviews of websites, personal observations and examination of products. A purposeful sample of two local companies, both which identify themselves as sustainable social ventures, were selected for the case study. Given the exploratory nature of this study, the research is based on the definition by Yin (2003), a case study “investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context, especially when the boundaries between phenomenon and context are not clearly evident”. The business model presented in the Caniato, Cardi, Crippa and Moretta (2011) research is used as a framework for investigating practices and measurable performance used by the two small alternative firms. These include drivers, as adapted from De Brito et al (2008); practices, classified according to a three-dimensional framework identified by Fine (1998); and performance indicators based on the criteria that companies are trying to improve through the adoption of sustainable practices.
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Pub Date : 2020-06-30DOI: 10.31274/susfashion.11478
Melody Lehew, S. Patwary
Textile and apparel (TA) industry is being highly criticized for its negative impact on the environment (Quantis, 2018). A combined effort from all major stakeholders of the TA supply chain is imperative to reduce the harmful impact of the industry. However, without conscious and active participation of the consumers, the effort of cleaning up the TA supply chain might be hindered. Facebook, a popular social networking site platform of information generation and dissemination, can play an important role in making conscious consumer. The purpose of this study was to investigate what formats and the contents of TA industry-related environmental information posted on a Facebook page leads to a higher level of engagement.
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