Slow Fashion Accompanies Digital Towards a Sustainable Future: From Quantity to Quality. Reflections on the New Paradigm of Sustainable Fashion

Pucci, Elena; Tufarelli, Margherita; Giliberti, L.

doi:10.1017/pds.2022.111

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“…The conscious act of reducing fashion consumption by focusing on quality, longevity and minimal design of fashion items has been proposed as a feasible way for consumers to remain fashionable while cutting down consumption [43]. To evaluate the impact of such reduction on consumers, Bardey et al [44] study 10 women's lived experiences with a minimal wardrobe and report their participants experiencing reduced stress from fashion trends, with increased joy from fashion style.…”

Section: Literature Review: Slow Fashion and Well-beingmentioning

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Slow Fashion Is Positively Linked to Consumers’ Well-Being: Evidence from an Online Questionnaire Study in China

Baines

2022

Sustainability

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The environmental price of fashion has been heavily scrutinised in recent years. Slow fashion, with its emphasis on quality, design, sustainability, ethicality and local craft heritage, represents an alternative to the harmful environmental and social impact of fast fashion. Equally important, some initial evidence from qualitative research suggests that slow fashion could enhance consumers’ well-being. The present study aims to quantitatively evaluate the relationships that fast and slow fashion may have with different domains of well-being, utilising Seligmen’s influential PERMA model from positive psychology. In addition, it explores characteristics from slow fashion that may enhance garment lifetimes. An online questionnaire successfully surveyed 763 urban Chinese consumers. Results showed that consumption of slow fashion, in particular ‘customised/bespoke clothing’ that allows consumers to be actively involved in the creation process, positively predicted three well-being domains—engagement, meaning and achievement. Fast fashion, on the other hand, negatively predicted these domains. Classic/timeless design, ease of maintenance and ease of matching with other clothes emerged as the three most important characteristics that may encourage consumers’ long-term use of fashion items. Implications of the findings are discussed in the context of promoting slow fashion to enhance sustainability.

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Section: Literature Review: Slow Fashion and Well-beingmentioning

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Slow Fashion Is Positively Linked to Consumers’ Well-Being: Evidence from an Online Questionnaire Study in China

Baines

2022

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“…The world is following the trend towards slow fashion in keeping with the concept of sustainability, which focuses on “sustainable and conscious approaches to fashion production and consumption” (Elena, 2017). Slow fashion persuades customers to buy less but invest in quality products that can be used for a long time (Pucci et al , 2022; Stanton, 2018). At the same time, designers and product developers are encouraged to design and develop products for longevity (Benkirane et al , 2022; Pucci et al , 2022).…”

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“…Slow fashion persuades customers to buy less but invest in quality products that can be used for a long time (Pucci et al , 2022; Stanton, 2018). At the same time, designers and product developers are encouraged to design and develop products for longevity (Benkirane et al , 2022; Pucci et al , 2022). Designing for longevity is one of the approaches for extending a product’s lifespan or the usable life of a product while also reducing waste and over consumption (Benkirane et al , 2022; Goworek et al , 2020; WRAP, 2012).…”

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Adjustable children’s clothing: preferences of children and their parents in Sri Lanka

Seram

Maduwanthi

2023

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Purpose Adjustable children’s clothing is being acknowledged as the best solution worldwide to reduce the unnecessary squandering of money and accumulation of waste materials in landfills because provision for size adjustment helps to increase the lifespan of a garment. There are no studies on the preferences of both children and their parents for adjustable children's clothing, although they are equally involved as consumers in the children’ clothing market. Thus, this paper aims to explore the preferences of children and their parents about adjustable children’s clothing. Design/methodology/approach Five children’s wear fashion outlets in the Colombo District were studied to explore the types of children’s clothing that are available in the Sri Lankan market. A questionnaire survey was conducted with parents who have children between the ages of 8 and 12 years to determine their perceptions on the use of adjustable children’s clothing. Five children living in the Colombo District were also interviewed. Findings According to the questionnaire survey results, 53% of the respondents who have children in the age group 8–12 years were unaware of the existence of adjustable children's clothing, whereas 47% had at least some knowledge of them. Interviews with the five children showed that only two children were aware of garments with adjustment features. As it turned out though, four children were indeed wearing them but did not realize those were adjustable garments. It was found that if adjustable children's clothing were freely available in the Sri Lankan market, 79.5% of the respondents would prefer to buy them because they could appreciate the financial and environmental benefits that would result. Clothing made of standard, high quality, durable and comfortable materials were all in demand. In addition, parents expected adjustable children's clothing products to be available at affordable prices. Originality/value This study provides important knowledge that can fill the gap in the existing literature on adjustable children’s clothing. The findings will be beneficial for the children’s clothing product designers and developers, as well as academia.

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García Alcaraz,

Díaz Reza,

Realyvásquez Vargas

2024

Lean Manufacturing in Latin America

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Slow Fashion Accompanies Digital Towards a Sustainable Future: From Quantity to Quality. Reflections on the New Paradigm of Sustainable Fashion

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Slow Fashion Is Positively Linked to Consumers’ Well-Being: Evidence from an Online Questionnaire Study in China

Slow Fashion Is Positively Linked to Consumers’ Well-Being: Evidence from an Online Questionnaire Study in China

Adjustable children’s clothing: preferences of children and their parents in Sri Lanka

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