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A Study on Upcycle Fashion Design Based on the Characteristics of Materials and Techniques

재료 및 기법의 특성에 기반하는 업사이클 패션 디자인 연구

  • Yu, Haemin (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chun, Jaehoon (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2020.07.31
  • Accepted : 2020.09.18
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

The global fashion industry produces significant carbon emission and micro-plastics in oceans. Studies on sustainable design methods as such environmental issues in fashion are becoming intensely problematic. This study conducted a case study on 100 upcycle fashion brands to propose strategical upcycle fashion designs to compete in a sustainable fashion market. A literature review indicated that 3 types of textile wastes are generated as upcycling materials: post-producer, pre-consumer and post-consumer. Wastes are categorized together with 3 types of techniques: redesigning, reconstruction and handcrafting. This research derived 7 types of upcycle fashion designs that have the following features: to make luxury upcycle fashion products, to make sustainable grunge looks, to re-evaluate deadstocks, to recover vintage clothes, to convert waste into craft-arts, to offer solutions for damaged products, and to make zero-waste small fabric waste. The study results show that key drivers in the upcycle fashion design are the redesignability of materials and technique-related costs. This study implies that adopting appropriate design features can be a useful strategy for designers. New technologies will solve current problems and encourage them to design products in a new circular value system.

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