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A study on the cultural sustainability of contemporary fashion brands based on traditional fashion- Focusing on Korea, Japan, and Belgian brands -  

Choi, Yu Ri (Dept. of Fashion Design, Graduate School of Fashion, Hongik University)
Ma, Jin Joo (Graduate School of Fashion, Hongik University)
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The Research Journal of the Costume Culture / v.29, no.6, 2021 , pp. 828-848 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze how modern fashion brands practice cultural sustainability by investigating the ways they use and reinterpret traditional culture and clothing. The transmission and reinterpretation of traditional cultural elements connect the past, present, and future. These forces also lead to the development of new creativity in the fashion industry. Three brands have been selected for case studies: Danha (Korea), Mittan (Japan), and Jan Jan Van Essche (Belgium). These brands possess in-depth understanding of traditional cultural elements, including clothing, dyeing techniques, and patterns unique to various regions and minority groups. The brands all make use of traditional cultural identities whose clothing contains the historical and sentimental values of various regions and ethnic groups. The use and mixing of various cultures can be seen as the respectful preservation of global culture. Also, in contemporary fashion, the use of traditional culture plays an important role in the presentation and development of creative designs. The use of traditional handicraft techniques and the use of traditional clothing in the past convey cultural diversity to future generations; they will have a lasting influence on future fashion trends. The results of the study show that cultural sustainability in contemporary fashion has been implemented through safeguarding and respecting indigenous cultures and developing cultural elements into creative design.
Keywords
cultural sustainability; sustainable fashion; modernization of traditional fashion;
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