• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.965-977
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• 2015

This study aims to investigate determinants that included personal values, pro-environmental beliefs, and proenvironmental norms for enhancing consumers' purchase intention of eco-friendly outdoor wear exploring Stern(2000)’s the value-belief-norm theory. A survey was conducted with females and males between the ages of 20 and 60 who have experienced buying outdoor wear products. A total of 300 responses were analyzed by descriptive analysis, factor analysis, a reliability test, an independent samples t-test, and regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows: 1) The results of exploratory factor analysis and reliability test on the personal value clearly showed factorial structures including the social power, ecologic value, openness, equality, and altruistic value. 2) There are significant differences in personal value sub-dimensions, pro-environmental beliefs, pro-environmental norm, and purchase intention of eco-friendly outdoor wear products according to respondents' gender and age. 3) Personal values, but not social power, affect pro-environmental beliefs; in turn, pro-environmental beliefs affect pro-environmental norms, which then affects purchase intentions of eco-friendly outdoor wear. The findings support the conclusion that there is significant causality among personal value such as ecologic, openness, equality, and altruistic, pro-environmental belief, and pro-environmental norm. This study suggests pragmatic implications to understand outdoor wear consumers' socio-psychological and demographic factors and to augment purchase intentions of eco-friendly outdoor wear products.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.177-190
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• 2018

Fashion industry constantly produces and consumes, which leads to huge waste piles of perfectly usable textiles in landfills, as well as other negative effects of an exploitative and excessively rapid fashion process. Pollution created by making and dyeing clothes has pitted fashion industry and environmentalists against each other. In this context, upcycling is seen as an optimal way to solve the growing problem of waste in fashion industry. The first purpose of the study was to analyze the relationships between upcycling fashion products' perceived value, pro-environmental beliefs, attitudes, electronic word of mouth (eWOM) intention, and purchase intention. The second purpose is to verify the difference of perceived consumption value among the consumers' awareness level and purchase experience. A total of 258 valid responses obtained from a group of 20-30-year-old participants were collected through an online survey. SPSS 23.0 and Amos 18.0 programs were used for data analysis. The results of the present study suggest that there are significant effects of upcycling fashion products' perceived value on pro-environmental belief; furthermore, pro-environmental belief was found to positively influence attitude, eWOM intention, and purchase intention. In addition, there are differences of perceived consumption value among the consumers' awareness level and purchase experience. Taken together, the results of this study provide researchers and practitioners with a deeper understanding of consumers' values, beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral intentions towards upcycling fashion products.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.28 no.11
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• pp.1507-1515
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• 2004

Washable wool was developed using environmental-friendly spray UV-cure technique. Photocrosslinkable polymer, dextran-methacrylate, was synthesized starting from natural biopolymer, dextran. The aqueous solution of dextran-methacrylate was applied to wool fabric with various concentrations to find out the optimum condition in minimizing felting shrinkage. The wool fabric subsequently cured by 365 nm UV, The effects of UV-cure time and photoinitiator concentration on felting behavior of wool were examined. As the concentration of dextran-methacrylate increased, the felting shrinkage decreased gradually. At concentration 0.5g/ml, the felting shrinkage of wool was negligible. Other properties such as air permeability, moisture content, wrinkle recovery, thickness and wettability were also evaluated. The surface coating of dextran polymer onto wool fiber was identified by SEM.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.845-856
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• 2014

This study focused on the production and usability evaluation of smart outdoor jackets that are designed to provide convenience to middle-aged people by embedding devices for lighting and location tracing. The results were as follows. 1. Jacket power supplier was a assembled system composed of battery, charger, controller and switch. A solar cell was attached on the upper arm, and a wire type EL on the center line of a raglan sleeve along with a GPS on the left sleeve with a transparent vinyl pocket. The total weight of the jacket embedded with devices was 385-520g. 2. Operation of function, activity, acceptability, safety, convenience for device use, appearance, practical maintenance were selected based on an analysis of evaluation criteria of previous smart wear research. Criteria were narrowed to three major categories of satisfaction, appearance and maintenance. 3. Use satisfaction criterion consisted of wearable device functionality and physical, psychological use convenience. The evaluation indicated actual functionality. EL functions were especially effective and necessary. Convenience of use showed that a smart jacket was thought to be safe and the size was moderate regardless of age and gender. Outer appearance was satisfactory and respondents praised the color. The practical maintenance evaluation indicated that there was no challenge in doing the laundry since the solar battery and GPS were detachable. The practical use of smart outdoor jackets confirmed by fabric that was washable and dried quickly.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.911-919
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• 1998

부탄테트라카르복실 산을 이용한 면직물의 DP 가공에서 가장 효과적인 촉매로 알려진 sodium hypophosphite(SHP)를 대체하기 위하여 carbodiimide 촉매의 효과를 알아보았다. Carbo야-imide 촉매로는 cyanamide(CY), dicyandiamide(DCY)와 disodium cyanamide(DSC)를 사용하였다. DCY와 DSC가 일반적으로 CY보다 좋은 방추도와 방축도 등을 보였고 또한 독성이 낮고 저장시 안정도 등이 우수하므로 산업적인 응용이 가능하다. 필요한 방추도와 물리적성질의 균형을 위해서 가공욕의 pH 조절이 가장 중요한 인자로 나타났다. 촉매존재시에 면과 부탄테트라카르복실산의 에스터화 가교 반응 메커니즘을 제아하였다. 또한 황화 염료로 염색된 염색포에 대한 가공 효과 분석시 carbodiimide 촉매가 SHP 보다 대체로 작은 색상 변화를 유발시켰다. 이러한 연구 결과는 부양화와 여러 염료의 색상 변화를 유발시키는 SHP를 사용하지 않고 부탄테트라카르복실 산과 carbodiimide 촉매를 이용한 무포름알데히드, 무인 가공제의 면직물 DP 가공의 가능성을 보여 주고 있다.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.639-646
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to examine clothing benefits seeking and buying behavior depending on the level of environmental awareness. The results showed a significant relationship between the level of environmental awareness and the factors of demographic characteristics, such as age, marital status, educational status, and type of housing, occupation, and average household income. However, there was no significant difference between those by gender. In relationship between the level of environmental awareness and clothing benefits seeking behavior, there were significant differences between the following groups. such as social stability-oriented, brand-oriented, individuality-oriented, and comfort-oriented group. With regard to the relationship between environment-friendly consuming behavior and demographic characteristics, there were significant differences in all factors of the demographic characteristics. Buying behavior showed a significant relationship with all factors of demographic characteristics except type of housing. Using behavior matched a significant relationship with all factors of demographic characteristics. Disposition behavior demonstrated a significant relationship with all factors except marital status. In terms of the effect of clothing benefits sought on the environment-friendly consuming behavior, the results suggested a significant relationship of brand-oriented, individuality-oriented, comfort-oriented, and price-oriented factors. Buying behavior showed a significant relationship with brand-oriented, comfort-oriented, and price-oriented factors. Using behavior demonstrated a strongly significant relationship with comfort-oriented factor while disposition behavior suggested a strong relationship with price-oriented factor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2011.03a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2011

아라미드 섬유는 고강도, 고내열성 등의 성능이 매우 우수하여 생산량이 제일 많은 수퍼 섬유이면서도 강직한 분자구조와 고결정성의 치밀한 구조 때문에 염색이나 기능성 가공이 어려워 의류 인테리어용, 타 산업으로의 다양한 전개가 어려운 실정이다. 최근에 사용이 급증되고 있는 아라미드 섬유를 상업적으로 염색 및 가공을 할 수 있는 공정 프로세스를 개발하여 표면 개질, 견뢰도의 향상 및 기능성 가공, 아라미드 및 관련 타 소재와의 교직을 통하여 기존제품의 성능개선 등의 기술 확보를 통해 선진국 및 대만 중국 등의 경쟁국 위주로 전개되고 있는 아라미드 염색가공기술을 조기에 확보하여 선진기술에 대응하여 우리나라의 섬유산업 인프라를 활용한 다양한 용도전개를 위해서 본 기술이 시급히 전개되어야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 환경친화적 건식처리 공정인 플라즈마 처리를 통해 아라미드 섬유의 표면개질 효과를 알아보았다. 플라즈마 처리에 의한 아라미드 섬유의 모폴로지 변화는 주사전자현미경(FE-SEM)으로 확인하였으며, 표면 개질 효과는 적외선분광기(FT-IR)과 접촉각 측정기로 평가하였다. 플라즈마 처리 가스나 출력이 증가함에 따라 아라미드 섬유 표면의 경시변화를 확인하였으며, 젖음성이 향상되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.25 no.2 s.86
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• pp.23-36
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• 2007

Or this research, it was investigated the differences in the pro-environmental behaviors in purchase, use and management, and disposal of clothing by socio-demographic characteristics and other variables. In addition, it was classified Korean consumers into several comsumer groups based on the different purchase behavior style, and then investigated the difference among these consumer groups in purchase, use and management, and disposal of clothing in light of the pro-environmental behavior. The following is the summary of the main results. First, consumers with high income and ha41g a lot of clothing were less likely to purchase used-clothing while consumers who were non-married and in low-income status were more likely to rent clothing. In additions, female, married consumers, and consumers with less-educated were more likely to manage their clothing frequently. Second, it was classified consumers into several groups based on the different purchase behavior style, these were "rational purchasing", "saving-money purchasing", "regretting for their purchasing", and "over-purchasing". Third, "saving-money purchasing" group showed a high expenditure rate in the purchase of used-clothing but a low rate in "over-purchasing" group. The frequency of management of clothing was the highest in the group of "over-purchasing" and the next in the group of "saving-money purchasing". The group of "over-purchasing" were more likely to show irrational decision-making style, manage and disposal their clothing frequently, "saving-money purchasing" purchased used-clothing frequently, and the level of management of clothing were less in the group of "regretting for their purchasing".

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.401-408
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• 2007

The study aims to examine consumer awareness of green fashion products and demographic characteristics by subdividing environmentally conscious consumers of such products in the current domestic fashion market. It then compares the result with the characteristics of environmentally conscious consumers studied by 1999 in order to understand the trend of the consumer group in the fashion market and to promote the use of green fashion products. Marketing strategies for green fashion products suggested by the study are as follows: First, fashion firms are required to develop and publicize shops selling recycled or second-hand clothing that environmentally conscious consumers show constant interest. For instance, clothing patterns may be developed to enable consumers to make their kids' clothing easily at home, and various garments made from recycled materials may stimulate environmentally conscious consumers' desire to buy. Particularly, advanced technologies should be developed and publicized to manufacture garments that can excel existing ones made of normal materials in their features in order to satisfy consumers' interest in clothing made from recycled PET bottles. In addition, various natural dyes should be developed to decrease water pollution. Second, it seems imperative to develop clothing made of recycled knitted apparel that attracts consumers' interest more than ever, fashionable multi-purpose clothing, and environmentally friendly materials. As the use of natural fur or leather can cause the endangerment of wild animals and the destruction of the ecosystem, synthetic fur or leather may be used to develop sophisticated products with the same texture as real ones to attract environmentally conscious consumers' interest.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 1999

Analysis of Customer Characteristics on Environment-Friendly Clothing Products The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the environment-friendly customers in Korean fashion market. The study is analyzed through questionary paper to the domestic female group of more than or equal to age of twenty living in Seoul. The collected questionary paper is analyzed with SPSS/PC/sub +/ program and the method of statistical analysis used for this study is frequency analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, t-test, and crosstab analysis. The result of analysis of the characteristics of the environment -friendly customers involves the following: Firstly, there were no significant difference in the demographic characteristics between the environment-friendly customer group and non-environment-friendly customers group. Secondly, environment-friendly customers had more environmental programs, had seen and heard more environmental program through current news from TV, newspapers, and magazines, and had more interest in recycling or separated collecting of garbage, and been doing better recycling or separated collecting. These serial processes of research, have the meaning in confirming that segmented market for environment-friendly customers exists in the domestic fashion market, and these will not only set up the basis of research on the market of environment-friendly fashion product but also be able to contribute to propose future direction of research.