Tools for Sustainable Fashion Design: An Analysis of Their Fitness for Purpose

Anika Kozlowski, Michal Bardecki and Cory Searcy
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Anika Kozlowski: School of Fashion, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
Michal Bardecki: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
Cory Searcy: Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: Understanding the complexity of sustainable fashion issues can be overwhelming and a barrier for fashion designers. A number of tools for sustainable fashion design have been developed to aid designers in the integration of sustainability into their design practices. We analyze these to determine their fitness for purpose. Among them, three categories (archetypes) of tools are identified: Universal, Participatory, and Assessment. We propose an innovation framework and a five-dimensional model of sustainability specific to fashion to facilitate the analysis of the tools. Using the archetype categorization may facilitate designers in identifying the most appropriate type of tool for a specific circumstance, depending on context and need.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable fashion; fashion design; sustainable design; design tools; design practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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