Del i serien Routledge Advances in Sustainable Fashion

Fashion and Textile Upcycling

Developments in Research and Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvKyungeun Sung,Pammi Sinha,Eunsuk Hur,Richie Moalosi

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Presenting cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and new practices from global experts in the field, this book highlights the changes being made to make the fashion industry more sustainable through fashion and textile upcycling.While the fashion industry provides essential clothing and fashion products to consumers worldwide and is a major source of employment in many countries, it is notoriously wasteful and environmentally damaging. Recognising the industry's negative impact on the environment, particularly through the lens of fast fashion and throwaway consumer culture, this book identifies emerging and established leaders working to make the industry more sustainable and circular. Showcasing a collection of creative material practices that transform textile waste into new products and materials of equal or higher quality or value than the constituent elements, it includes coverage of upcycling theories, traditional and contemporary practices, and experiments from practitioners and other stakeholders around the world. Through a variety of innovative approaches, scientific findings and practical outcomes, the book proposes a way forward for sustainable and circular fashion and textiles. Encouraging readers to rethink the status quo, it prompts a reimagining of the future, where the fashion industry is the largest and most successful contributor to a circular economy.The book will be a key resource for students, academics, practitioners and policymakers on how to reduce fashion and textile waste, conserve resources, reduce environmental impact, create economic opportunities, foster innovation, and promote social and cultural value in the circular economy.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-12-31
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Advances in Sustainable Fashion
Antal sidor294
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041144984

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Kyungeun Sung is Associate Professor of Design Innovation at De Montfort University, UK. Her research focuses on upcycling, circular economy, and net zero, using design to drive product and service innovation, behaviour change, and the scaling of sustainable practices. She has published over fifty peer-reviewed works and several edited books.Pammi Sinha is Professor in Fashion Management at the University of Leeds, UK. A trained fashion designer, her research explores design-market relations, design management, remanufactured fashion, post-consumer textile waste, and heritage craft sustainability, supported by AHRC, ESRC, and Research England, and industry funding.Eunsuk Hur is Programme Leader for BA Sustainable Fashion at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research focuses on sustainability in the fashion and textile industry, particularly circular economy, sustainable production and consumption, co-design, and community-based circular practices, alongside future-oriented perspectives on transforming fashion systems.Richie Moalosi is Professor of Industrial Design at the Department of Industrial Design and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Botswana. His research interests include design and sustainability, upcycling, social innovation, design and culture, design research, design education, and additive manufacturing.

Introduction: Advancing fashion and textile upcycling research and practice for sustainability transitions Part 1: From Theory to Practice 1. Emotional design as a method for supporting upcycling fashion practitioners in addressing Chinese consumers’ emotional barriers to upcycled fashion products 2. A Typological Framework for Industrial Upcycling Fashion Design through Cutting and Packing Optimisation 3. Upcycling as a catalyst for design led-innovation in fashion design and practice 4. Redesigning for Circularity: Advancing Upcycling of Post-consumer Textile Waste through Intergenerational Planning and Systems Innovation 5. Beyond Critique: Utopian Theory and the Reimagining of Fashion and Textile Upcycling in Contemporary Art Part 2: Traditional Practices 6. Revitalising Japanese Textile Craftsmanship: Case Studies of Boro, Sakiori, Zanshi, Kasuri and Shibori 7. Down, then Up! Rag Papermaking as a Textile Upcycling Strategy 8. Scaling Traditional Upcycling: Comparative System Mapping of Two US Circular Fashion Initiatives 9. Upcycling fast fashion waste through design: Advancing the circular economy in Ghana’s fashion industry 10. Traditional Upcycled Fashion in India Part 3: Contemporary Practices 11. Threads Reborn: Transforming Post-Industrial Thread Waste into Upcycled Designs and Cross-Industry Materials 12. Transforming Textile Waste into Culturally Inspired Fashion 13. Chosen for redesign: an experimental study on design capital in a care economy 14. Cultural Contexts of Upcycling: Case Studies of Upcycling Fashion Brands in South Korea 15. Unlocking sustainable growth in Zimbabwe’s Fashion and Textile Industry through upcycling Part 4: Practitioners and Stakeholders 16. Perception, Awareness, and Acceptance of Fashion Upcycling in Botswana: Insights from Designers and Consumers 17. Community-based circular fashion practices in the UK 18. Governance instruments for circular and sustainable textiles in the EU and UK 19. Textile upcycling art work: Practice and practitioner Conclusion: Lessons, challenges, and future directions for upcycling