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The Status Quo and Prospect of Sustainable Development of Smart Clothing

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  • Qing Li

    (College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, China
    These authors contribute equally to the work.)

  • Zhebin Xue

    (College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, China
    These authors contribute equally to the work.)

  • Yuhan Wu

    (School of Textiles and Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214021, China)

  • Xianyi Zeng

    (GEMTEX, Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts et Industries Textiles, 59056 Roubaix, France)

Abstract

With the booming development of the Internet and AI (Artificial Intelligence), smart clothing has emerged to meet consumers’ personalized needs in healthcare, work, entertainment, etc., and has rapidly become a hotspot in the clothing industry and research field. However, as smart clothing gets popular, sustainability issues are becoming increasingly prominent during its development and circulation. To explore the status quo of the sustainable development of smart clothing, from the perspective of the industry chain, this paper discusses its challenges during raw material supply, design, manufacturing, storage, logistics and recycling. Based on these challenges and the characteristics of smart clothing and the future trend of the apparel industry, some countermeasures are put forward from three aspects: design, raw material and supply chain management. This review aims to arouse the reflection of practitioners and provide feasible suggestions for the healthy and lasting development of the apparel industry, also hoping to offer references for other industries.

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  • Qing Li & Zhebin Xue & Yuhan Wu & Xianyi Zeng, 2022. "The Status Quo and Prospect of Sustainable Development of Smart Clothing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-27, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:990-:d:726189
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    1. Haseli, Gholamreza & Yaran Ögel, İlkin & Ecer, Fatih & Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, Mostafa, 2023. "Luxury in female technology (FemTech): Selection of smart jewelry for women through BCM-MARCOS group decision-making framework with fuzzy ZE-numbers," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
    2. Bo Wu & Xiufen Xie & Weicheng Ke & Huiying Bao & Zhilan Duan & Zhenyu Jin & Xiaoqun Dai & Yan Hong, 2022. "Merchandising for Sustainable Fashion: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-19, October.

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