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Material Inventories and Garment Ontologies: Advancing Upcycling Methods in Fashion Practice

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  • Ricarda Bigolin

    (School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Erika Blomgren

    (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, 503 32 Borås, Sweden)

  • Anna Lidström

    (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, 503 32 Borås, Sweden)

  • Stefanie Malmgren de Oliveira

    (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, 503 32 Borås, Sweden)

  • Clemens Thornquist

    (The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, 503 32 Borås, Sweden)

Abstract

This study seeks to advance upcycling methods in fashion practice with the specificity of design methods that centre on revaluation and resignification of waste materials. The development of three key approaches to upcycling were tested for future application as design briefs and pedagogies in practice and education. These were developed through the acquisition, sorting and selection of a large sample of secondhand, consumer waste materials across fashion and textiles sectors. Practice-based experiments and the use of different forms of photo documentation examined and explored distinct ways to creatively understand waste material properties, conditions and potential. Fashion and material studies frameworks of object biographies, wardrobe studies, waste, secondhand material economies and art practice approaches of reclaimed materials expanded and refined the approaches. “Material Inventories” is proposed as a creative and analytical method to identify, sort and annotate pre- and post-consumer waste materials. “Garment ontologies” delineates how traditionally “design” in fashion practice is separate from materials and production. These methods enable a deeper investigation into material qualities, conditions, and reuse potential for extended life cycles. This experimental study presents novel and relevant findings with a compelling material sample and practice-based methods adjacent to scholarship in this area that are predominately theoretical- or case study-based.

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  • Ricarda Bigolin & Erika Blomgren & Anna Lidström & Stefanie Malmgren de Oliveira & Clemens Thornquist, 2022. "Material Inventories and Garment Ontologies: Advancing Upcycling Methods in Fashion Practice," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-22, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:5:p:2906-:d:762481
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    Cited by:

    1. Hyewon Lee, 2023. "A Study on the Production Methods of Upcycling Tweed Fabric Using Clothing Waste Based on Chanel’s Tweed Design," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-17, February.
    2. Hye Won Lee, 2023. "Development of Sustainable Creative Three-Dimensional Virtual Woven Textiles Using Clothing Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Hyewon Lee, 2023. "The Dual Strategy for Textile and Fashion Production Using Clothing Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-20, July.

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