Abstract
The research is focused on reinforcing the consumer-centred sustainability behaviour by involving consumers in mending their clothing. After exploring the aesthetic perspective of fashion repair through secondary research, this study aims to establish awareness and acceptance among consumers towards the green aesthetics of fashion repair. Firstly, through surveys and interviews, the views, attitudes, and behaviour of consumers towards fashion repair were documented. Based on the interest expressed by the consumers in practicing visible mending, workshop was conducted to orient them towards different ways of visible repair. Subsequently, the garments were mended after exploring various conscious mending design ways by consumers themselves. It further records the feedback of consumers on the final looks of mended garments for wide acceptance among consumers. The study contributes to the ongoing discourse on consumer-reinforced sustainability behaviour by providing feasible means of extending the fashion life cycle and eventually reducing the consumer fashion waste.
Keywords
Repair; Consumer- centred sustainability; Circular fashion; Visible mending
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.489
Citation
Bhandari, B.,and Technology, F.(2025) Exploring Fashion Repair through Conscious Design, in Chang, C.-Y., and Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.489
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Conference Track
Track 8 - Circular/Sustainable Design
Exploring Fashion Repair through Conscious Design
The research is focused on reinforcing the consumer-centred sustainability behaviour by involving consumers in mending their clothing. After exploring the aesthetic perspective of fashion repair through secondary research, this study aims to establish awareness and acceptance among consumers towards the green aesthetics of fashion repair. Firstly, through surveys and interviews, the views, attitudes, and behaviour of consumers towards fashion repair were documented. Based on the interest expressed by the consumers in practicing visible mending, workshop was conducted to orient them towards different ways of visible repair. Subsequently, the garments were mended after exploring various conscious mending design ways by consumers themselves. It further records the feedback of consumers on the final looks of mended garments for wide acceptance among consumers. The study contributes to the ongoing discourse on consumer-reinforced sustainability behaviour by providing feasible means of extending the fashion life cycle and eventually reducing the consumer fashion waste.