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Re-Fashioning the Future: Eco-Friendly Apparel Design

This study's main objective was to re-think, or re-fashion, consumer interactions with clothing in order to cause less environmental harm while also meeting or exceeding consumer wants and needs. To achieve this objective, a list of eco-friendly apparel design goals was developed based on extensive research in clothing life cycle analysis, green consumer behavior, and innovative eco-friendly design approaches coupled with insight from interviews with eco-friendly design experts. As a result, five diverse eco-friendly apparel design collections were created and then evaluated by consumers based on appeal and ability to influence behavior. In addition, the design process inspired a new eco-design framework: the eco Friendly Framework. This book's review of research, collection of design goals, and new design framework could...

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