What is the Next Step for Zero-Waste Fashion?

• Published in: International Journal of Costume and Fashion Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 45 - 57
• Main Authors: Hwang, Gee Yun, Lee, Younhee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국복식학회 31.12.2023
• Subjects: 생활과학; Sustainable Fashion; Zero-Waste Fashion; Modular System; Digital Fashion
• ISSN: 2233-9051; 2288-7490
• DOI: 10.7233/ijcf.2023.23.2.045

Over the past decade, Zero-waste pattern making has been attracting attention as a breakthrough sustainable fashion design development method to reduce waste generated during production process. Although many designers have been developing creative zero-waste design methods, more systematic and standardized systems are needed to be commercialized in actual fashion industry. This study proposes to use a modular system as a solution to overcome the limitations of existing zero-waste pattern making methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to present a new methodology for sustainable fashion through the development of a zero-waste fashion design and construction system using the concept of a module system based on three-dimensional digital clothing technology. Through researching previous studies related to modular system fashion, the sustainable characteristics of the modular system were derived as, Personalized transformability, Simplicity, and functional extendibility. Based on these research results, a total of five looks for women’s clothing modular zero-waste fashion design using the three-dimensional digital fashion design method were presented as virtual prototypes. Through this study, it is expected that modular system fashion design using 3D digital clothing technology will meet various needs of consumers while presenting a new methodology for productivity and popularization of sustainable fashion. KCI Citation Count: 0