Slow Fashion: Past, Present and Future
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 8226
Special Issue Editor
Interests: consumer behavior; food and technology integration; sustainability
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Dear Colleagues,
The retail industry is one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide, with total revenues expected to rise to above three trillion U.S. dollars by 2030 (U.S. Apparel Market, 2020) However, on the flip side, this industry has been plagued with a lot of issues, with the industry being one of the biggest polluters, the second-biggest consumer of water, and with a constant need for consumption. Interestingly, the pandemic has brought forth a huge shift in the way consumers shop and has led many to rethink how they buy clothing.
Slow fashion simply put is a holistic way of shopping where the consumer looks at a product not only from an aesthetics perspective but also paying attention to how the piece was made, including all stages of apparel design, production, and consumption. According to Shephard and Pookulangara (2013), slow fashion is defined as an alternative production and consumption system in which the apparel industry incorporates more conscientious decisions at all levels of design, production, and consumption. Thus, this Special Issue will focus on the evolution of slow fashion and its impact on both consumers and the industry. Furthermore, the Special Issue will also support forward-thinking articles examining the impact of slow fashion in the future. This Special Issue aims to fill the gap in the literature and provide an in-depth look at this important phenomenon.
Both conceptual and research-based papers are invited from innovators, thought-leaders, and scientists to address the challenges and opportunities of slow fashion in the retail industry. Some of the suggested topics include but are not limited to:
- Impact of changing consumer behavior and slow fashion;
- Using media to create brand awareness/acceptance for slow fashion brands;
- Comparing and contrasting slow fashion and sustainability;
- Segmenting the consumers based on their slow fashion consumption patterns;
- Crowdsourcing, shortening of the production cycle and supply chain;
- Pedagogical approach to teaching slow fashion;
- Emerging business models.
Dr. Sanjukta Pookulangara
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- slow fashion
- consumer behavior
- retail
- business model
- pedagogy
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