How Is Fashion Going: Structured Literature Review for Circular Economy in Fashion and Textile Industry

Xin Huang

doi:10.54097/fbem.v3i3.358

Authors

Xin Huang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/fbem.v3i3.358

Keywords:

Circular economy, Fashion and textile industries, Sustainability and fashion

Abstract

In a time of global warming, sustainability claims are prevalent in the fashion and textile industry. Fashion industry is experiencing a shift from a linear economy to a circular economy. The circular economy shift in fashion textiles, however, has very many dilemmas due to the close connection with its value chain. This paper will take the form of a literature review to discuss the methods used in transforming the circular economy in fashion and textiles and the dilemmas it faces, as well as the social issues arising from the transformation, from the design to the distribution to the recycling of a fashion item.

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