Reuse

Reusing and buying second hand garments can be a good approach to diverting waste from landfill and ensuring the resources and energy used to construct the garment are not wasted unduly.

 

Buying vintage has been a part of fashion consumption for a long time, and certain items such as leather jackets, denim, boots and designer brands have a high value in the second hand clothing markets.

 

Whether or not a garment can be reused relates to how it has been designed and manufactured in the first place.

 

A criticism of some fashion garments is that they are of low quality and will not last. Equally, a garment that is faddish will visually date quickly and be unlikely to 'last' until the next fashion season.

 

 

Questions:

Is the garment strong enough to have second, third, fourth lives?

How will its value hold - is it a classic design, or well constructed, or from a brand that has high resale value?

Is the garment easily repairable?

How can the forthcoming lives of a garment be planned for?

How can users be encouraged to share, swap, loan, and resell their used clothing?

 

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