Buletinul Institutului Politehnic din Iași Secția Chimie și Inginerie Chimică ISSN: 2537-2947
ISSN-L: 0254-7104
2024, Volume 70(74), Issue 3 (September), pp. 35 - 46
Upcycling in Fashion – A Literature Review
LAVINIA MARIA POPA, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași,
Faculty of Industrial Design and Business Management, Iași, Romania,
lavinia-maria.popa@student.tuiasi.ro ANTONELA CURTEZA, “Gheorghe
Asachi” Technical University of Iași, Faculty of Industrial Design and
Business Management, Iași, Romania
Abstract The concept of upcycling is an integral part of modern
fashion. It involves reusing clothing products that are no longer useful or
have reached the end of their life cycle by converting them into new,
value-added products. Because of its potential to improve environmental
efficiency, the concept has attracted widespread attention from business and
academic communities. This study highlights how academic research has been
conducted on this topic. The methodology was developed through a systematic
literature review and data analysis from the last ten years. The study
explored the distribution of papers through different approaches (year,
country, authors, methodology). This study will help academics and
researchers expand the scientific literature's scope. As a result, 102
papers were obtained from various sources such as conferences and journals.
The scope of this paper is to review the literature on this topic and to
examine how it is disseminated in the digital age. Keywords:
sustainability, review, reuse, circular economy, redesign.