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  

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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13837849
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.