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Between Fast and Sustainable Fashion: The Attitude of Young Lithuanian Designers to the Circular Economy

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  • Rasa Bartkutė

    (Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics, Kaunas Campus, Vilnius University, 01100 Vilnius, Lithuania)

  • Dalia Streimikiene

    (Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics, Kaunas Campus, Vilnius University, 01100 Vilnius, Lithuania)

  • Tomas Kačerauskas

    (Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 01100 Vilnius, Lithuania)

Abstract

The textile and fashion industry is the second industry (after aviation) that pollutes the planet the most, and it uses natural and human resources excessively and irresponsibly. Fast fashion harms the environment. Fast fashion stands for low quality, low prices, constantly updated supplies, and high consumption of natural resources and chemicals. Nowadays, however, the evolution in the fashion industry from fast and unsustainable models to sustainability and a circular economy is firmly established. Fashion industry representatives are paying more and more attention to corporate social responsibility, business ethics, the implementation of circular economy principles, and the technological transition from linear production to a circular economy. The aim of this article is to evaluate the attitude of young Lithuanian designers towards the implementation of circular economy principles in the fashion industry. A problematic question is raised: how do young Lithuanian designers perceive sustainable fashion in the context of a circular economy? A qualitative semi-structured interview was used to collect data for the empirical study. The analysis has shown that the transition of the textile and fashion industry to a circular economy is a rather complex process that requires knowledge, significant financial investment in technological change, and greater consumer purchasing power in the production of products based on a circular economy. Moreover, new brands in the fashion industry do not always have enough information to start a business in the fashion industry based on a circular economy. A qualitative study conducted in Lithuania using the interview method showed that young Lithuanian fashion designers are very positive about sustainability solutions in the fashion industry and try to link their developing fashion brand with sustainability, but this is done fragmentarily rather than consistently. Young fashion designers state that they lack the in-depth knowledge and money to develop a brand in a circular economy. In conclusion, young Lithuanian fashion designers strive to create a sustainable fashion brand and link their development activities to a circular economy in a fragmentary way. Even after the research has been conducted, the question of how to get fast fashion manufacturers to produce sustainable fashion in Lithuania remains open.

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  • Rasa Bartkutė & Dalia Streimikiene & Tomas Kačerauskas, 2023. "Between Fast and Sustainable Fashion: The Attitude of Young Lithuanian Designers to the Circular Economy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-21, June.
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