The Status Quo and Prospect of Sustainable Development of Smart Clothing

Sustainability

Zhebin Xue¹  Qing Li¹  Xianyi Zeng²  Yuhan Wu³ 

[1] College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, China;GEMTEX, Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts et Industries Textiles, 59056 Roubaix, France;School of Textiles and Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214021, China;

关键词: smart clothing;    sustainability;    design;    production;    supply chain;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su14020990

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

With the booming development of the Internet and AI (Artificial Intelligence), smart clothing has emerged to meet consumers’ personalized needs in healthcare, work, entertainment, etc., and has rapidly become a hotspot in the clothing industry and research field. However, as smart clothing gets popular, sustainability issues are becoming increasingly prominent during its development and circulation. To explore the status quo of the sustainable development of smart clothing, from the perspective of the industry chain, this paper discusses its challenges during raw material supply, design, manufacturing, storage, logistics and recycling. Based on these challenges and the characteristics of smart clothing and the future trend of the apparel industry, some countermeasures are put forward from three aspects: design, raw material and supply chain management. This review aims to arouse the reflection of practitioners and provide feasible suggestions for the healthy and lasting development of the apparel industry, also hoping to offer references for other industries.

【 授权许可】

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