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dc.contributor.authorLaitala, Kirsi
dc.contributor.authorKlepp, Ingun Grimstad
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T10:41:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-11T15:00:09Z
dc.date.available2021-02-05T10:41:47Z
dc.date.available2021-03-11T15:00:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-03
dc.identifier.citationLaitala K, Klepp IG. What Affects Garment Lifespans? International Clothing Practices Based on a Wardrobe Survey in China, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA. Sustainability. 2020;12(21)en
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/10016
dc.description.abstractIncreasing the length of clothing lifespans is crucial for reducing the total environmental impacts. This article discusses which factors contribute to the length of garment lifespans by studying how long garments are used, how many times they are worn, and by how many users. The analysis is based on quantitative wardrobe survey data from China, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA. Variables were divided into four blocks related respectively to the garment, user, garment use, and clothing practices, and used in two hierarchical multiple regressions and two binary logistic regressions. The models explain between 11% and 43% of the variation in clothing lifespans. The garment use block was most indicative for the number of wears, while garment related properties contribute most to variation in the number of users. For lifespans measured in years, all four aspects were almost equally important. Some aspects that affect the lifespans of clothing cannot be easily changed (e.g., the consumer’s income, nationality, and age) but they can be used to identify where different measures can have the largest benefits. Several of the other conditions that affect lifespans can be changed (e.g., garment price and attitudes towards fashion) through quality management, marketing strategies, information, and improved consumer policies.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Australian wool growers and the Australian government through Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI), contract number 4500012208, and the Research Council of Norway, project number 303080.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainability;Volume 12, Issue 21
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/9151
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectClothing lifespansen
dc.subjectSustainabilitiesen
dc.subjectUse phasesen
dc.subjectConsumer behavioren
dc.subjectWardrobe surveysen
dc.subjectFashion consumptionsen
dc.titleWhat Affects Garment Lifespans? International Clothing Practices Based on a Wardrobe Survey in China, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USAen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2021-02-05T10:41:46Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12219151
dc.identifier.cristin1844668
dc.source.journalSustainability
dc.relation.projectIDAndre: Australian Wool Innovation Ltd 4500012208
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 303080


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