The wardrobe hack and uncatwalk digital platforms of action and services for positive engagement with clothing

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dc.contributor.authorWhitty, JMen_US
dc.contributor.editorJoseph, Fen_US
dc.contributor.editorSmith, Men_US
dc.contributor.editorSmitheram, Men_US
dc.contributor.editorHamon, Jen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAuckland, New Zealanden_US
dc.date.available2015-02-01en_US
dc.date.finish-date2014-08-16en_US
dc.date.issued2015-02-01en_US
dc.date.start-date2014-08-14en_US
dc.description.abstract"The choices we make about what we wear are influenced by life present, lives past and our ideas about our future selves. Expressions of values ... build a rationale for dress that transcend narrow commercial views about fashion. Instead they give us broader perspectives that honour our reality as well as our aspirations; and connect our psyche with our fibre and fashion choices." (Fletcher, 2014) This research explores the emerging field of enriching the user experiences of people involved with fashion in the post-production sector and in the post-retail environment. This is an area in which historically the fashion industry has paid little attention. This research addresses the question, can designers create courses of actions or “services” using digital media that enable “users” of clothing to embrace the positive aspects of dress for a creative and satisfying experience of fashion? The research builds on Kate Fletcher’s work within the “Local Wisdom” international fashion research project, which provided a forum for critiquing the dominant logic of growth in a world of finite limits (Daly, 1992; Jackson, 2009) by applying design skills to offer user-initiated examples of resourceful practices (Manzini & Jegou, 2003). The projects “Wardrobe Hack” (2014), developed by researchers Whitty and McQuillan, and “Uncatwalk” (2014), developed by Whitty, explore the emerging field of enriching the fashion user experience by utilizing digital platforms for disseminating and extending this engagement. The Uncatwalk website provides a digital media interface for a democratic virtual global exchange of interactions involving fashion. The Wardrobe Hack site provides a service for empowering and sharing clothing user stories and systems. We currently have a situation in society where there is low participation with clothing, as clothes are disposed of rapidly. This research seeks to address this situation to create a better integration of clothing and meaning in our lives. It aims to get to the heart of the current issues in the fashion industry and propose positive alternative roles for designers and consumers. Ezio Manzini (1997) has long declared that sustainability is a societal journey, brought about by acquiring new awareness and perceptions. Guy Julier (2008) makes a case that design activism builds on what already exists. In keeping with this thinking, these research projects have been developed with direct participation from members of the publicen_US
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dc.description.publication-statusPublisheden_US
dc.format.extent1 - 24en_US
dc.identifierhttp://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/8575en_US
dc.identifier.citationhttp://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/8575, 2015, pp. 1 - 24en_US
dc.identifier.elements-id286022
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.isbn9781927184271en_US
dc.publisherTextile and Design Lab and Colab at Auckland University of Technologyen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfhttp://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/8575en_US
dc.sourceShapeshifting: A Conference on Transformative Paradigms of Fashion and Textile Designen_US
dc.subjectDigital mediaen_US
dc.subjectService designen_US
dc.subjectDesign activismen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectFashion service designen_US
dc.subjectCraft of useen_US
dc.titleThe wardrobe hack and uncatwalk digital platforms of action and services for positive engagement with clothingen_US
dc.typeConference Paper
pubs.declined2017-01-30T09:59:58.764+1300
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Creative Arts
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Creative Arts/School of Design
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