Circularity, Garment Durability, and Just Transition: Understanding the Trinary Interrelationship through an Integrative Literature Review

Large quantities of second-hand clothing have been exported from the Global North to South in recent decades, placing a heavy social and environmental burden on local communities. Consequently, countries are leveraging indigenous craftsmanship through various practices, such as care, repair, upcycling, enable durability extend product life, saving millions garments landfills. However, this knowledge is not included global narratives circular economy. Moreover, dominates conversation, often leaving out dimension risking transition achieving important goals decent jobs reducing unequal distribution negative impacts. This study examines trinary interrelationship between circularity, garment durability, just an integrative literature review. The review revealed several key findings. Firstly, authors posit that ongoing interaction its changing environment(s) user(s), enabling it move different life cycles via practices mending, repair. Secondly, all three concepts must place people at heart fashion industry ensure transition.