Quality matters: reviewing the connections between perceived quality and clothing use time

Purpose Extending the active lifetimes of garments by producing better quality is a widely discussed strategy for reducing environmental impacts garment industry. While an important aspect clothing, concept ambiguous, and, moreover, consumers may perceive in individual ways. Therefore, it to deepen general understanding regarding clothing. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents integrated literature review recent discussion perceived clothing and links between lifetimes; 47 selected articles other obtained primarily through fashion/clothing/apparel journals were included this review. Findings The main ideas from are thematized into following sections: process assessment, levels involved multidimensional cues use times. highlights that perceiving guided both expectations experience, assembles various aspects conceptual map depicts connections assessing quality. It also illustrates Research limitations/implications focused on level. Further studies could examine establish deeper quality, sustainability lifespans. Originality/value study draws together presenting foundational key concepts summarizes them help visualize affecting assessment garments.