UTILIZATION OF POST-CONSUMPTION DENIM FASHION WASTE AS RAW MATERIAL FOR SHOE UPPERS

• Main Author: Anita Dwi Nasti, Claudia
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/80156
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The very high public consumption of clothing products due to the fast fashion phenomenon has had a number of negative impacts on the environment such as accumulation of clothing waste, environmental damage due to the production process of excess raw materials, and injustice in the implementation of work for workers. One of the fashion products that is consistently used is denim, which has the characteristics of strong fabric, easy care, and an external appearance that is suitable for use by all age groups and social classes. However, on the other hand, the denim fabric production process produces a very high amount of environmental damage compared to other fabrics. Utilizing post-consumer fashion denim waste as an alternative upper material for shoes provides variation and innovation that is more environmentally friendly. Apart from that, denim fabric has comfort and aesthetic value which makes it easier for designers to explore the shoe upper design process. On the other hand, shoes, as part of a fashion product that everyone has, have a very high demand for raw materials, especially in Indonesia, the 4th largest shoe producer in the world. The qualitative approach taken in this research uses experimental research methods and work production which produces the final product in the form of a shoe prototype that utilizes post-consumer fashion denim waste. Therefore, the application of the upcycling principle is carried out as an effort to handle fashion waste by increasing its value in the final product in the form of shoes. The upcycling principle studied is one solution that can be applied to overcome the accumulation of waste not only through the recycling process but also through improvements in terms of aesthetics, function, and economy. Fashion waste recycling experiments were carried out to make alternative shoe-upper materials without the need to go through the process of making textile raw materials and produce recycled products at affordable prices.