Sustentabilidade e upcycling: reaproveitamento do tecido jeans

Abstract

The present article demonstrates a concern with the short life cycle of fashion products and how this has become a major environmental problem. The main objective of the research is to develop a collection of clothes produced from pieces made with the denim fabric in disuse, through the upcycling technique. It was decided to verify the feasibility of the upcycling concept and its applications in order to reduce the environmental impacts caused by the short life cycle of products in the fashion industry. Thus, the methodology applied in this article is bibliographic and exploratory research, through the review of books and publications that discuss the subject addressed. Thus, through the development of the pieces, it is possible to affirm that the re-signification of the trousers, allied to the upcycling are effective tools for reducing the volumes of current textile disposal, in addition to being a starting point for creative and innovative ideas that reduce the environmental cost involved in fashion products, as the energy incorporated in these fabrics throughout the entire production chain, must be fully utilized