Abstract
The environmental impact of wedding dresses, resulting from material choice, waste, and limited usage, has long been overlooked. This paper explores types of eco-wedding dresses and analyses consumers’ attitudes on such dresses, providing alternative design practices for wedding dresses and ways to encourage the use of eco-wedding dresses. Through a literature review and online search of relevant brands, six types of eco-wedding dress were identified: those made of eco-friendly materials; made of pre- or post-consumer waste; made with less material and waste; convertible; previously worn; and altered for re-use. Research on eco-wedding dress types and the consumer survey of 198 Korean females revealed low awareness, dissatisfaction with design and price, and insufficient information on sustainability. This study recommends some ways to solve those problems. The findings of this study provide sustainable insights that may be applied by fashion practitioners regarding product design.
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