Iris Publishers Journal of Fashion Technology

The Social Interpretation of Knitwear Abstract The advancement of technology has been changing the course of human history and also the way we live. For example, the development of knitting technology had changed and shaped people’s social values and world view alongside with many socio-economic and political changes. In order to understand the significance and social impact of knitwear, this paper focuses on how social meaning was created through knitting and knitted artefacts from various perspectives, including the societal status of knitwear, the relationship between knitwear and gender, the impact of physical health and sports on knitting, and the pan-politicization of knitting. During the first half of twentieth century, knitwear was primarily made at home, and these handmade knitted products conferred on the wearer were often perceived as low-end commodities. However, due to modernization, technological advancement and the disruption of war, the democratization of knitwear was f...

Modern Slavery in Global Apparel Supply Chain: An Important Research Agenda Introduction More than 150 years have passed since President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which declares that all person held as slaves “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free”. When we thought that we have passed the age of salves and the slavery practices has extinct from our modern society, the unfortunate truth is slavery still exists in every corner of the world, yet invisible to most people. The slavery in modern world have a different face but it happens to people in every country, across races, at all ages [1]. The recent estimates show that there are 40.3 million slaves who are part of our modern society and alone G20 countries (a group of nations which account for 80 percent of world trade) are importing product worth of $354 billion which are at-risk of being produced by people experiencing slave like conditions [2]. This shows that the product made by the peop...

Analysis of Physical & Chemical Properties of Cotton- Jute Blended Denim After a Sustainable (Industrial Stone Enzyme) Wash Washing is one of the most important finishing treatments applied on apparels that have great usage to create special outlooks and improving the fashion. Technologically denim washing is the most important fashion element for clothing industry. The aim of this paper is to determine the effects of industrial stone enzyme wash on cotton-jute blended denim fabric. For this investigation, blended denim (75% cotton & 25% jute of total weight of fabric with twill 3/1 weave construction) leg panels were chosen. The selected denim fabric has been processed by stone enzyme wash, in order to evaluate the washing effects on denim leg panel, changes of fabric specification (ends/inch, picks/inch), fabric tensile strength, GSM, shrinkage, color fastness and rubbing test results has been determined after enzyme wash. Then pH is measured, and SEM test done to check the m...