Clothing Care
“And he don’t even care for clothes” sang Nina Simone in “My Baby Just Cares For Me” which is how the chapter “Clothing Care” opens in the new, impressive and comprehensive book “The Palgrave Handbook… Clothing Care
Amazing international win!
Time to celebrate! Traditional costumes, the craftmanship and social practice from Norway, and summer farming (seter and fäbod) in both Norway and Sweden are now on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list! This gives an unexpected… Amazing international win!
Photo booth boots possible change
As part of the SIFO presence at the recent Friluftsliv conference, Kate Fletcher, ran a “Photo Booth” to record the thoughts (in a thought bubble!) of conference delegates about clothing and nature. Delegates responses ranged… Photo booth boots possible change
Announcing the publication of Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
Just published in Fashion Theory, an article exploring durability through a decolonial lens. The research it builds on was conducted as part of the LASTING project, led by our very own Kirsi Laitala and funded… Announcing the publication of Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
New article published in the WOOLUME project
Big congrats in order! WOOLUME recently got some more good news: ‘We are pleased to inform you that “Thermoregulation and Soil Moisture Management in Strawberry Cultivation Mulched with Sheep Wool” by Jan Broda, Andrzej Gawlowski,… New article published in the WOOLUME project
Designa: Seeing design with new eyes
The Wool museum and universitty in Covilhã, Portugal hosted the Designa conference, where Clothing Research’s Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kate Fletcher were both key note speakers. Here is their report: Kate and I felt very… Designa: Seeing design with new eyes
Thematic session at PLATE 2025
Join us for a thematic session at PLATE conference in Denmark (July 2025). 2025 is the last year for the CHANGE project and one of the closing activities is a thematic session at the Product… Thematic session at PLATE 2025
Clothing Research at ESA 2024
The European Sociological Association’s main biennial event this year took the clothing researchers to Porto! When: 27th – 30th August 2024Where: University of Porto, Portugal Set on the beautiful backdrop of Porto, the main themes… Clothing Research at ESA 2024
The Good Wool Collective’s first webinar
A new initiative from Sweden has surfaced, The Good Wool Collective, started by Lisa Bergstrand. As part of their inaugural webinar, Australian Wool Innovation’s Angus Ireland and I gave talks. The theme was the shortcomings… The Good Wool Collective’s first webinar
New PhD makes a splash: The function of the laundry and the limitation in self-reported data
Chalmers University In the heart of Gothenburg hosted the defense for Erik Klint on September 6th. Klint’s PhD, consisting of 5 published articles and some additional published material, was discussed with professional curiosity and benevolence,… New PhD makes a splash: The function of the laundry and the limitation in self-reported data
TPR brought forward in What Fuels Fashion? Report
In the recently published report, What Fuels Fashion?, issued by Fashion Revolution, Consumption Research Norway SIFO’s suggestion for a Targeted Producer Responsibility method has received substantial attention alongside the Plastic Elephant report. In addition, the… TPR brought forward in What Fuels Fashion? Report
SIFO-paper presented at Degrowth conference: More durable, or fewer products?
Three days of multidisciplinary perspectives to overcome our society’s obsession with economic growth, sounds like a good way to round out the month of June? Obviously… Consumption Research’s Irene Maldini took the trip to Spain… SIFO-paper presented at Degrowth conference: More durable, or fewer products?