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Insights to Overconsumption in the Footwear Industry - Coggle Diagram
Insights to Overconsumption in the Footwear Industry
Customisation
Medical/therapeutic applications
Exactly fits consumer's needs
Can be more trendy than fast fashion as the consumer has a completely unique product
Customers consume less
Fashion
Unique one of a kind
Could encourage sustainable shoes to be more trendy if the shoes are trendy
Leverage social media and online influence to attract awareness
Unsustainable production
Innovative manufacturing methods
3D printing
Customisation opportunity
Prevents build up of unwanted inventory
Problems
Scalability
Can we combine with mass production methods?
Innovative materials for shoe construction
Many existing technologies available - can adapt/collaborate
Sugarcane rubber etc
Recycled 3D printer fibres
Algae 3D printer fibres?
Printable TPU
Problems
More expensive than typical materials
Need large investment to make feasible on a large scale
Durability
Shoes deterioate as soon as they are made
Rubber deflates
Glue deteriorates
Barefoot movement
Do humans really need to wear shoes?
Some evidence that barefoot is healthier, encourages the foot to support itself
Many years ago people had one pair of shoes that lasted ages
Handmade construction is more durable?
Old shoe materials (ie leather, metal elements) more durable?
Fast fashion
Solutions
Rising popularity of up cycling/vintage clothing
'Slow' fashion
Problems
Landfill
Toxicity levels in soil and water
Economic waste
'donated' items often end up in Africa causing economic and environmental issues there
What are our obligations as business owners, manufacturers, consumers to mitigate this?