3 27. September 2020 Fibres and Textiles Vlákna a textil Published by Vydáva Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology Fakulta chemickej a potravinárskej technológie Technical University of Liberec, Technická univerzita v Liberci, Faculty of Textile Engineering Fakulta textilní Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne, Faculty of Industrial Technologies Fakulta priemyselných technológií Slovak Society of Industrial Chemistry, Bratislava Slovenská spoločnosť priemyselnej chémie, Bratislava Research Institute of Man-Made Fibres, JSC, Svit Výskumný ústav chemických vlákien, a.s. 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Militký (Technical University of Liberec, CZ) Ľ. Balogová (VÚTCH – CHEMITEX, Ltd., Žilina, SK) I. Sroková (A. Dubček University of Trenčín, SK) T. Zatroch (Chemosvit Fibrochem, JSC, Svit, SK) J. Vavro (A. Dubček University of Trenčín, SK) M. Budzák (Research. Institute of Man-Made Fibres, JSC, Svit, SK) J. Šesták (VÚTCH – CHEMITEX, Ltd., Žilina, SK) D. Ciechanska (Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibers, Lodz, PL) T. Czigani (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, HU) A.M. Grancarić (University of Zagreb, HR) I. Krucinska (Technical University of Lodz, PL) A.M. Marechal (University of Maribor, SL) V. 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Cheberyachko, L. Tretiakova, M. Kolosnichenko and N. Ostapenko DESIGNING FILTERING HALF-MASKS 90 Olena Kolosnichenkо, Mykola Yakovlev, Iryna Prykhodko-Kononenko, Larysa Tretyakova, Natalia Ostapenko, Kalina Pashkevich and Galyna Ripka STUDY OF DOMINANT QUALITY INDICATORS OF MATERIALS AND DESIGNS OF RAILROAD CONDUCTORS’ UNIFORMS Fibres and Textiles (3) 2020 1 97 Larysa Krasniuk and Oleksandr Troyan DESIGNING THE AUTHOR'S COLLECTION OF WOMEN'S CLOTHING WITH THE USE OF PAINTING AS THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION 103 Nikolay Kushevskiy, Olena Yakymchuk, Roman Romanenko, Oleh Polishchuk, Olena Palienko, Svetlana Matviichuk, Nataliia Boksha, Svitlana Lozovenko, Larysa Bilotska and Oksana Vodzinska DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DESIGN-FORMATION OF WOMEN'S HATS FROM FABRIC IN LAWE 111 Oksana Morhulets, Svitlana Arabuli, Olena Nyshenko and Arsenii Arabuli ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES 119 Jana Švecová, Radka Lopourová and Simona Halatová EVALUATION OF FEELING OF COMFORT OF MILITARY SPORTSWEAR USERS DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 127 Zita Tomčíková, Anna Ujhelyiová, Katarína Holcová and Marcela Hricová INFLUENCE OF PLASTICIZER AND BIOPLASTICIZER ON THE STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PLA FIBRES 132 Anna Ujhelyiová, Kristína Baníková, Jozef Ryba, Roderik Plavec, Veronika Hrabovská and Marcela Hricová FIBRES FROM BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND ADDITIVES FOR TEXTILE APPLICATIONS Fibres and Textiles (3) 2020 2 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CONSUMER TREND TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING Hana Algahni and Maha Abdullah Al-Dabbagh King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract: There is a growing shift in demand towards sustainability in the clothing industry due to the negative impact the sector has on the environment with its push for excessive consumption of clothing, as well as the pace of change in clothing trends and fashion. Many factors have contributed to this, including the increased speed of production processes which have arisen as a response to higher demand for new products and the use of social media as a platform for promoting them. Relatively little is known about the harmful effects which clothing factories have on the environment, or the poor working conditions that employees have to endure. However, an increasing awareness of environmental issues and the consequences of excessive consumption in the fashion industry have begun a trend of new and innovative ways of consuming and producing fashion. It is encouraging that these new methods have helped reduce the negative impact on the environment and societies in general. Building on this cognizance, this study explores the possibility of channeling consumers’ preferences towards sustainable clothing by highlighting and promoting alternatives through the use of social media. The study highlights the existing awareness Saudi consumers have regarding the concept of sustainable clothing, as well as the key factors affecting consumers’ purchasing behavior. The study, using multiple focus groups, has identified the key deterrents to purchasing sustainable clothing including high price, lack of aesthetic design and unavailability of products at consumers’ nearby stores. The study observed that consumers demand sustainable clothes that are attractively designed, of good quality and priced reasonably. In addition, consumers have stressed the need to be sufficiently informed about such clothes on social media. Keywords: Sustainability, consumers, preserving the environment, social media. 1 INTRODUCTION of the production and manufacturing processes, including dyeing, bleaching and finishing. Today, the world has become increasingly conscious of the need to protect the environment by using Tracing the more recent origins of this industry, methods and techniques that reduce the 1900s can be said to have heralded the environmental risks which threaten the survival the beginning of the ‘fast fashion’ era. During this of humanity and the decrease living standards, period, companies started to expand the scale such as air and water pollution, global warming and of products in response to changes in market other environmental risks. The fashion industry demands