The factors influencing diversity and inclusivity when designing a fashion garment a study on the Sri Lankan fashion design industry from a decision maker's perspective

Abstract

"The Western fashion industry has taken great strides to vocalise and incorporate diversity and inclusivity into the design decision making process. The aim of this study is to determine if decision-makers within the SLFDI have taken the global cue and recognised the pressing need and importance of implementing transformational change in order to ingrain systemic diversity and inclusivity into the local fashion system. This is a challenging issue to tackle for the FI in general because it has been primarily built on the allure of exclusivity. This study further aims to; 1. To identify the factors affecting diversity and inclusivity when designing a garment to understand what drives fashion design decisions of the decision makers. 2. To identify the relationship between those factors affecting diversity and inclusivity when designing a garment and to explore the nature of the relationship. 3. To provide recommendations for fashion enterprises and independent design labels to practise diversity and inclusivity when designing a garment and to encourage ingraining inclusivity and diversity into the decision-making process to make it more systemic "