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Special Issue: Sustainable Redesign of the Global Fashion System

Disrupting the status quo: a sustainability transitions analysis of the fashion system

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Pages 231-246 | Received 25 May 2021, Accepted 05 Feb 2022, Published online: 16 Mar 2022

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