Textilipari

Textilipari is a term used in some scholarly and professional discussions to describe an integrated approach to textiles that combines design, material science, manufacturing, and policy to address environmental and social impacts across the textile life cycle. As a neologism, it does not have a single formal definition and is used variably depending on context, region, and discipline.

Proponents describe textilipari as an umbrella concept that covers fiber development (including sustainable and recycled materials), dyeing and finishing with lower environmental footprints, manufacturing processes that minimize waste, and supply-chain practices that emphasize transparency and fair labor. A central concern is advancing circularity: designing products for longer use, repairability, and end-of-life recycling or upcycling.

In education and research, textilipari appears in interdisciplinary programs that blend textile engineering, industrial ecology, fashion studies, and analytics. Researchers study life-cycle assessment, material performance under repeated use, digital textile technologies, and traceability systems to support responsible sourcing.

Critics note that the term is not standardized and may blur distinctions among related fields such as sustainable fashion, textile engineering, and circular economy. Some argue that without clear metrics, it risks becoming a marketing label rather than a rigorous framework.

See also: sustainable textiles, circular economy, textile engineering, fashion theory, life-cycle assessment.