Kirsi Niinimäki
Biographic Data
| ID | 6586773 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsi Niinimäki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsi |
| FAMILY NAME | Niinimäki |
| SIGNATURE | NIINIMÄKI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalto University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9759-7098 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Modes and orientations of intermediation and championing: Advancing the circular transition in the textile industry
The essential transition from linear supply chains to circular ecosystems in the textile and fashion industries creates challenges regarding collaboration and knowledge exchange across previously disconnected sectors. In other sustainability transitions contexts, scholars have recognized the importance of intermediaries and champions for addressing related challenges. This paper investigates a European circular textile ecosystem that extends beyo…
Inspiring Consumers to Engage in Sustainable Garment Reuse and Disposal Using Behaviour Change Techniques
The value–action gap in sustainable clothing consumption reflects a disconnect between consumers' sustainable values and actions. As global clothing consumption rises, garment lifespans decrease, increasing textile waste. Addressing this requires practical interventions to engage consumers in practices like extending garment lifetimes and responsible disposal of non‐reusable textiles. This study applied the Design for Sustainable Behaviour model …
Fashion consumption during Covid-19: Comparative analysis of changing acquisition practices across nine countries and implications for sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic caused and still causes unprecedented disruptions in daily lives of billions of people globally. It affects practices and routines across all household consumption domains, including clothing consumption. Drawing on Social Practice Theory, this article explores and compares changes in clothing acquisition practices during COVID-19 across nine countries: the USA, the UK, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Iran, Czech Republic, In…
Colour matters: An exploratory study of the role of colour in clothing consumption choices
It is widely acknowledged that clothing serves as our second skin. Colour plays a significant role in our choice when selecting our clothing, as well as in social and cultural realities, various rituals, everyday practices, and individual or group identities. In this study, we discuss consumer clothing choices in relation to colour based on data analysis drawn from focus group-based research. Analysis of the data revealed not only the importance …
The environmental price of fast fashion
Notes on wearer–worn attachments: Learning to wear
Previous literature in person–product attachment has identified factors in long-term relationships responsible for the strengthening of bonds between users and products, stimulating longevity in use. Interested in further understanding the matter in the realm of fashion, this study investigates how relationships between individuals and the clothes they wear evolve over time. It identifies motivators behind the increase and decrease in the overall…
Fashion Designers as Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Advantages of Micro-size Companies
This study examines fashion entrepreneurship from the designer’s perspective. The aim is to identify what kinds of challenges fashion designers face in their simultaneous roles as designers and entrepreneurs, and what the potential advantages of that position are. The article aims to supplement existing research on micro-scale fashion design businesses that has focused primarily on the encountered challenges. A total of 16 entrepreneurial fashion…
A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy? Preliminary Affirmation for Sustainable Clothing Consumption Alternatives: A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy
The purpose of this study was to understand how fashion-oriented females in two different countries evaluate three use-oriented product–service systems (PSS): clothing consultancy, renting and swapping. A mixed-method approach was utilized, including focus group interviews and a questionnaire. Both countries exhibited a higher level of interest in use-oriented PSS schemes than product-oriented offerings. Positive evaluations of use-oriented PSS i…
Eco‐clothing, consumer identity and ideology
This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of eco‐fashion consumption and consumer purchase decisions while constructing one's self with external symbols, such as appearance, clothing and fashion items. This study approaches sustainable clothing from a grounding in design research and the meanings of material culture. The study uses sociology and social psychology; hence, the meaning of appearance and especially clothing and fashion …
Eco‐clothing, consumer identity and ideology
This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of eco‐fashion consumption and consumer purchase decisions while constructing one's self with external symbols, such as appearance, clothing and fashion items. This study approaches sustainable clothing from a grounding in design research and the meanings of material culture. The study uses sociology and social psychology; hence, the meaning of appearance and especially clothing and fashion …
A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy? Preliminary Affirmation for Sustainable Clothing Consumption Alternatives: A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy
The purpose of this study was to understand how fashion-oriented females in two different countries evaluate three use-oriented product–service systems (PSS): clothing consultancy, renting and swapping. A mixed-method approach was utilized, including focus group interviews and a questionnaire. Both countries exhibited a higher level of interest in use-oriented PSS schemes than product-oriented offerings. Positive evaluations of use-oriented PSS i…
Eco‐clothing, consumer identity and ideology
This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of eco‐fashion consumption and consumer purchase decisions while constructing one's self with external symbols, such as appearance, clothing and fashion items. This study approaches sustainable clothing from a grounding in design research and the meanings of material culture. The study uses sociology and social psychology; hence, the meaning of appearance and especially clothing and fashion …
A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy? Preliminary Affirmation for Sustainable Clothing Consumption Alternatives: A Use-Oriented Clothing Economy
The purpose of this study was to understand how fashion-oriented females in two different countries evaluate three use-oriented product–service systems (PSS): clothing consultancy, renting and swapping. A mixed-method approach was utilized, including focus group interviews and a questionnaire. Both countries exhibited a higher level of interest in use-oriented PSS schemes than product-oriented offerings. Positive evaluations of use-oriented PSS i…
Notes on wearer–worn attachments: Learning to wear
Previous literature in person–product attachment has identified factors in long-term relationships responsible for the strengthening of bonds between users and products, stimulating longevity in use. Interested in further understanding the matter in the realm of fashion, this study investigates how relationships between individuals and the clothes they wear evolve over time. It identifies motivators behind the increase and decrease in the overall…
Fashion Designers as Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Advantages of Micro-size Companies
This study examines fashion entrepreneurship from the designer’s perspective. The aim is to identify what kinds of challenges fashion designers face in their simultaneous roles as designers and entrepreneurs, and what the potential advantages of that position are. The article aims to supplement existing research on micro-scale fashion design businesses that has focused primarily on the encountered challenges. A total of 16 entrepreneurial fashion…
The environmental price of fast fashion
Colour matters: An exploratory study of the role of colour in clothing consumption choices
It is widely acknowledged that clothing serves as our second skin. Colour plays a significant role in our choice when selecting our clothing, as well as in social and cultural realities, various rituals, everyday practices, and individual or group identities. In this study, we discuss consumer clothing choices in relation to colour based on data analysis drawn from focus group-based research. Analysis of the data revealed not only the importance …
Fashion consumption during Covid-19: Comparative analysis of changing acquisition practices across nine countries and implications for sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic caused and still causes unprecedented disruptions in daily lives of billions of people globally. It affects practices and routines across all household consumption domains, including clothing consumption. Drawing on Social Practice Theory, this article explores and compares changes in clothing acquisition practices during COVID-19 across nine countries: the USA, the UK, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Iran, Czech Republic, In…
Inspiring Consumers to Engage in Sustainable Garment Reuse and Disposal Using Behaviour Change Techniques
The value–action gap in sustainable clothing consumption reflects a disconnect between consumers' sustainable values and actions. As global clothing consumption rises, garment lifespans decrease, increasing textile waste. Addressing this requires practical interventions to engage consumers in practices like extending garment lifetimes and responsible disposal of non‐reusable textiles. This study applied the Design for Sustainable Behaviour model …
Modes and orientations of intermediation and championing: Advancing the circular transition in the textile industry
The essential transition from linear supply chains to circular ecosystems in the textile and fashion industries creates challenges regarding collaboration and knowledge exchange across previously disconnected sectors. In other sustainability transitions contexts, scholars have recognized the importance of intermediaries and champions for addressing related challenges. This paper investigates a European circular textile ecosystem that extends beyo…
Business (6 works) · Clothing (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Consumption (sociology (3 works)