A Survey on Garment Rental System
Sarvani Kandukuri, Arya Madikunt, Aryan Vohra, Ehsaan Malik, Dr. (Mrs). Shilpa Khedkar
Department of Computer Engineering
Modern Education Society’s College of Engineering Pune, India
Abstract — Due to the culture present in the Indian subcontinent, Indians are coerced to buy new clothes and jewelry for festivals and occasions. Many individuals have their wardrobe filled as they have purchased clothes or jewelry for one-time occasions which they no longer need.Individuals experience an impulse to buy new outfits which they will wear for a few times or probably not wear the outfit again, thus wasting a lump sum amount of money on them. The waste that is contributed by the individuals in the fashion industry is enormous and leads to many uncertain events.
According to recent statistics, the fashion industry contributes to the majority of wastage. Business enterprises in the fashion industry are responsible for significant negative environmental outcomes. Collectively, greenhouse emissions from textile production totalled one billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, more than that of all international flights and maritime shipping combined. As fashion value chains are globalized and the industry has a significant impact on the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), international cooperation is important to foster sustainable fashion. Hence, it is necessary to build a green ecological civilization and one of the methods that can be implemented is the clothing renting system.
Ramp Ready is a website which provides rental services for clothes and jewelry on a daily or hourly basis. It will show the users the location of the shopkeepers or individuals nearby based on the filters that the users will apply. A chat option will be provided for the user to communicate with the rentee to discuss the price, size and the number of days the clothes will be required. Other features will be included in the website for the users like consulting fashionistas and virtual trial rooms. Rental validity extension and recommendations based on the user activity will be provided for the user's ease.
Additionally, environmental factors that relate to consumers’ concerns about ethics and ecology also motivate second-hand luxury consumption. Research on consumer behavior towards luxury counterfeits suggests ego-defense is an important factor, as it allows consumers to obtain a desirable social image associated with luxury at a reduced cost. The uniqueness factor, which refers to finding unique products through second-hand or counterfeit consumption, is also an important motivation for luxury consumption.
