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The large scale impact of the absence of Second World War on design and production in the fashion industry is the main discussion of this research. For the conceptual framework, the literature on the subject has been searched and definitions and explanations have been included in the study. In this context, the research was limited to information about the design and production of clothing during the Second World War period. n addition, information on the subject, especially in America and England, "II. It is presented through the clothing samples formed by re-purposing different materials in the World War II Museums. As a result of the research, it is seen that the periods in which the re-purpose method is applied mostly occur in the processes where the countries have socio-economic problems. When looking at World War II era clothing and accessories production, it was observed that repurposing proceeds through two methods. Since repurposing is closely linked to the tools people have, as the first method during the war, users turned the different materials they had into creative forms of clothing and accessories. In the other way, manufacturers and designers have re-purposed their forms and usage functions towards war by removing existing objects from their context as a solution to the problems that arise in the environment of war. The repurposing method, which continues its impact on clothing production in the context of sustainability today, enables the clothes that have become idle to be reused by gaining value, thus reducing the need for storage space to a large extent. In order for repurposed to become a way of life, designers and users should be made aware of the possibility of extending the life span of clothes and transforming them for a new purpose at the end of the period. For this reason, it is thought that studies on the repurpose method will be a source of inspiration for researchers, designers and design students in the scientific and academic field.

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