The younger generation are demanding more sustainable fashion options to buy from that supports the environment in a positive way. There is a devastating amount of waste in the fashion industry, my project aimed to create trend driven fashion made from materials that would have been wasted. After graduation I hope to gain more experience within the fashion industry that will be beneficial to eventually open my own business one day.
Dress and Leather Jacket both made from Upcycled materials. Jacket is made from sofa fabric sample pieces and other leather and leather look handbags.
Dress was made from a table cloth donated from a local restaurant and was dyed to create a statement colour in the collection, hot pink being popular colour highlighted throughout numerous trend reports.
Trousers and top made from 2 different tablecloths donated from 2 different local restaurants, as well as a lace tablecloth to make the sleeves.
The blazer, like the leather jacket, was made from sofa fabric sample pieces and also made from a donated tablecloth, the same one that was used to make the crop top for this outfit.
To create the gathered look of the trousers, elastic from an unwanted fitted bedsheet was unpicked and used to create the extreme gathered look.
