Designing with a purpose
“During COVID lockdown, we saw rivers start to clear up and pollution go down. When nature is given space, it has the ability to heal itself. The same thing happens when people are given the space and resources.”
-Lydia Buesgens, CFDA Article
circular economy
As a designer, I am committed to using my talents and creativity to find sustainable solutions and build a better future for generations to come. Some of the ways I do this include:
Using dead-stock or repurposed fabrics throughout my designs
Using eco-friendly methods of dying fabrics (sun dying, dying with foods/teas/coffee
Creating awareness around sustainability by communicating themes within collections/designs
Commitment to never stop exploring innovative ways to repurpose and up-cycle materials within my designs
Sustainability
I used the circular approach of designing backwards. I fit all 6 looks within one another, showing that garments can be deconstructed after their first life and reconstructed into a whole new design for a second, third, fourth, etc. life. I collaborated with a textile student (Sophia Marie) to dye the garments a blue cyanotype print. We loved the idea of taking “white collar” shirts that represent capitalism and over-consumption and dying them to be “blue collar” streetwear.