Today we had a lecture about sustainable fashion.
Fiona Mill showed how designers are starting to research and use the idea of
cutting down on the waste of fabric when producing garments. There is about 15-20% of fabric wasted at the
pattern cutting stage of producing a garment. This waste goes into landfills
and cannot be broken down without oxygen and therefore becomes toxic. This obviously isn't very good for the environment; designers have started to research how
this can be avoided.Fiona showed us many interesting designer/researchers
who have started to work with zero waste. One designer that really stood out
for me was Jungeun Lee. Se produces quirky one-off garments without sewing or
cutting the fabrics, instead he uses heat.To create her “Wrapped Garments,” Lee molds synthetic yarn around a form to
create the shape. The fibers fuse together to produce interesting garments.
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