All the unwanted, broken and old garments are disposed via landfills. Disposed garments contribute to the destruction of our ozone layer as they sit in these landfills for hundreds of year. 60% of clothing made is produced with synthetic fibres (Environmentvictoria, 2013). These are non-biodegradable fibres which are left in landfills for centuries.

I decided to use patchwork of scrap fabrics that I have left over and other scraps that other Fashion Design students at Vega left in a scrap box. I then cut up squares of many different fabrics from cotton to velvet, to stretch fabric to fleece. I attached all these squares together to form a sheet of fabric consisting of many different squares.  When designing my garment, I designed a pattern that only consisted of squares and rectangles; therefore, there would be no curves/ circular shapes which allow for fabric waste. I found longer strips of fabric cut-offs which I used for the drawstrings on the shoulder seams.

Overall, it is possible to create something new and innovative from something that was once unwanted. Whilst designing for this project, I constantly had the quote: “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” in the back of my mind. It made me think about how just because something is unwanted and no longer desirable; doesn’t mean it’s not useful and can’t be transformed into something new and creative