Design and Product Development

Sustainability in Fashion: Denim Couture

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Abstract

The purpose of this project is to provide an example practice of how to revitalize discarded clothing to create sustainable designs by upcycling used jeans. This project used innovative ways to improve the value of these designs by manipulating the fabric and creating interesting surface design. Surface design techniques are applied to the garment to change the material’s identity and create three-dimensional texture (Wolff, 1996). Also, applying techniques of manipulating fabric in designing garments can be used as a sustainable way to eliminate fabric waste (Parsons, 2015). Thus, this project produced a contemporary and sustainable couture collection contained seven looks and 14 diverse garments. The silhouette of the collection was inspired by Japanese designers Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, and Issey Miyake, who are masters of manipulating materials to create wearable artworks.

Keywords: Upcycling, Sustainability, Denim, Manipulating Fabric

How to Cite:

Hakeem, F. & Kim, J., (2022) “Sustainability in Fashion: Denim Couture”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 79(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.15883