Abstract
This research explores current practices within the fashion industry that are contributing to changes in the relationship between consumers and their clothing. Although there have been significant efforts towards establishing more sustainable practices, there is more that can be accomplished. Through an exploration of theoretical and practical methods of making, I argue that more informed fashion practises and habits of construction are required to initiate a shift in the way we produce and consume fashion. I propose and practice integration of design thinking at the early conceptualisation stages of garment making. I aim to provoke new ways of careful creative pattern cutting to produce outcomes that offer suitable alternatives to wasteful production, taking into consideration emotional fit, adaptability and multifunctionality. In this way, I hope to encourage more conscious garment consumption with reduced waste and increased usability.
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Theme
2025 Special Focus—Thinking, Learning, Doing: Plural Ways of Design
KEYWORDS
FAST FASHION, OVERCONSUMPTION, CREATIVE CUTTING, LONGER WEARABILITY, IINCLUSIVE, EMOTIONAL VALUE
