02 / Fashion & textile research
Another life
for fabric.
Pattern Area Waste considers the fabric between conventional garment pattern pieces as a starting point for design. The found shape becomes a possibility.
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Pattern Area Waste
Melissa works with the repeated shapes left between garment pattern pieces. By arranging these shapes into three-dimensional forms, she develops clothing from fabric that would otherwise be discarded. The research asks designers to consider these spaces while planning the original garment.
Landfill Looks
A runway collection made with salvaged fabrics. Color, movement, and the existing shapes of the material become part of the design.
Selected garments from the existing IQTEST archive. These images document the collections and are not current stock listings.
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