Lucia Ana Hijazi
To Revalue and Transform
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This project is predicated on the idea of elevation and transformation. Through visiting charity shops, the sheer amount of undesired polyester garments that had accumulated in these textile hotspots was immediately apparent. This collection will utilise the past characteristics of these garments to give them a new life and role within the fashion market.
To reinvent and put interest back into the forgotten and undesired.
A vital quality that was realised through material exploration, is that the majority of these thrifted items are in fact polyester. Polyester has a reputation in the sustainability community for using high levels of chemicals and energy during manufacturing. However, if this material is ignored and hoarded then they will be subjected to landfill, which would worsen the already serious impact they have had. It is necessary to use what we have in abundance no matter the stigma, as this will prevent the manufacturing of new polyester and textiles in general.
We should not ignore what can be used.
This collection seeks to determine if polyester can be revalued, transformed, redesigned, and refinished in such a way as to then be suited for current fashion textile demands and aspirations.
The imagery used for the prints draws from photography of unwanted items, trash, and discarded food waste – again elevating the unvalued into something clearly of worth.
These textiles do not eliminate the past lives of their previous garments but rather embrace their pre-existing forms, textures, and patterns to create new versatile pieces that can be used, worn, and applied in multiple ways. Eventually they could be taken apart and revalued through the renewal techniques used throughout this project.
Lucia Ana Hijazi
To Revalue and Transform
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