Zainab Konnola
Fashion and Textiles MA
De Montfort University
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textile Innovation/Textile Art / Design and Technology
My location: Leicester, United Kingdom
Zainab Konnola
First Name: Zainab
Last Name: Konnola
University / College: De Montfort University
Course / Program: Fashion and Textiles MA
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textile Innovation/Textile Art / Design and Technology
My Location: Leicester, United Kingdom
About
My thesis study identified a key issue in fashion industry. The ideas of sustainable development and body positivity, despite being popular terms of this age, have a limited effect on the everyday practices of each human being living on earth. To bridge this chasm between theory and practice, my project engages in re-investigating our system of value, to find revolutionary possibilities.
The study attempted to re-interpret the meaning of rust-dying in the backdrop of fashion industry’s conception ofbody positivity and sustainability.Buildingon a framework that merges both issues,
a fabric is designed by using rust-dyeing technique.
Re-interpreting The Meaning of Rust Dyeing to Explore New Possibilities of Sustainable and Body Positive Fashion
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Textiles - PrintMy thesis study identified a key issue in fashion industry. The ideas of sustainable development and body positivity, despite being popular terms of this age, have a limited effect on the everyday practices of each human being living on earth. To bridge this chasm between theory and practice, my project engages in re-investigating our system of value, to find revolutionary possibilities. The study attempted to re-interpret the meaning of rust-dying in the backdrop of fashion industry’s conception of body positivity and sustainability. Building on a framework that merges both issues, a fabric is designed by using rust-dyeing technique.