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Zainab Konnola
Fashion and Textiles MA

De Montfort University

Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textile Innovation/Textile Art / Design and Technology

Location: Leicester, United Kingdom

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De Montfort University

Zainab Konnola

Zainab Konnola ArtsThread Profile

First Name: Zainab

Last Name: Konnola

Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Textile Innovation/Textile Art / Design and Technology

Sectors: Fashion/Textiles/Accessories / Fashion/Textiles/Accessories / Product / Architecture / Interiors

My Location: Leicester, United Kingdom

University / College: De Montfort University

Course / Program Title: Fashion and Textiles MA

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 of body positivity and sustainability. Building on 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

Specialisms:

Textiles - Print

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 of body positivity and sustainability. Building on a framework that merges both issues, a fabric is designed by using rust-dyeing technique.