'Tis the Season

TaeYang

TaeYang is a South Korean pop star. This music video is sad but the dancing is good and the fashion isn't bad either. :P I like the jackets he wears, they are very cool. It looks like some of them were inspired by the punk movement.

Influencer

cool!

Elvia tote

 This is my Elvia tote, one of my newer creations. It is currently being sold on my Etsy shop! Click the Etsy link on the right column of this web page to view it! 

Avant garde

The Arabian 10002th Night GuoPei Haute Couture, 2009 in Beijing. This is an example of avant garde design. These designs are very much inspired by the Asian culture. ...How those women walk in those 'shoes' I do not know!  

Out for Cupcakes

 

Before heading to my cousin's housewarming party my sister and I went to a local bakery in our neighborhood. We picked up cupcakes for the guests! :] Their shop is adorable and very much my style. I just had to take a pic! They pay attention to detail. I think a lot of women would appreciate the shopping experience.

 * (Also, on a side note...buying things local is another sustainable activity. It is improving the local economy and not exhausting someone else's resources but using your state's or town's resources. So next time when you want to go out, maybe instead of going to a chain owned restaurant you have been to 100 times you could try a new local place that just opened down the street!)

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Trash Dress

Here is my finished product! I provided a video that captured the process of creating this piece. By creating this gown I materialized the method of sustainable design. This design is conceptual, it can be worn, and it is art. The gown is made of some pieces of bubble wrap, Siran wrap, a vegetable bag, plastic packaging, but mostly shopping bags and trash bags. The gown is constructed much like a gown made of fabric..it has seam allowances and they were melted together instead of sewn together.  I researched many trash materials but these allowed me to create this gown with more ease.

My first draft of the under structure did not go as planned. All of the thin pattern pieces were shrinking because of all the heat involved in melting the seams together. After this I made the under structure very thick and stable. This made the fitted torso portion much like a corset or armor!

When making a sustainable gown or any other types of garments there are some things to consider in order to make something that is truly sustainable. The materials have to be made in a way that doesn't harm the environment. In my case I used trash which does harm the environment and by making something out of trash I am keeping the materials away from landfills. The grommets I used as closures are not sustainable because I bought them at a local store. The 2nd use for this garment is an art piece to be displayed. The construction was not sustainable because I used electricity and water to create it. At the end of the day nothing can be 100% sustainable but the goal is to have a percentage of 75% and my gown is 82% sustainable.    

Thank You and Have a Nice Day

 

This bag is adorable! I like how it is a likeness of a plastic bag without being one. Oh the joy of carrying around a sustainable look a like.