Fashion Upcycling in the UK Womenswear Industry, 3 Minute Thesis Winning Entry. At the MMU 3MT Institutional Final, Manchester - 28th May 2015

Audience:

General

This study sought to answer the question of whether we can change the current linear model of consumption and disposal in the fashion industry by looking at new circular economy methods of design and production. The research led to the creation of a working model of the fashion upcycling process, in which textile waste is used to create products with a higher retail value than traditionally recycled goods. With this model it is possible to make full use of waste textiles in the fashion industry and to maximise the social, economic and environmental benefits from reusing waste.

All talks

Currently: Sustainable Fashion Academic & PhD Candidate

Expertise: Other Applied Sciences, Other Arts & Humanities, Art & Fashion

Interests: Sustainability, Fashion, Upcycling, Recycling, Design

Experience

Upcycling as a design strategy for product lifetime optimisation and societal change. At PLATE 2015 Conference, Nottingham Trent University - 17th to 19th June 2015

Fashion Upcycling in the UK Womenswear Industry, 3 Minute Thesis Winning Entry. At the MMU 3MT Institutional Final, Manchester - 28th May 2015

Sustainable Fashion Design as a Valorizing Textile Waste Management Strategy. At: 'La 1er Congrès Vallée du Recyclage Textile', Toucoing - 5th to 6th February 2014

Clothing: A Sustainable Future for Manchester. At Manchester Museum - 7th May 2013

Can Sustainable Design Solutions Reduce UK Clothing and Textile Waste? At Mendrs Symposium, Cumbria - July 2012

Sara Li-Chou Han

Sara Li-Chou Han

Fashion Upcycling in the UK Womenswear Industry, 3 Minute Thesis Winning Entry. At the MMU 3MT Institutional Final, Manchester - 28th May 2015

Experience

Events