trash fashion

i love the museums in london. having been to the city several times throughout the years, i am always discovering something new. my stay last month led to me to visit the imperial war museum and the science museum for the first time. both are amazing. but there is an intriguing exhibit entitled trash fashion: designing out waste at the science museum.

on site, the exhibit is beautifully laid out with a very polished interactive touch-screen component. luckily, it is also available as a virtual exhibit. one half of the exhibit focuses new design and highlights 3 themes: reducing the use of dyes; fabrics that are recyclable or biodegradable; and reducing offcuts. the other half of the exhibit tracks what happens to the clothing we discard.

my favourite piece in the exhibit is this stunning dress Yuliya Kyrpo made from old Metro newspapers. the train is composed of 1,000 origami cranes.

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