Author archives: Melody Jin
Up-cycle blue jeans work shop with kids between 8-12
Due to the Covid 19, children could not gather together, so I divided 6 kinds into three groups, and conducted an online work shop. Firstly, I told them some knowledge about jeans from the perspectives of environmental protection, waste of water, pollution and so on, And then tell them how they can recycle and up-cycle …
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An up-cycle blue jeans intervention in order to influence the kids
The intervention in the large companies shows that most of them are profit-oriented and show no real interest in recycle their unsold inventory. Of course, it could be that they’re not interested in working with fashion school students. So I set my sights on kids, who are the future of the world. I wanted to …
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Interview Blue Jeans supply chain managers- find the contacts on LinkedIn or website
I used LinkedIn and website to find experts who are working in Blue Jeans related company 1.Lin William is a senior Development Manager at Levi’s 2.Orla Mckeon is the head of operations in LVMH 3.Jo Mourant is the Senior Sustainability Partner at ASOS 4.De’Mim is an Istanbul based Fashion Manufacturer, works on denim and …
Use of waste blue jeans
Waste clothes into floor and wall panels https://www.newscientist.com/article/2184315-your-old-unwanted-clothes-can-be-turned-into-building-materials/ Waste clothes into textile reinforced concrete https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/56947 Waste fabric into bricks https://www.livingcircular.veolia.com/en/city/fabbrick-makes-bricks-out-our-old-clothes Textile waste as an alternative thermal insulation building … https://cmadeubi.files.wordpress.com › 2013/06 Textile waste integrates the group of reusable materials that can be included in the building construction and which have differ- ent possibilities of . https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/design/a33583178/recycled-tights-and-textile-waste-in-design/ During my research, I have found that currently …
Business model for Sustainable Fashion
Define the problem you’re going to solve. The work conditions and financial reward for fashion workers (people), especially those in the third world, are poor. Fashion brand owners shifted their responsibilities in sustainability to outsourced garment suppliers. The difficulties in tracing the origin of materials for garment production, resulting in the difficulties in verifying the …
Positioning matrix
Some thinking about setting up a second-hand platform Price Products High >£300 Affordable £50-300 Cheap < £50 New Used I’m doing a testing and sold 3 piece in 1 week on a platform called vinted, Mixed Here is my shop link: https://www.vinted.co.uk/member/67769854-melmelyiyi These are some second hand items …
Sustainable is a trend in Fashion
People who are leading the fashion trends, such as the British royal family, start on their own to lead the sustainable fashion concept.They show people with practical actions that fashion is not necessarily about wearing the latest season of clothes, but about having the latest sustainable concept to use old clothes. This is starting to …
Interview an upgrade fashion designer-Alexa Paoavasileiou
I’m so delighted to met Alexa Paoavasileiou founder of @Designblender.co to the @ retureltd. in her 1 week ground floor show room in Selfridges. During the chatting, I learned about their business model, 1.Choose a desinger. They have plenty of designers for customers to choose on line.(https://bespoke.reture.net/#/designers) 2.Request to upcycle 3.Designer conculation 4. Send garment …
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Intervention in 6 ladies about sustainable fashion concept
I have organised an afternoon tea Brian Storming with 6 girls who are coming from Mainland china and Taiwan, during the afternoon tea, we talk about what is fashion? where we usually buy? How do we balance fashion and environmental protection？ What is fashion? A kind of attitude Represents the trend A manner of doing …
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