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Monday 18th of August 2008 02:05:51 PM

There’s a lot more to being green than just saving plastic and newspaper or driving less. The clothing industry has joined the search for ways to make a contribution to saving the environment and have found creative ways to combine fashion and bits and pieces of materials.

When you think of the catwalk, you think high fashion using only the most expensive materials. But designers are being encouraged to use their creativity and make “recycled” fashion. Instead of throwing out the bits and bobs which just clog the already overflowing landfills, various pieces are being used in clothing designs. At the Batley School of Art and Design Cambridge Street campus, the students are encouraged to participate in an ecological fashion project.

The school held a fashion taster day and there students learned all about how the fashion industry is trying to deal with the issue of “going green”. The students are majoring in fashion and agreed to participate in small groups and design plain t-Shirts using only recycled materials. They were introduced to the fashion designs of current designers recognized for their ethical and recycled couture.

The fashion industry is under a lot pressure to create ethical fashion because of the huge quantity of shoes and clothing thrown away in landfills. Today’s fashion students must be familiar with the concepts and ready to make significant contributions to the advancement of ethical fashion designs upon entering the industry.

As Sam Hudson, the school’s curriculum manager says, “This is not just sticking anything onto a t-shirt. It’s about creativity, being inspired, being clever and even trying to get a message across by using the t-shirt as a blank canvas and we are looking forward to working with potential new students to see what they can achieve.” Local residents are being encouraged to donate their bits and bobs to the design college so students can design “green” t-shirts.

Bits and bobs include things like ring pulls from cans, corks, wire pieces, electric cable and bottle tops to name a few.

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