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Year 12 Fashion Students Embrace Sustainability

Year 12 Fashion Students prove sustainable alternatives can be awesome. Last week the Year 12 fashion students were visited by Darlene Sosnowski and Pat Anderson-two amazing ladies who between them have at least 60 years experience in the fashion industry. The ladies were invited to visit the students because they had donated a very generous amount of fabric and lace towards the students’ sustainability project. The fabrics ranged from curtain fabric to the softest Chantilly lace. Many rare and vintage pieces were also among the donation. Much of the fabric was off-cuts or scraps that were too precious to be thrown away.

The Year 12 VET VCE Fashion students have been using the fabric as well as other off-the-roll fabric to design and create these beautiful ‘prairie dresses’ that would be a sustainable alternative to today’s fashion.

Inspired by a period in time and by a particular tribe or culture, the students have re-imagined these scraps of fabrics into ornate gowns. Great fashion designers such as: Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior, Alexander McQueen and Valentino from a recent visit to the NGV, also inspired them to bring a modern edge to their designs. 

Each of the students spoke to the ladies about their own work and thanked them profusely for their kind donation. Ms Anderson said she was pleased they were being put to good use and was very exited to see the end product.  The gowns will be on show in October for the Fashion Parade during the Art and Technology show.  

Anna Miha, Fashion Design and Technology Teacher