Hi Zoe , Few Days ago i found your channel and I became totally addicted to it, I can't stop watching it (I have you as a background while I do my things : D ) May I ask you something ? I am already 39 yrs old and I am thinking to go back to the University for Fashion Design , I am really bad at drawing , but I love making Clothes (I buy patterns and modified them) until now has been a Hobby , scares me to think about it, maybe is too much for me , I just want to make Nice Clothes BUT with discarded textiles, using Natural Dyes and Botanical Prints. Do you recommend to go back to the University for that or there is another path that I am missing out ? ( This is what I do : instagram.com/upcyclingbremerproject/ ) (Sorry to ask you this, I just don't know to whom I can ask this. I am a Chilean woman living in Germany , re-discovering my life again after spending the last 12 years being "Just a Mom" and I have no one around to ask something like this, I really spend my days sewing and dyeing... I just love it ) Thank you in Advance!!! Veronica.-
This mushroom leather thing is so cool. When I heard about it I thought "how do I get in on this 'shroom action?" If it weren't for not knowing exactly where animal leather comes from, it would've been such a perfect material. Thank goodness technology can nearly replicate it with plants! *end tree-hugging rant*
Zero Waste Cutting sounds like an amazing concepts. I had no idea that traditional kimonos were made that way. Vintage fabric sounds like a great way to produce eco-friendly fashion. I absolutely agree with your leather philosophy, as long as animals are not being killed for it, we are actually contributing to reducing the waste (the meat industry kills millions of animals a year, if their skin is not used for making things, it will be thrown away and that will ultimately mean more waste and more damage to the environment) . Upclying is a movement I love, there are so many ways to approach it, from individual to something on a larger scale. I love your idea of big companies donating clothes they would otherwise destroy. I would also love to add that I think that taking care of our clothes is important. I take good care of my things. Sometimes I will stumble across photographs that are ten years old and realize that I'm still wearing the same clothes- and loving them.
Cultures that have a history of making their own fabric typically have traditional costumes that involve very little fabric waste. Indian saris are basically long pieces of fabric wrapped artfully around the body. Kimono fabric is woven to specific widths and lengths to cut exactly 1 kimono and the only waste is a tiny bit of cutting around the neck for fit. And yes, taking good care of your things is important!
I just order my first sewing machine this morning and I'm 100% into sustainable fashion. This video is just perfect even if I don't have a brand and I just want to find sustainable fabrics!! THANKS SO SO MUCH
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EEEEWWWWWWWWW Dry Clean ONLY labels that don't belong there! I just hand-washed a silk/linen shirt and a cashmere sweater with PERFECT results, and they both had DRY CLEAN ONLY labeling. No no no. Hand washing for organic fabrics is the name of the game. Thanks for your vids, I'm a new Los Angeles fan.
Anyone interested in zero waste cutting check out Holly McQuillan and her talks, she explains different methods and techniques and makes it a lot more understandable
Zoe: Thank you for your sustainable information. I cringe at the waste experienced when I make a garment. Hearing you speak about zero waste patterns has piqued my interest in finding more ways to employ this practice. As much as I like fashion, I realize that the industry is wasteful to the environment, especially the burning/destruction of unsold, high end goods, the pollution of water by manufacturing industries in third world countries, and the landfills containing Forever 21 disposable fashion. Keep up the good work of spreading the word about how your audience can make better decisions. You rock!
I've watched your videos for fashion designing process and think you are so great at teaching. I was going to leave a comment request for a video about sustainable fashion, but I saw this video first. I personally think that this issue should be addressed more in the fashion industry. So thank you for doing this. It's great to see your favorite teacher caring about environmental and human impact of the industry. I see that you may make a series on this topic. I'm looking forward to more videos going more in depth about this. I'm curious to see more ways to marry human creativity to global awareness.
I'm very much looking forward to turning this into a series. I'm a little disappointed this video got so few hits because this topic is near and dear to me and I do agree it's so important. Hopefully I can entice people to get more excited about this.
Yes she is very good upcycler . But upcyclers should upcyle for real instead of buying oversized dress and doing it the upcycling should be for real . For that real people must give orders to upcyclers so that they can make video as well as get their dress upcycled everytime . :)
Love your ideas as always. I have incorporated fabric packaging & use scraps from my cutting process to make fabric bags & cleaning processes. 😊 will research on zero waste pattern making as well..
In addition to vegetable tanning, look up brain tanning done by Indigenous nations. In regards to regular fabrics, such as quilting cotton, is there a way to determine whether it was produced with modern forms of slavery?
Your idea about buying deadstock is GENIUS! I was asking people at Gap about this earlier this year. They weren’t totally against it, someone downright told me how they get rid of their overstock, I’m just not that savvy fashionwise to know how to further the conversation. Also...Indigo Wild out of Kansas City MO, all natural detergents. They are AMAZING. They come in a bunch of different smells.
Hi Zoe! Although I don't usually comment on videos (I'm more of a "Like" person :)), I have been watching you for some time now and you've been a great help. I am an aspiring fashion designer, working on my first collection and I've been reading a lot about sustainability in fashion. So I love the fact that you decided to approach this subject. The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries and we all, both people working in the industry and the regular customers, should do our best in making sustainable choices. So thank you .. and keep it up!
I am addicted to your videos xD Point 12: Upcycling , This is my thing ! Do I need to go to Fashion School To Upcycle ? after watching many of your videos i can answer that myself xD . Tomorrow I have an Interview with the Düsseldorf Fashion Institut (Germany) Crossing fingers!
>>Do I need to go to Fashion School To Upcycle ? Upcycling involves garment making skills like draping, cutting, sewing, etc so if you don't know them, you have to learn them somewhere.
Thank you so much!! Recently I started really paying attention to sustainable design (it was required for my high school's senior year design project). My ambition is to create a sustainable fashion and I can't stress how useful this video was for me. Thank you ^^ Actually, I used some biomimicry principles in my project because it's all about sustainability. I highly recommend it.
Zoe big question: I've been really trying to stay away from polyester thread in my sewing, but I don't want to use cotton thread either because cotton requires so much water and because some cotton comes from inhumane labor like from Uzbekistan. I've been trying to find hemp sewing thread that would work for a sewing machine but no luck. Maybe you can point me to the right direction? Thank you so much! I love all your videos! Much love from California! -Eva
I go to the thrift stores, and on thursday you get the leather jackets for 1.00 ( whichever the tag color is you get for 1.00) so I am recycling this items.in fact that is what I do with the boro or sashiko stitch.( of course I always wash or home dry clean them) I love love live your idea about the dead stock getting recycled. You are soooooooo smart. I sure wish you could get with some of the designers for this and make your own designs that are recycled and go out.maybe you should approach these companies and then show them a recycled outfit so they could even do it but with your design so you get money.
Thank you so much Zoe for this particular video.. all your videos are so informative.. this helped me a big deal with my startup... :) Love you absolutely..
Wow. I'm only a few minutes into this video and already checked out tonle.com, which has blown my mind! I learn something new from watching Every Single one of your videos, Zoe!! Thank you and keep it up! Especially on sustainability. :)
If only micro silk and mylo-fabric was widely available. What a dream to have access to innovative textiles like these! Great video, learned a lot of useful information, as always. P.S. What's wrong with hippie fabric in all shades of green? LMAO!
Very informative! Thank you! :) But where can I go to find this negative waste, recycled, sustainable clothing for my future brand? I'm trying to find a website or something I can order from but I'm not having any luck :/. Any one have any suggestions for who I should contact? Thank you!
जो भी इस वक्त मेरा कमेंट पढ़ रहा / रही है हम लोग एक दूसरे के लिए अनजान है पर मैं फिर भी भगवान से प्रार्थना करती हूं कि आप आपकी लाइफ में अभी कोई टेंशन चल रहा हो तो वह दूर हो जाए और आप हमेशा खुश रहें
Could you talk a little bit about for example how stores like ma cys backstage or burlin gton sells items that have tags of 300 and their price is like, 30? Is there something wrong with those clothes? I never understand the system behind it. PS. I love how you always wear black, i love black too.
I wish they would hire me to design the Upcycle line ….my dream is to be able to scale an Upcycle business so that they aren’t just one offs. I love your idea!!!! How can we make it reality!?
I took some online classes on sustainable fashion this year and the part that influenced me the most was to learn that ''...more than 40% of annual cereal production is used to feed livestock, and almost one third of the 14 billion hectares of arable land avaliable throughout the world is used to obtain food to be given as feed to animals.'' So for me, even if leather is a co-product of meat industry we still should not forget the fact that with these amount of source we can help disadvantageous people on earth instead of using them to make leather. Also, I really think that we must develop some kind of awareness on sustainablity for all parts of our lifes. Even if fashion designers choose quality over quantity, as consumers we should also choose quality over quantity. As we see in today's fast fashion world, we are buying more and more but we are also wearing the same clothe for less amount of time and throwing it right away. As consumers we should be conscious about our shopping habits :) Thank you for this video Zoe:)
Great video . I would like to add . due to this recent trend few companies are fooling us . They sell mixed stuff in name of bamboo , organic cotton but in reality they hide that spandex or other material is mixed in that clothing which makes it thick and strechy the real cotton and bamboo fabrics are very soft smooth antibacterial .
Absolutely Loved this! You got me hooked onto your channel lol... I'm learning so much and can't wait to incorporate many of these ideas within my clothing line. I'm very grateful to have found your channel. Keep up the great work!
mrmocisse woow great im from senegal Dakar im a fashion designer and we gotta know each other im so excited i found someone near to my country an plus same familly so great do u hav any facebook mine is momo cisse or i can also giv my number too for watsapp
momo cisse that’s wonderful! I’ve never connected with people like this before on here lol.. If you google my name Mo Cisse, you’ll find all of my social media info then we can add each other and exchange contacts. Talk to you soon
I am a fashion designer and student. I am trying to get the sewing studio at my university to be more sustainable. We keep all the larger scraps but I was wondering what you suggest for all the tiny scraps that are 5" or less? My idea was to find a company that can recycle the scraps and turn them into fiberfill or makes something else, but I have had no luck! I loved this video btw you give a lot of great information and tips!
I’m so grateful that I came across this video, you are a genius! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I’ll definitely watch your other videos, lots of love 💗
At first I thought I was in over my head by getting my ein so early but it has pushed me to focus on how I want to present my future business to the world. Thankyou for such a helpful video.
My Mom used hair dye to dye her fur coat. She couldn't send it to the furrier. Her thought was that it was a hair fiber that could be dyed. When I went to Fashion School, my teacher was totally into using what was available and not what you could buy. Vintage sheets, dead stock fabric, vintage fur coats, then sell as Couture Designs. I have seen shower curtains in stores and thought, that would make a great coat or skirt.
You're really smart. I love all your ideas and they way you explain everything. I'm thanking and appreciating the universe right now, that I could stumble upon your channel. I'm a fan🙏🏻 Please keep this up, we need you.
I really enjoyed this video. Just subscribed! Thank you 💛 I'm slowly building a fashion brand and my goal is to stay ethical and sustainable. (Ig: @y.essenya )
Girl, You are amazing. I learned so much. I’m wonder though, for one who’s dropshipping. How do people dropship sustainable? For instance, I can dropship products with good materials (eco friendly materials) but how do you dropship sustainable when products come from China? Are you aware of other good clothing dropship companies? My brand is selling clothes which style is more like corporate/business ish and whenever I’m looking into other dropshippers, their catalog is not as appealing for the type of items that I want. I don’t have the capital to buy in large amount of clothes and work with one supplier only so dropship is the best options. Also, forgive my lack of knowledge but are there actual good suppliers in China and how do I find them? Is there a certain certificate that I can look for? Thanks for the help.
Is there any way to recycle clothes consumers don't want anymore? I'm asking as a consumer(I don't know much about fashion industry this helped me be a bit smarter about what I wear). Would it be possible for you to do tips video but instead of it being for people with fashion lines it could.be for consumers. Some of the stuff I have is now unwearable so that cant be given to goodwill(plus I hear goodwill is actually wasteful when it comes to.clothes)
I personally give away my dead stock to homeless shelters. You are helping someone with new clothes and in a way recycling. Its better than just throwing it in the trash.
Loved your video!!! especially the zero waste patterns idea!!! I will definitely look into it! If you have any recommendations on this, I would love to hear more Keep up the good work
Thank you so so much. This is the one I was looking for. I did get a lot of knowledge from this video. And I will try to make the sustainable garments happen. 🙏
I'm planning to start my own sustainable fashion brand and this help me a whole lot! You are so great at explaining things, simple and to the point, I love this! I'm still new to this whole sustainability things and I was surprised at how much I get from this one video! It honestly surprised that there are sustainable alternative for leather! Thank you for this wonderful video!
