WAYS TO RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES !

 IT'S EITHER NOW OR NEVER !

We really need to understand the harmful effects of fashion and take out ways to resolve it .

Ways in which it can be resolved 

• Polyester eating microbes
• Recycling food waste into yarn
• Algae based fabric
• Turning cotton into new clothes
• A database to track wasted fabrics on factory floors 

RE CODE 

 Re;code is a Korean brand specializing in upcycled fashion. A sub-

division of Kolon Industries, a 3.6 billion USD company founded

in the nylon textile development of the 1950’s, Kolon is iconic in

Korea’s fashion industry for revolutionizing the contemporary

fashion market. Re;code is supported by several Korean celebrities

and has received coverage in a range of high profile international

publications, including Vogue, Bazaar, Elle Girl, Design and Marie

Claire. 

 Creating something new from waste to create value, re;code is

challenging the mainstream industry by reinterpreting design, and

giving back to the environment. Working with independent

designers hoping to enter the market, the collection gives them a

platform for exposure to gain a foothold in the market place

through collaborative design and inclusion in Re;code’s collection.

Designer collaborations have included renowned UK upcycling

brand Junky Styling, Andee Kang, Jaewoong Jeong, ByungMun

Seo.

 Working with a broad range of materials, and creating jackets,

bags and tops for men and women from military fabrics, tents,

uniforms and parachutes, as well as fashioning used car air bags

into purses, totes and shirts. Each item in the collection has a story,

and creates a new culture of value in place of waste. Working with

the mentally handicapped and the ‘Goodwill Store’ to deconstruct

salvaged materials ready for reinterpretation and redesign. Designs

are produced in highly limited numbers with 6 the maximum in

any style, and each one labeled with the total number of designs

produced.

 Each piece is created by a master craftsman in their atelier store,

which also hosts small spaces for a limited time to complimentary

emerging designers, and craftspeople, fulfilling part of their mission

to share the brand and give them opportunities to design,

manufacture and promote their work. Re;code believes that worth

grows through collaboration and creates new value through

sharing. The brand also supports hearing impaired youth through

the purchasing of hearing aids and the organization of a

fundraising music concert. Hearing impaired designer Andee Kang

is also one of the designers chosen to work in collaboration with

Re;code to re-design military overstock into cutting edge designs.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://ellisjones.com.au/stop-your-waste-from-going-to-waste/

https://www.boisbuchet.org/partner/recode/

http://outsapop.blogspot.com/2013/09/recode-refashion.html