The inspiration for this project was based on my dissertation on how recycling and reusing fashion garments reduce consumer waste by promoting sustainable solutions. I sourced all my deadstock denim from a local company in Manchester who didn't want their samples and fabric swatches to go to waste in a landfill.

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While lockdown has changed how my university studio access has changed I was still able to work remote from home creating a patchwork puffer jacket from all the deadstock denim I received. All fabric and trim choices I selected were sustainable and beneficial to the environment, such as using old bedding for insulation and an unused blanket for the lining.