I had a friend whose hobby was making personalized clothes, mostly for herself, but she dreams of being able to design clothes professionally as well, and selling her designs to the market. While I was observing her cutting fabrics based on a pattern, I was amazed at how several seemingly disjointed pieces later coalesced to form a nice summer dress. However, I was also a bit annoyed when she asked me to help her clean all the scraps strewn all over the floor.
If the manufacturing process for large-scale clothing brands is the same way, then imagine how many leftovers there are. Jessica Schreiber, founder and CEO of Fabscrap, was similarly concerned about the issue of textile wastes as residue from the manufacturing of clothes, and she decided to develop a model that would make use of these discarded fabric wastes and turn them into fresh, new garments. So, inspired by the concept, Marie Claire Magazine had challenged five designers to turn 10 pounds of assorted scraps into something fashionable. Here's what they came up with.
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