Zero-Waste Fashion

Zero-Waste Fashion

Author Name : Pooja Kumari

ABSTRACT: Fashion is a distinctive and often constant trend in the style. It is the prevailing styles in behavior and the newest creations of fashion and pattern-making an essential part and an effort to create a designed and sustainable product, besides this people are also getting more conscious about environmental concern. Even in the fashion, consumers are curious to know how environment unfriendly is the process of making garments. So keeping sustainability in mind, the article is an attempt to introduce and exhibit prototype of Zero waste fashion. Zero-waste fashion refers to items of clothing that generate little or no textile waste in their production. There are two general approaches: Pre-consumer zero waste and Post Consumer Zero waste fashion. The majorly focuses on Pre-consumer approach. Pre-consumer zero-waste fashion eliminates waste during manufacture. Zero-waste fashion is a holistic approach that works on various components like designing, sketching, pattern cutting, draping to eliminate wastages during manufacturing. Even the small percentage of discarded waste in a garment making will make a significant difference while producing garments in a mass scale. So a Zero waste fashion requires deliberate consideration and creativity to work within constraints to invent beautiful new forms of fashion. The paper is an attempt to discuss some of the useful techniques adopted for Zero-waste pattern cutting process making use of techniques like jigsaw puzzle, subtraction cutting, direct panel on Loom (DPOL), Geo cut, and cut and drape. A prototype on denim is also prepared to exhibit sustainable design to highlight the importance of socially and environmentally responsible design.