Erin Williams: Upcycling to Create Attachment and Emotional Comfort between Garment and Wearer

This episode features a conversation with Erin Williams, a final year student on the BA (Hons) Fashion Design course at Cardiff School of Art & Design, about their final year research which explores the role that upcycling can play in creating a more sustainable approach to fashion as well as creating an attachment between people and their clothes.

In conversation with Erin are Dr Martyn Woodward, Associate Dean: Student Engagement, and her dissertation supervisor Huw Williams, Lecturer: Artist Designer Maker.

You can find out more about Erin’s work via their website https://erinoliviadesigns.wordpress.comor on Instagram @erinoliviawilliams

If you would like to follow up on some of the ideas discussed in this episode you may find the following resources interesting:

Reading:

• Chapman, J (2005) ‘Emotionally Durable Design: Objects, Experiences and Empathy’ London: Earthscan


• Braungart, M and McDonough, W (2009) ‘Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things’ London: Vintage


• Fletcher, K (2008) ‘Sustainable Fashion and Textiles Design Journeys’ [E-book] Sterling: Routledge


• Fletcher, K and Grose, L (2012) ‘Fashion and Sustainability: Design For Change’ London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd

Websites:

• Fashion Revolution have some really      useful free guides covering topics from repairs and mending to writing      letters to brands or policy makers: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/resources/how-tos/


• The Ellen MacArthur      Foundation: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

Useful links that Erin used for her Bode case study:

• https://www.bodenewyork.com/pages/about


• https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/pamypm/bode-is-the-patchwork-future-of-new-york-fashion-week


• https://www.wsj.com/articles/emily-      adams-bodes-clothes-are-love-letters-to-the-past-11554993288

You can view some images of Erin’s work below (click the images to view full screen):