Sustainable Fashion Workshop:
Make a Woven Bag
Price
HKD 300
Sustainable Fashion Workshop:
Make a Woven Bag
This workshop is for participants ages 16 or above.
Participants need to bring 1 to 2 pieces of old clothes or fabrics to be used as materials for the bag (colourful items recommended).
Participants can access all galleries (including Special Exhibition) after the event. Please retain a copy of your ticket to facilitate your entry to the galleries.
Upcycle and redesign your old clothes into a fashionable and unique woven bag, whilst simultaneously bringing a positive impact to the environment through fashion.
What do you think it takes to be a Fashionista? Is it following the latest trends or leading an unusual lifestyle in society? In 1980s Beijing, when everyone wore suits in a single colour, Song Huai-Kuei, also known as Madame Song, introduced vibrant fashion culture to China. Today sustainable fashion advocates that we change the way we consume and produce clothing, to reduce the negative impact of fashion on the planet. Starting from the little things around us, such as joining this workshop and creating our own fashion item whilst developing a sustainable lifestyle through upcycling, everyone can become a fashionista and have an influence on society and the environment.
Taking the impact Madame Song had on society as a starting point, Kelvin Wan, alumni designer of charity Redress’s sustainable design competition, will introduce the concept of sustainable fashion by leading a making workshop. Participants will exchange old clothes using simple handcraft techniques, including cutting, reassembling, and weaving, to make a woven bag with vibrant colours. This will not only add an extra flair to their outfit, but also encourage participants to reduce fashion waste and apply the concept of sustainable fashion to their daily lives by consciously thinking about the environmental impact of their fashion choices when purchasing.
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Fashion shoot at the Forbidden City with Madame Song and a group of Chinese models trained by her. Photo: © Yonfan
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Fashion shoot at the Forbidden City with Madame Song and a group of Chinese models trained by her. Photo: © Yonfan
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Fashion shoot at the Forbidden City with Madame Song and a group of Chinese models trained by her. Photo: © Yonfan
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile
Fashion shoot at the Forbidden City with Madame Song and a group of Chinese models trained by her. Photo: © Yonfan
About the Instructor
Kelvin Wan is a Fashion Designer and Creative Director. With over 12 years of experience working around the world in the fashion industry, he offers a very in-depth understanding of fashion design corporations, trend analysis, supplier chains management, fabrics trading and sourcing, and garments manufacturing solutions in a fast-paced environment. He became a Redress Alumni after he emerged as a prize winner at the Redress Design Award 2012, developing a strong sense for form and details and focusing on minimal-waste fashion using upcycling and zero-waste design techniques in fashion. Kelvin is currently based in Hong Kong and managing Cycle Textile and Fashion Brand—Virtue.
Portrait of Kelvin. Courtesy of Kelvin Wan
Related Exhibition
Image at top: Woven bag. Photo: Courtesy of Cycle Textile