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Sunday, 17 April 2022 12:46

Howard fashion professor Mikki Taylor emphasizes environmental responsibility in clothing design

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Michelle “Mikki” Taylor (MFA ’02), a master instructor in the Fashion Design Program in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts , has been practicing sustainability in fashion – essentially the ability to produce and create fashion without harming the environment and producing waste – before it became a trending movement.

 

Today, she teaches a course on sustainability and she always encourages her students to think in that manner with all their designs. “The cost in saving in materials and resources are a benefit of implementing sustainable practices while creating – zero waste, upcycling, and the incorporation of sustainable natural fibers,” she says.Today, she teaches a course on sustainability and she always encourages her students to think in that manner with all their designs. “The cost in saving in materials and resources are a benefit of implementing sustainable practices while creating – zero waste, upcycling, and the incorporation of sustainable natural fibers,” she says.

Reportedly, production of a digital garment saves on average about 800 gallons of water per item (it takes about 700 gallons of water to produce a single cotton T-shirt) and the process also saves 97% on carbon dioxide versus a physical garment.

In her classes, students design digital pattern pieces on an avatar and learn about zero waste and upcycling by doing projects like the Washington Wizards Remix, where they created new garments using the NBA team’s old jerseys. The project was in conjunction with the Wizards Fashion Showcase hosted by Britt Waters that occurred earlier in the month. Monumental Sports and Entertainment Team featured a video of the students putting together the garments which was played before the game. A courtside fashion show was on the agenda, but canceled due to COVID.

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