Malaysian fashion designer Hatta Dolmat, KL Fashion Week founder Andrew Tan and other noteworthy individuals mentored 24 Taylor's University fashion design technology students for their very first runway show
In collaboration with Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week, Life Line Clothing Malaysia Sdn Bhd, FASHINFIDELITY and designer Hatta Dolmat, Taylor’s University fashion design technology students made their university proud with their first ever runway show featuring nearly 60 garments made from recycled fabric and repurposed textile waste.
Titled The Show, this sustainable showcase was held at Taylor’s very own co-working fashion studio Mayamode and attended by esteemed guests like Tengku Hishammuddin Zaizi, Hungary Ambassador to Malaysia H.E Dr Petra Ponevács-Pana, Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week founder and Taylor's University fashion design technology programme co-director Andrew Tan, Taylor’s University deputy vice chancellor and chief academic officer Professor Dr Pradeep Nair, Melinda Looi and Hatta Dolmat, who mentored the students in the weeks leading up to the fashion show.
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Before the show, a Show and Tell press segment was conducted with two Year 1 fashion design technology students who introduced a sustainability meter (developed by environmental engineer Najah Onn) that they use to quantify the sustainability of garments based on three criteria: materials and composition, innovation and circularity, and heritage and culture.
Featuring contemporary creations by 24 students from three different semesters, the show opened with an experimental art-to-wear collection made from recycled denim and clothing trims, followed by a Zero Waste collection developed with Taylor’s Innovative Pattern Drafting Technique that utilises every part of the textile.
The last segment was a Fashion Revolution collection made from repurposed waste textiles. All the garments in the show were made from over 150kg of recycled fabric provided by Life Line Clothing Malaysia.
In a step toward making slow fashion more accessible to the public, Taylor's first-ever fashion label, also named Mayamode, will feature student designer pieces available online and at a retail pop-up on its Lakeside Campus.
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