Water Waste Pants
What Fueled My design
After I designed a line of looks that were meant to highlight how fast fashion impacts our waters, I decided I wanted to create one of my looks.
Fast Fashion is a much bigger problem then most think, with the industry being responsible for 20% of the world's water waste. It steals 93 billion cubic meters of water annually from our seas and lakes. It is a huge contributor to the climate crisis and we as a society need to turn away from fast fashion before it is too late. I understand that fast fashion offers a wide variety of clothing for cheap prices and that some do not have the monetary resources to buy from non-fast fashion websites. However, thrifting is a great, cheap, alternative to buying from fast-fashion companies because it recycles clothing. All the base items used to make this design were thrifted. Join me in fighting fast fashion and fighting for our planet's future.
Final
Construction Process
Dying, Sewing and Dremeling
I dyed my pants to create an ombre, making the bottom the darkest and the top the lightest to mimic water and water being 'sucked up'. I then sewed pebbles outlining places I wanted my rips to be, I used pebbles to mimic what the border of lakes looks like. Then to create the holes I wanted a distressed look so I used a power tool called a dremel.
Shaping the Shirt
I thrifted a long-white turtleneck. I then cut it to be my desired length and hand sewed the bottom of the shirt to the bottom of one of my bras. The bra helped give it the shape I was looking for and helps it maintain structural integrity.
Dying Part 2
I decided to dye my pants a second time to make the bottoms darker. I then hand-applied more dye to the pants, including the top and pockets. I also dyed the sleeves and very bottom of my shirt.