TPFF: Future Runway - Eco Design

Oh hey!  A billion photos later and multiple naps on the couch, and I present to you the LAST FUTURE RUNWAY POST.  It's eco-design, and I'm quite sure my green footprint this week has been anything but eco-friendly.  However, thank goodness there's a bunch of mindful upcoming designers to pick up the slack.   

Last photo-essay for the student runway after the jump. 

STUDENTS  

ELENA BOLLWEG Curtin University 

ELLA BOURNE Polytechnic West 

AMBER COVICH Curtin University

MELISA MILLS Polytechnic West

KAIJA LEUNG ECU

MONIQUE PARK Polytechnic West

CORDELIA GIBBS Curtin University

SAKURA PHAN Polytechnic West

AYEISHA MCLEOD ECU

BRINDLEY OAKES Polytechnic West

(10 names, 9 looks on the runway - I am stumped again.  Sorry!)

CATEGORY WINNER:

Cordelia Gibbs 

You don't have to be a rocket surgeon to know the fashion industry wasteful - just think of the cheap wares being flogged every day by chain stores.  With land-fill full of things that just don't last one wash (let alone one wear), it's a bit sad to see this is where we are being driven to.  But if you're mindful of what you fund with your purchases, you can still get the goods even if you don't partake in thrifting.  In this light, I really appreciate that eco design is considered a category important enough to warrant its own runway show.  Although it might not be as extravagant as evening-wear or costume design, I think I'd much prefer a healthy world worth sharing, don't you think?   
  

A huge congratulations to all the students, and especially Jessica Moro who scooped the overall prize. 

We look forward to seeing your future work!

T

P.S. again students, hit us up with an email if you'd like hi-res copies of your photos