Upcycling
My mum went to an art school called Goldsmiths as amaturestudent after I'd been born. Here she created aplethoraof brilliant art. Amongst other things, she did quite a bit ofupcyclingof clothing.
The other day shepresentedme with two pairs of trousers- someembroideredjeans and somekhakis. Sheintendedto sell them on eBay and wanted to check the size on me. However, I decided I wanted to keep both pairs! I think they're super cool though I did an Instagrampolland the khakis reallysplit the vote . It was 52% to 48% for keeping them:Brexit 2.0!
I feel it's really important to follow the three Rs- reduce, reuse and recycle. We can apply these to clothing by notinvestinginfast fashion, by upcycling andmendingclothes, and byselling offold clothes or taking them to the charity shop. For example, the jeans hadworn outon the knees, so my mum embroidered over it. I've had apileof clothes I've been meaning to sell for ages but hopefully I'll finallyget aroundto it later this summer. Thanks to my mum for teaching me her clothingethic!
GLOSSARY
Mature (adjective)
Full-grown. A mature student is somebody who goes to university after a period of time out of full-time education
Plethora (noun)
A large amount of something
To upcycle (verb)
To reuse an object or material to create a product of higher quality than the original. It was the Cambridge Dictionary word of the year in 2019!
To present (verb)
To give something formally or ceremonially
Embroidered (adjective)
Decorate cloth by sewing with thread
Khakis (noun)
A strong cotton fabric of dull brown yellow colour, often used in military clothing
To intend (verb)
To have a plan
Poll (noun)
The process of voting in an election or opinion
Split the vote (phrase)
A vote where a decision can’t be made
Brexit 2.0
In the 2016 EU Referendum the UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48%
To invest (verb)
To buy
Fast fashion (noun)
Cheap clothing produced rapidly in response to the latest trends
To mend (verb)
To repair something that is broken, or some worn out material.
To sell off (phrasal verb)
To sell something, maybe for a low price
Worn out (adjective)
This can be to be extremely tired, or also if something is damaged
Pile (noun)
Many things one on top of another
To get around to something (phrasal verb)
To do something after you have intended to do it for some time
Ethic (noun)
A set of principles