D.I.R.T- Designed Innovated Regenerative Textiles

Parsons School of Design Senior Thesis

May 2025

D.I.R.T or Designed Innovated Regenerative Textiles addresses the influence that fast fashion trend cycles have on have on the production, use, and end of life of garments today. This collection shows what an idealized fashion system can look like if we remove trends from the core, and focus on a preferred future for the whole life of a garment. Using a trend based fashion system to make our clothes promotes cheap goods and excessive waste. Instead, we can remove trends completely and create a system focused on design, innovation, regeneration, and textiles.

These garments are made from various regenerative, organic, upcycled, and recycled materials sourced from collaborations with innovative companies. The silhouettes are simple, yet  elevated & highly designed in the hope that these garments will hold timeless value. This collection can also be mixed and matched, creating a lot of styling options (12 variations included below) . Versatile garments allow for a creative personal styling experience, instead of letting trends dictate what you wear.

All patterning, garment construction and fitting, material sourcing, photoshoot production, and visual media were done by Sydney.

Featured in: Vogue Runway, Womenswear Daily, Fashionista, and I.D magazine.

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