'Who Made My Clothes' a Korowai for Robbie Burns

Senorita AweSUMO CREATES 'WHO MADE MY CLOTHES' A KOROWAI FOR ROBBIE BURNS for iD Dunedin Fashion Week 2015

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During iD Dunedin Fashion Week XVI 2015 Senorita AweSUMO creates 'Who Made My Clothes?' a Korowai for Robbie Burns, highlighting ‘fast-fashion’ and the global increase of textile waste in landfills. Asking the question to all those designers associated with iD Dunedin Fashion Week to stand up and tell their consumers “Who Made My Clothes?'. Senorita AweSUMO asks them to be transparent about their supply chain and the conditions under which their garments are manufactured.

This textile installation highlights the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh 24th april 2013. In Association with Fashion Revolution Day this hand woven Korowai, made from old t-shirts collected from Otago will be placed around Robbie Burns' shoulders in the Octagon, Dunedin, NZ. It will trigger conversation about fashion industry sustainability and an expert panel will discuss contemporary ethical and sustainable fashion initiatives to put people, purpose, and planet ahead of profit. The panel will take place at the DPAG on Friday 24th April at 2pm and will be chaired by Simon Swale of Otago Polytechnic School of Design and feature prominent local and national industry innovators.

Senorita AweSUMO is Fiona Clements. Pakeha, Kai Tahu. Craftivist and Zerowaste Textile Practitioner.

Senorita AweSUMO empowers ethical and conscious consumers with unique environmental fashion.

Encouraging conscious consumption by spreading awareness and giving an environmental choice in clothing.

Global problem, Local solution.

Fashion Revolution Day April 24th 2015 http://fashionrevolution.org/

On 24 April 2013, 1133 people were killed and over 2500 were injured when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Social and environmental catastrophes in our fashion supply chains continue. Fashion Revolution Day says enough is enough.

In 60 countries around the world, tens of thousands of people participated in the first Fashion Revolution Day on 24 April 2014, turning an item of clothing #insideout and asking the question: Who Made Your Clothes? Join us on 24 April 2015, Together we will use the power of fashion to catalyse change and reconnect the broken links in the supply chain.

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