Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design
About Me
A course by Selina Sanders , Designer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To get started, I will share with you how I ended up starting my own label and why I chose the unconventional route of upcycling as the focus of my production and design process. I will also talk about how my identity and life experiences helped create the unique signature silhouette that my brand is known for today. ”
In this video lesson Selina Sanders addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design. Breathe new life into old textiles by learning how to cut, assemble, sew, and customize unique garments using existing materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello, my name is Selina Sanders. Welcome to my Domestika course. In this lesson, I'll talk to you about how I started my brand and how sustainability became the way I produce and design. I'm a fashion designer with over 16 years of experience. I started my label at the height of the pandemic, and we focus on small-batch clothing. We upcycle one-of-a-kind thrifted and donated fabrics and we make them into new garments. I'm a proud immigrant from the country of the Philippines and I moved to the United States when I was in my late teens. Moving to the United States was a bit difficu...”
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Course summary for: Upcycling for Beginners: Sustainable Fashion Design
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Category
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Areas
Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Upcycling
Selina Sanders
A course by Selina Sanders
Selina Sanders is a fashion designer with over 16 years of experience working in the industry. Her mother was also a fashion designer and took her to fabric suppliers as a teenager which inspired her to collect vintage materials. Her mother also upcycled existing materials into new garments, paving the way for Selina’s career. Selina has worked in various areas of fashion from design to production for luxury, mid, and mass market retailers in the US, before starting her own namesake label in 2020.
Her brand, Selina Sanders specializes in small-batch fashion with a focus on one-of-a-kind upcycled garments and accessories. As an artist, she’s been featured in publications including Vogue, Marie Claire, and shares her work with over 99K followers on Instagram.
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