THE DESIGNER

BREATHING

NEW LIFE INTO

DISCARDED FABRICS

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Designer YuanyuanSun’s concepts are a resistance to the mass production of clothes through her own personal observations of consumption.

Photographs by YuanyuanSun
Model Nicole Huang.

The move away from fast fashion and the quick, over consumption of clothing has become more of a push, particularly within the designers creating the collections. One designer doing such is Manchester based YuanyuanSun. Here in her own words she gives a short insight into why she chooses to create in the process that she does.

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YuanyuanSun, Designer

My experience working in fast fashion exposed me to large quantities of low-priced sample garments that were quickly produced and easily discarded, revealing how clothing has shifted from a carrier of identity into a disposable commodity while placing pressure on the environment.

The designer is based in Manchester, England

Through deconstruction and reconstruction, I transform discarded fabrics and old garments into new forms. This process becomes a slow and intentional act that resists mass-production speed and reflects my personal observations of living within a consumption-driven society.

I believe that anything created with love — whether a garment or any object — carries a soul. Fashion, therefore, is not merely a product to be consumed, but an attitude of care, responsibility, and self-reflection.

“…anything created with love…carries a soul.”

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