About Me
Hi, I'm Julie, a graduate from University of Portsmouth
Julie was inspired by her Norwegian heritage, specifically a brand in her home town Janus Fabrikken. She repurposed the factory's woollen fabrics and plastics in untraditional ways in this sustainable upcycled collection that highlights plastic ocean pollution specifically ghost nets.
Using fashion as a way to spread awareness and communicate issues is an important part of what I aspire to successfully accomplish as a designer. I want to keep educating myself and others about the necessity of sustainability within fashion and how we don’t need to limit ourselves, but only find more creative and different ways to express ourselves without harming our surroundings. I aim to give an experience and story with my designs, making the wearer appreciate and take better care of their garments.
INSPIRATION
Inspiration from a Norwegian wool factory and the ghost nets that make up 46% ocean pollution.
I wanted to utilize the woollen fabrics in untraditional ways to show that sustainability doesn’t necessarily mean you have limitations on your creativity while designing. There is a lot to look at within my garments, with textures and different crafts methods used. The undergarments consist of circles that were made using the cut outs of dyeing samples sewn and patched together. These are matched with a pattern knitting error in the fabric used for the top that is reminiscent of the waves of the ocean.
The macrame skirt is made of ice dyed fabrics. My collection required a lot of patience; having a limited range of materials has helped me to think of more unusual and different ways to get to an interesting end result. The process of creating a sustainable collection with limited resources has taught me to think of ways to design sustainable garments that are modular and adaptable.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
DETAIL
Using plastic and woollen materials sourced from Janus Fabrikken, I created highly textural pieces.
I wanted to utilize the woollen fabrics in untraditional ways to show that sustainability doesn’t necessarily mean you have limitations on your creativity while designing. There is a lot to look at within my garments, with textures and different crafts methods used. The undergarments consist of circles that were made using the cut outs of dyeing samples sewn and patched together. These are matched with a pattern knitting error in the fabric used for the top that is reminiscent of the waves of the ocean. The macrame skirt is made of ice dyed fabrics. My collection required a lot of patience; having a small range of materials has helped me to think of more unusual and different ways to get to an interesting end result. The process of creating a sustainable collection with limited resources has taught me to think of ways to design sustainable garments that are modular and adaptable.
Life came from the ocean and the human race is fishing the life out of it, using it as a trash can, this is why sustainable fashion is important for our future, to make our planet flourish and not die
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