Don't love to wear and throw away the old clothes and pity what can be done?

What can you do with old clothes that you don't like to wear and throw away?

The return of second-hand vintage culture has brought diverse choices to young consumers. In addition to the prevalence of vintage clothing, the production of sustainable products and the dissemination of culture are also influencing the way Generation Z dresses.

Backstage at Milan Fashion Week

By Vogue Italia

I'm Ding Yi, a fashion designer who has appeared twice at Milan Fashion Week with my own designs, and in my spare time I like to remake old clothes, share my creations in my spare time through Xiaohongshu, and export everything I love about the aesthetics of sustainable fashion. I love everything.

Remakeover Sharing

Remakeover Sharing

(Remake work sharing, designing and modeling are all my own)

Remember how you felt when you received your clothes? There was the pure appreciation of the design, the anticipation of buying it on tiptoe with the money you had carefully saved, the strong and shy love of the gift-giver, and the high hopes and awards from the elders.

There are too many moments that come together to be explored and recorded. Each piece of fabric carries the story of the wearer, either heartbreaking or moving. The power behind the fabric is soft and sure. The creative approach of transforming old clothes continues to push me to explore my future path, outputting visual sharing while sporadically and discreetly recounting the stories behind the works.

Magazine Interview

I usually use existing materials to create a new visual language. Old clothes, vintage fabrics, second-hand yarns, stock of slow-moving fabrics. The opportunity to begin this transformation came from my experience of being alone in an Italian apartment during the epidemic, where the European vintage culture had a unique advantage and influenced my aesthetic tendencies.

Local second-hand bazaars in Europe

Local second-hand bazaars in Europe

The process of remodeling

The process of remodeling

While I was living in China, I also tried to look for more neglected aesthetic values, and with the help of my good friend's in-depth research, I tried to learn from the nutrition of the local ethnic minority cultures, collect handmade embroidery embroidery and combine it with modern aesthetics. We also tried to learn from the local ethnic minority cultures with the help of my good friend's in-depth research, collecting handmade embroidery pieces and combining them with modern aesthetics. Our collaboration was also presented as a mini-collection in the annual runway show at Shanghai Fashion Week.

Ethnic embroidered pieces

Here are some tips for transforming old clothes: Have the curiosity to match your fantasies. Don't be afraid of "mistakes" and rules, trust your intuition (the worst thing about creativity is "thinking too much and doing too little"), and execute when you feel inspired. Then don't be afraid to make mistakes and follow your feelings) ?

Past Works

Past Works

Past Works

"We should all be like children, open to the unknown. In the same way, one should not be bound by what one knows, and this idea is called 'beginner's mind'. If you suppress the beginner's mind, it's easy to repeat your old ways instead of blazing new frontiers."

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