Fashion Alive, from the Unique to the Multiple. Design Experiments for Sustainable Fashion

The paper summarizes the objectives, methods, and results of an experimentation project on sustainability in the fashion sector, funded by the European Community in 2022, shared between three partners of different geographical origins. Among these, the Italian team, differentiating itself from the others whohave chosen to work on zero waste or recycling, has explored upcycling as a technique which, going beyond the simple material reuse and recycling of trousseau and fabrics, in this case referring to traditional kits, triggers an upgrade process capable of raising its value compared to the original. The singularity of the experimentation is inherent in its multi- and trans-disciplinary character and in t in the complexity of the subjects involved, in the manipulation techniques adopted and in the construction of innovative and disruptive fashion concepts. The extension of the project brief to about 450 students and numerous teachers enhances the value of the experience, enhances the diversity of the garments in their being singular products but tuned to a common theme and amplifies the diffusion of the ethical message which is the basis of the objectives of the project. The result is a multiform repertoire, in which every expression contributes to the definition of a polyphonic choir, unique and multiple at the same time.