Tag: Sustainability

From Thrift to Trend: Eight Upcycled Garment Techniques to Explore

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Upcycling clothing isn't just a trend—it's a creative, sustainable way to breathe new life into garments that would otherwise gather dust or end up in landfill. Whether you're a total beginner with a pair of scissors and a needle or...Read More

Pledging to be more Sustainable with your Fashion Purchases and Creative Projects

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Fashion and Sustainability A few years ago, I gave a TedTalkX at San Diego Mesa College where I am a Professor of Fashion. I had no idea what I was getting into when I offered to do it. But I...Read More

Free Lecture: Fashion and Sustainability

Susan Lazear of Cochenille Design Studio will present a lecture on Fashion on Sustainability this coming Sunday. This is based on her TedTalkX lecture she gave two years ago. [caption id="attachment_14884" align="aligncenter" width="215"] Sustainable Fashion Sweater[/caption] Fashion and Sustainability Sun,...Read More
UpCycled Fashion by Cochenille

Up-cycling your Clothing with Garment Designer: Take the Challenge

Posted on by Susan Lazear
Happy Earth Day!  Today, April 22nd, marks the anniversary of the beginning of the environmental movement which started in 1970. If you would like to learn more about the history of this day, go to this website: https://www.earthday.org/history/ It is...Read More