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With the global pandemic seemingly taking centre stage we set out to provide Kiwi’s and visitors to our shores with the best ‘ready to go’ reusable precaution kit, providing them with all the tools to keep them safe from Covid-19 when travelling and in public places. Wasteless-Kiwi’s pandemic precaution kit has been designed for the busy worker, in a Covid-19 world. The PP-Kit contains a full set of essential PPE items for use during air travel and public commuting, in unsure times or when Alert Levels are high. Thankfully Aotearoa is currently free from community transmission of Covid-19, but health officials are warning us...

The Redetermined Dress Collection began as a research project. In 2007 I began questioning fashion’s sustainability, in particular I was concerned with wasteful fashion consumption and the rapidly growing throwaway culture that was developing in Aotearoa. Along my journey I began exploring ReFashion as an intervention for reclaiming discarded textile items and reconstructing new clothing for return to the fashion stream. My view is that discarded clothing is an untapped commodity, a rich fibre/textile resource to be conserved and transformed into contemporary fashion.  During the first scoping phase of my ReFashion experimentation, I transformed numerous discarded items into further unique and wearable clothing. ...

In the midst of the Covid-19 Lockdown I was asked to make protective face shields for ESSENTIAL workers in a freight depot. They’re working on the distribution line ensuring our essentials get through to the right place. But with worldwide PPE gear being in such short supply, they just need a bit of extra protection to keep them safe while working. I was inspired by a report discussing how Washington medical staff were using craft supplies to make their own Face Shields. But, given the unavailability of craft supplies during Lockdown, I decided to test materials that I had at home. This is an easy DIY...

The 10 year Prediction from 2008 Farrer & Fraser (2009) Conscience Clothing: Polarisation of the Fashion Textile Market Originally delivered in 2008, I co-authored this paper, as the junior researcher, with Dr Joan Farrer. This was my first research paper in sustainable fashion and I remember starting out so excited in the beginning. I was charged with articulating the issues to understand how, in 2008, we had reached such extremely wasteful behaviours. At the time a multitude of incredibly ethical and environmental solutions were popping out of fashion research projects throughout the globe and I was still very green and...

Just in time for Christmas!!!  A sneak preview at the GIRLZ… Coming soon on  Wasteless-Kiwi.com   And the new CRITTERZ…