Frayed Elegance
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The first national meeting of textile and clothing professors took place in Madison, Wisconsin in June 1959. With a mission to advance excellence in education, scholarship and innovation, and their global applications, the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) is a professional and educational association of scholars, educators, and students in the textile, apparel, and merchandising disciplines in higher education.
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The design concept was to explore an ethical alternative to feathers in an environmentally friendly manner. This design was inspired by feather treatments used in couture gowns by designers such as Givenchy, Jean Paul Gauthier and Serkin Cura’s Spring Summer 2015 show. Feathers are rarely associated with cruelty to animals yet, according to PETA (2015) the feathers are usually plucked from the animal while it is alive. This design research project illustrates an exploration using an alternative to feathers in an environmentally and ethical manner.