Week Six: Presentation (Part 2)

Feedback from Presentation

• Students could write down the cost of each process for each garment and have a place in the exhibition.
• Use students as a case study within the exhibition for them to sell their garments to the public walking through. 
• Could be a lot of crossover with other students in the class who are looking into sustainability for their projects. 
• As well as showing the costs through each process, maybe also think about the cost on the environment. E.g. travel costs, dyeing of textiles, throwing away waste, etc. 
• Looking at the Fashion Revolution 2013 vending machine idea, it shows a vending machine in a very public place that offers $2 tshirts. What the public don't know is that once you pay, it displays a short video on how those tshirts were made by people that don't get treated fairly. It then asks the payer whether they still want that tshirt or if they'd rather donate the $2. Most people chose to donate. It was so successful because it was in a public place that captured everyone's attention, but gave them the shock factor that they weren't expecting. 
• Should look at converting the unconverted by using a public place for the display. May need to get permission from the council, or use a space like 19 Tory St. Not many people would come to Massey just to pass through, needs to be more public, that people would just stumble upon. 
• There are enough students researching sustainability to be able to all work together on this. 
• In Fashion design you make things as real as possible, contrast to Spacial design. Could potentially look into how spacial design students speculate what might happen. You could mock up an experience for this semester rather than creating the whole thing. Propose what may happen for next semester. A tiny mock up. 
• Just showing people the impacts of fast fashion may shock them and change their attitudes, but you really need to show them how they can make a difference. When they care, how do you capture them to change. 
• Perhaps other students can offer their garments as the better alternative?
• Student can sell their garments straight from the show into the display and into people's wardrobes. They will need to think about the different sizes needed as well as any matching accessories that could be ideal. 

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Over the Easter break I will be reflecting on this feedback and making a start on my proposal writing.