Mia Wardrop

BRAID

CONTENTS MOOODBOARD/001-004 CONCEPT/004-008 TREND/009-010 BODY 1/011-015 BODY 2/016-120 BODY 3/ 021-025 IMAGES / 025-034

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RE-PURPOSING HAIR IT’S 100% ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY, SO WHY AREN’T WE MAKING USE OF IT? “UNLIKE ANIMAL HAIR, IT IS ALSO CRUELTY FREE”

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HAIR Even though hair comes in many colours and textures, it is all made of the same materials. Due to the damage of fast fashion on the industry - looking to make sustainable clothing even out of human hair seems like the way of the future. Think of the paradox - we waste so much human hair, yet at the same time its normal to wear sheep or alpaca hair in our clothing. “Hair waste ends up in landfills, accumulating large amounts in the solid waste streams, choking the drainage systems.

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ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER

ROBERTO CAVALLI

SCHIAPARELLI

BALMIAN

MAISON MARGIELA

TREND RESEARCH

BLUMARINE

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FENDI

VENEXIANA

BODY 1 STONE JACKET MADE WITH TEXTURED VINYL

BRAID CROP MADE WITH POLY HAIR BRAIDS AND A COTTON BASE FABRIC. FLINT PANT MADE WITH COTTON/POLY BASE, DELUXE FUR AND CUSTON MADE BUTTONS

BODY 2

CROWN MINI MADE OUT OF POLY HAIR BRAIDS AND A COTTON/POLY BASE FABRIC

ROAR HOOD MADE OUT OF DELUXE FAUX FUR

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BODY 3 FISHTAIL MAXI CUSTON PRINT VELVET CANVAS WITH POLY BRAID STRAPS

ROAR HOOD MADE OUT OF DELUXE FAUX FUR

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CREDITS FASHION DESIGNER: MIA WARDROP CREATIVE DIARECTION AND STYLING: MIA WARDROP MODELS: MIA WARDROP, PALOMA CRAWFORD, KODA PHOTORAPHER: CATIE HALMERICK, MIA WARDROP