Sustainable Fashion
That's me, modeling my silk tie dress on the runway at the first Wave Ontario Wardrobe challenge, Parry Sound airport, July 13th. Even my shoes are vintage. They are from the 40s, and were donated to my kindergarten dress-up trunk when I was a teacher. Wave Fibre is a new woolen mill, set up to help small Ontario sheep farmers process their wool. You can read all about it on Wave's website. The challenge put forward by Wave was to create clothing using only materials sourced in Ontario. We had to submit photos a few months ago, and they were judged by five people in the fashion industry, based on sustainability, creativity and quality of work. Finalists were selected, and winners were announced at the show. My dress came in third place! Most of the entries were created of local wool, spun, and then woven or knitted. Mine was very different, because it was created of old silk ties I had collected at local thrift shops. Each tie is a work of art, and of course the work of the si...
