Zero waste is an approach to fashion design that eliminates all fabric waste from a garment. Zero waste products require fewer resources than conventional styles and aim to address the average 15% fabric waste created during production. Zero waste fashion design adopts the width of a cloth as the space within which to design the pattern pieces of a garment, while simultaneously considering garment fit, aesthetics, and cost. Contemporary zero waste design has been pioneered by creative researchers and designers such as Holly McQuillan, Timo Rissanen and Zandra Rhodes.(1,2)
ZERO WASTE DESIGN
