‘I wanted to find the slowest fashion imaginable’: the woman growing her own dress
Looking for an alternative to fast fashion, Eve Ogden Schaub decided to create a garment from homegrown flax
TL;DR
- Eve Ogden Schaub is growing flax in her backyard to create a linen dress.
- The project aims to provide an alternative to fast fashion and highlight the environmental impact of the industry.
- Schaub is documenting the entire process, which includes traditional steps like retting, breaking, scutching, hackling, spinning, weaving, and sewing.
- The undertaking is seen as a way to explore the value of creativity and slow down in a fast-paced commercial world.
- The project has given many people a better understanding of why clothing was historically expensive and why people owned fewer garments.
- Schaub hopes her project will question the current clothing production system and its implications for workers and the environment.