2nd Place

WHOLE

Katy Liao

Student Environmental Sustainability

Project goal:

Each year, one million tons of textile waste goes into the landfill. The purpose of this project is to reexamine the disposability and reusability of clothing by looking at the whole cycle of a piece of clothing from the beginning to the very end. The main goal is to motivate people to take care of what they already own and use it for as long as they can.

Project result:

WHOLE is an eco-friendly clothing brand that reminds everyone to take care of other elements and creatures in our world by mending and reusing their clothing. The brand endeavors to lengthen the lifespan of a t-shirt by using sustainable materials from the beginning, providing mending kits, and challenging customers to wear the piece of clothing for as long as they can. When the t-shirt is no longer wearable, the clothing fibers will be recycled into journal paper.