Chandigarh April 7, 2022
EXHIBITION of Handcrafted UPCYCLED Products – “Conscious Consumerism and Green Fashion”
An exhibition of handcrafted UPCYCLED products was organized by the University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development and Centre for Human Rights and Duties, Panjab University, Chandigarh on April 7, 2022. The products exhibited were: Face masks, Sanitary Pads, Scrunchies, Make-Up Pouches, Tote Bags, Fabric Potli Bags, Fabric Coasters, Cushion Covers, Laptop Bags, Sleep Mask, Baby Bibs, Tie Dye, Sling Bag, Fabric Hairbands and Kitchen Napkins.
The exhibition was organized under a project sanctioned by Panjab University Alumni Association to Dr Anu H. Gupta and Dr Namita Gupta on Conscious consumerism and Sustainable Fashion. This was the second exhibition under the project. First exhibition was organized on July 28, 2021. Dr Anu H. Gupta and Dr Namita Gupta stated that the purpose of the project was to generate awareness about the excess being created, purchased and disposed of. For the same, a pre loved clothing collection drive was carried out in the hostels of Panjab University in the months of March-May 2021. Residents of the hostels generously donated their unused clothes during the drive. Ten women from Nayagaon (Punjab) were identified for the training who had basic training in stitching. These women were trained in the workshop of the UIFT&VD in the Months of April-June 2021 to create products through the recycling of old clothing. The exhibition was organized to market the products created from these old clothing. The core purpose was to generate awareness about sustainable lifestyle among the students of Panjab University and to show them that they can reuse their discarded clothing.
Many visitors/students visiting the exhibition praised the merchandise. A few of the students that interacted at the exhibition and commented that “We can now create so much from our old clothing and it is a good notion of protecting our earth from the waste that humans are generating. It’s important to take care of our health as well as that of planet.”
