PatternNation Designer Cydney Eva recently completed a Domestika course on upcycling clothing by Krizia Robustella. Although PatternNation has been upcycling for years now it was so much fun to get back into to the art form through this course and document our progress as we created this collection. Costa Besta and Cyd Eva developed 8 items inspired by their time together in #durban and #capetown with most of the clothing being upcycled sourced in the piles in downtown Durban.
Step 1: Photographing the original items, close ups of the patterns and selecting a colour palette.
Step 2: Creating a mood board of our inspiration images taken in Cape Town and Durban.
Step 3: Collaging cut out images of the original garments to imagine combinations for upcycling.
Step 4: Creating the collection of 8 garments in a cohesive collection
Step 5: Photoshoot! We partnered with @alienshitapparel4
Step 6: the PatternNation Upcycled collection and select Alien Shit Apparel is available for sale at @bluepriest_za 42 Palmer Road Muizenburg
Team Credits
Upcycled collection, camo pants and pom pom earrings: PatternNation @pattern.nation
Painted denim and clothing: Alien Shit Apparel @alienshitapparel4
Pattern pants and shorts: Blue Priest @bluepriest_za
Designers collective: The Priesthood @thepriesthood_cpt
Models:
Lady D @d_bytheletter
Amy Brown @q_amy_brown
Ruby Gold @rubygold_live
Masa Alien Shit @masa6lackacex444
Photographers:
Costa Besta @costabesta
Cydney Eva @cydeva
Location: Muizenburg Beach Western Cape South Africa