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STRETCHING THE CAPABILITIES OF AN OVERLOOKED FAST FASHION PRODUCT

WHAT TO DO WITH OLD RIPPED AND LADDERED NYLON TIGHTS?

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This project explores the afterlife of used and broken tights. Tights are a disposable product. As soon as there is one hole or ladder, it is time to go in the bin. This is not a positive impact on the environment, adding to the extensive mass of non-compostable materials going to landfill. So all the tights you see are old used tights given a new application. This experiment explores the inherent strength of this overlooked material and also gives it a second, third or fourth life.

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TIGHT INSTALLATION //

 @ Edinburgh Playzone 2018, in collaboration with Vivienne Kelly .

Thank you to everyone in Edinburgh who donated their old tights for this work.

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