Recent Parsons graduate Haesu Kwon has done something original with the old and sometimes mundane which is pretty remarkable. She has taken upcycling into a luxury field and is taking vintage fashion and existing knits and creating her own fabric to create gorgeous dresses and individual pieces that truly are one-of-a-kind.
She also realizes who her audience is, as she says craftsmanship is one of the most important aspects of her designs, as well as using recycled materials. She uses metallic embroidery thread in an effort to keep the designs close to the body and keep the knits from stretching. This is a truly ingenious way of taking two ideals which are not always said in the same breath, recycling and luxury goods.
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