Extending Garment Lifecycles with Personal Plant Healing
Dyeve In is the proposal for a slow fashion production model where people can send second hand clothes to receive a custom natural dye color and print. The design process calls for collaboration and trust between the commissioner and maker, strengthening a relationship, while creating a meaningful garment.
Exploring transcorporeality and plant medicine I was wondering: Are there personal benefits to wearing natural dye aside from the environmental benefits? Can herbalist practices be integrated into natural dye to promote wellbeing? How can a service protest the cheap, synthetic, disposable clothing that fast fashion has standardized?
A customer shares information on their general wellbeing and chooses a category for emotional support they are seeking through a survey on my website. Their needs inform the plant matter I choose for the dye, creating a personalized garment that is saturated with care.
