Cholet.At the textile museum, an exhibition to "enhance waste"

Last June, the first-year students of the Cholet fashion high school (Maine-et-Loire) made nineteen creations. Toutes seront exposées à partir de ce mercredi 1^er décembre – et jusqu’au dimanche 9 janvier – au musée du Textile.

"The project was launched by a textile teacher," recalls Clément Bagnol, a first year student and author, with his classmates, creations exhibited at the museum.She launched the project on the basis of two principles: color, white, and recovery of textiles and fabrics of all kinds.»»

« Comme en entreprise»»

Pendant deux semaines, « fin juin»», les étudiants des sections vêtement et textile du diplôme national des métiers d’art et du design, au lycée de la Mode, guidés par deux intervenants, se sont empressés de confectionner leurs créations."It was interesting and stressful at the same time," says the student.We were as in a business, with the pressure of the deadline that came closer.»»

The fifteen students from the clothing section worked on styling, thanks to old white clothes recovered or sheets.For its part, the textile section, composed of the same number of young people, lingered on the material. « Sur le durcissement de matériaux, pour ensuite les modeler et leur faire prendre des formes bien précises»», explique Clément.

In total, it was nineteen creations that have emerged."Clothes, such as dresses, ups or stockings, as well as rigidified fabric structures that will create faces or universes.»» « Des univers complètement différents mais qui, ensemble, marchent très bien et traduisent une histoire commune»», assure le porte-parole des étudiants.

An eco -friendly approach

Clément says, this project made them grow: "It brought us enormously in terms of technique and creative spirit.It was very rewarding.We all exchanged together on our creations, we were asking questions ... It gave us a new vision of the fashion world.»»

"We used recycled materials, to make beautiful with the old.It is in tune with the times. Ça s’inscrivait dans une vraie démarche écoresponsable, de valorisation des déchets textiles»», poursuit-il.

If the exhibition is just beginning, the fashion high school is not lacking in ideas. « Différents projets sont en discussion, notamment l’idée d’un défilé de mode dans Cholet, ou celui de récupérer de vieilles affiches pour les recycler et en faire des accessoires, parmi lesquels des trousses ou des tote bags»», conclut l’étudiant.

The students of the clothing and textile sections will offer, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December, guided tours of the exhibition.