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ABOUT

Fashion Recipes For The Future is an open-source (free) 'cookbook' (toolkit)

of playful 'recipes' (activities) for adults, children & young people, to engage in alternative ways of experiencing and owning fashion.

 

It is an out-of-this-world playful learning approach towards

sustainability-focused fashion education and a transformed future of fashion.

Everyone can play the recipes but there are different versions for

teachers & educators, parents & families, children & young people to lead

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(Implicitly) Educational

Out-Of-This-World Approach

Playful, Interactive & Fun!

Collaborative

In these recipes, you will:

Cook up out-of-this-world ways of wearing our clothing & engaging with fashion.

Dress-up, share, swap & experiment with your own

& others clothing.

Re-imagine & re-design everyday objects & clothing.

Investigate the stories behind fashion and our wardrobes.

Whisk together imaginary worlds that explore ‘What Ifs?’ in fashion.  

Stir together creative, critical ways of thinking about fashion, embracing curiosity.

Creative Writing

& Reflection

Imaginative Play

& Drawing

Used within the recipes: 

Dress-Ups & 

Experimental Play 

with Clothing

Role-Playing &

Storytelling

Fashion Detective 

Investigations

Creative Play & Learning Methods

Recipe Explorations

Young people ask:

Imagine if our clothing could grow flowers? 

Would this help reduce climate change? 

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Drawing by one 7-year-old. 

We ask:

Would this help cultivate

nourished, joyful environments?

What if we all shared all of our

clothing? Like sharing popcorn!

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Co-created drawings by 10-11-year-olds. 

We ask:

Would this mean we need to extract & consume less material resources?

Children & young people offer a gateway into untapped ideas for a reformation in Fashion.

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Photos from young people's drawings from playing the, 'What If? Imaginary Worlds' recipe.

Teacher

"Thank you so much for the work you have been doing with my class.
 
They loved the session."
Testimonial from a teacher from a workshop  facilitated with a class of 10-11 year olds.

Young People & Students

"I liked the freeness of it."
"Exquisite Corpse [drawing]
was really fun."
​"I liked designing our characters."
"I liked the dance freeze and the glasses."    
Testimonial from 10-11 year old students
who participated in a school-based workshop. 

Parent

“Thank you again for a
wonderful workshop."
Testimonial from a parent whose young person
participated in an extracurricular workshop.

Testimonials

How To Play

Click the link below to explore how to use and play Fashion Recipes For the Future. 

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Workshops with
                       Banana Bloom

Banana Bloom is vivacious and effervescent, with a penchant for

floral-shaped eyewear, colourful hats and bright lipsticks.

Banana Bloom is experienced in hosting workshops with adults,

children and young people of all ages and skill sets, in many 

play-spaces, including schools and community hubs. 

 

Contact Hannah if you'd like Banana Bloom to host a

'Fashion Recipes for the Future' workshop!

They are based in London, United Kingdom

but are happy to travel. 

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