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.
(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?
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!
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.
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
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.
