Zero Waste Harem Pants

Role:
- Zero-waste patternmaking & garment design
- Upcycled material sourcing & fabric manipulation
- Sewing, pleating, and volume construction
- Styling, modeling, and visual direction
- Photography and documentation

These harem pants were designed and constructed through a zero-waste patternmaking process, achieving less than five percent material waste while maximizing volume and movement. Created from upcycled bed sheets, the design reconsiders excess fabric as an asset, using dense gathering and pleating to build a sculptural silhouette that expands and collapses with the body. The garment emphasizes fluidity and scale, allowing the material to drape organically while maintaining intentional structure. Through pattern development and controlled fabric manipulation, the pants transform a familiar textile into a bold, expressive form that challenges conventional ideas of efficiency and restraint in apparel design. The project was fully self-directed, encompassing design, construction, styling, modeling, and visual documentation. By pairing sustainable methodology with exaggerated volume, the pants function as both a wearable piece and a study in material-driven design.