WALKING PIECES

ABOUT

 

 

 

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 

I AM ASLI — THE CREATOR BEHIND WALKING PIECES. I WORK FROM MY STUDIO IN GERMANY, WHICH IS ALSO MY HOME.

FROM SOURCING TO SKETCHING, CLEANING, PATTERN-MAKING AND SEWING — I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY STEP OF THE CREATION.

 

WHY UPCYCLING?

THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTING INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD. THOSE NUMBERS CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING —

BUT THEY ALSO REMIND ME THAT CHANGE BEGINS WITH SMALL, INTENTIONAL STEPS. UPCYCLING ALLOWS ME TO TRANSFORM WHAT ALREADY EXISTS. NO NEW GARMENTS, NO NEW MATERIALS — JUST NEW SHAPES, NEW IDENTITIES. EVERY PIECE BEGINS WITH SOMETHING THAT ONCE HAD A LIFE, A PURPOSE, A WEARER. MY ROLE IS TO GIVE IT ANOTHER ONE. BY REUSING AND REWORKING GARMENTS, THE TIME SPENT ON EACH CREATION IS LONGER — BUT SO IS ITS STORY. THIS IS MY WAY OF OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE NOISE OF FAST FASHION: SLOW, THOUGHTFUL, AND CONSCIOUS. IT MAY START SMALL, BUT WITH YOUR SUPPORT, IT CAN BECOME CHANGE.