Astra —
Womenswear
Full Product Development · Concept to Garment · 2026
Astra was a full product development project built around sustainability and material reuse. The brief challenged us to transform donated interior fabrics into contemporary womenswear, while still creating garments that felt refined, wearable, and intentional rather than overly conceptual or "eco-focused." I explored softer, pseudo-formal silhouettes influenced by quiet luxury, asymmetry, and understated design, while also considering how the garments would realistically exist within a target market.
The project included the entire development process — from concept creation, moodboards, color palettes, and fabric sourcing to sampling, garment construction, branding, pricing, and consumer feedback surveys. One of the biggest challenges was learning how to work with unconventional upholstery fabrics and recontextualize them into apparel that still moved and felt natural on the body.
Material Story
Reclaimed
Upholstery
Fabric
Every piece in the collection was built from donated interior fabrics — upholstery materials not originally designed for the body. Working within those constraints meant letting the fabric drive decisions: how seams fell, where the garment could flex, what shapes it naturally wanted to become.
The collection started with figure sketches that prioritized silhouette over detail — loose, layered forms with a quiet formality. The main look explored an off-center bias zip on the top with kick-pleat, flowy bottom, while the secondary concept pushed toward a cleaner, more sculptural balloon hem with tonal button detail.
From there the process moved into sampling — translating those sketches into actual fabric decisions, pattern work, and fitting adjustments on the body. The donated upholstery fabrics changed the design constantly, pushing the silhouettes toward what the material could do rather than what was originally drawn.
