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FOCUS: Reworked items as catwalk garments

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These last few weeks have been hectic - can't begin to explain how much. However main first year deadlines are now over . Meaning I can go back to having a life now, yipee! Currently, I'm writing an essay for uni involving the study of the REMADE line by Christopher Raeburn. He's clearly understood the target market he is catering to, by converting old parachutes, kites and silk scarves from WW2 into wearable, desirable street and outerwear. This is pretty smart from the company's part, as these key items were actually used to produce clothing during and after WW2 , when clothes rationing used to occur. Alongside the "make-do and mend" campaign set up by the government, people were low on resources - including fabric (as all hands and materials were dedicated to providing the troops). This led to the population still homebound to scout out fallen nylon parachutes, or lost silk maps, and re purpose them. I'm hoping this is something I can c