My fashion collection 'Float' aims to raise awareness of the RNLI through utilising decommissioned kit and Hypalon waste from the boat manufacture industry. This collec­tion is made using 100% waste materials. My main personal aim for this collection was to push the materials to the limits taking them out of the context they where designed for and give them a new life in fashion. The boating industry produces an estimated 55,000 tonnes of waste each year, expected to grow by 10% each year. I contacted a RIB boat manufacturer and was donated an extensive supply of hypalon waste which was destined for landfill. Hypalon is rarely used outside the context of boating so I undertook extensive experimentation with the material to discover its limits. I utilised joining methodology from boat manufacture but shrunk them down to be applied to garments while maintaining wearability. Personal water safety equipment has a lifecycle and once it becomes decommissioned it becomes unsafe to use within the same context again. The RNLI aim to recycle 100% of their waste and are always looking for new ways to reduce waste. They have collaborated with this project donating an array of decommissioned kit for me to repurpose in their entirety for my collection. All woven scraps from my collection have been shredded to be utilised as stuffing for accessories and future work to minimise my projects environmental impact. Although the UK is an island nation many don't know about water safety or who the RNLI are, this becomes incredibly dangerous when people go to to beach in the summer igno­rant of tidal information - this results in the rate of RNLI rescues almost doubling. I believe it is important to raise awareness for the RNLI as well as their water safety campaigns.