My project is about challenging fashion’s reliance on extraction, speed, and disposability. By redefining waste as a source of cultural, material, and creative value, my practice questions the idea that newness equals progress, suggesting that revisiting tradition, repair, and reuse can create garments that are visually impactful and socially meaningful. Through reworking, visible repair, and modular construction, I am developing my personal designs using storytelling and resistance. Drawing from Japanese repair traditions - like sashiko and boro - and contemporary subcultural dress, my work creates hybrid garments that honour cultural knowledge while addressing present-day environmental challenges. I position my work as a political act—one that values labour, material history, and transparency over the trend of mass production.