
HOW MUCH TEXTILE WASTE DOES THE FASHION INDUSTRY PRODUCE IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE?
1999 - 18.2 BILLION POUNDS
2009 - 25.46 BILLION POUNDS
2018 - 34 BILLION POUNDS
2025~34+ BILLION POUNDS (estimated)
2037…ZERO (projected)
Zero Waste Jacket
Three iterations of a single jacket, each cut from a perfect square of fabric where every pattern piece is utilized—no scraps, no landfill. The numbers on the back represent the billions of pounds of textile waste produced by the U.S. fashion industry, with the jacket's pattern lines and measurements derived directly from this data. This piece embodies precision, sustainability, and the transformation of environmental statistics into tangible form.