Pupils' upcycling scheme helps lower cost of prom
Summary
Students at Brook Mead Academy in Leicester created a "prom library" where suits and dresses are donated, repaired, and lent out for free to reduce the high cost of prom outfits. They learned sewing skills at a university workshop and set up the system so clothes can be reused by future students, making prom more affordable and environmentally friendly.Key Facts
- Pupils from Brook Mead Academy collected donated suits and dresses for their prom library.
- De Montfort University fashion students taught the pupils how to mend and improve the clothing.
- The prom library allows students to borrow outfits and return them for future use, like borrowing books.
- The clothing donations included dresses with minor faults from a local wedding shop.
- Prom outfits can cost from £100 to £1,000, which many find expensive.
- The project aims to make prom accessible to all students and reduce clothing waste.
- Environmental charity Global Action Plan helped the students with the project.
- This initiative is the first prom at Brook Mead Academy, which opened recently.
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