Growing Fashion

Clothes and shoes help protect us from the weather, getting sick, and getting hurt. As kids get older, they grow out of their clothes and need new ones that fit better. But it's wasteful to always buy new clothes, because it takes a lot of resources to make and ship something new. How could you redesign clothes or shoes so they could grow with a kid and last longer?

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The Expando Dress! is a dress that you can tighten or loosen the elastic so it fits anyone and when you get bigger you just loosen the elastic with the fastener and the elastic is hidden by a layer of fabric so you can't see the elastic inside and presto!

The Expando Dr… LydieCupcake

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This dress is made with elastic, so it can change size and be comfortable for whomever is wearing it! What other materials could you use to make clothes that change sizes?


pants can zip off at different lengths waistband is elastic. It has buttonholes in the waistband to shorten or lengthen the elastic. If you are smaller, tighten it. If you are bigger, go to a bigger buttonhole!

wookborm

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How many different ways can you make pants adjustable? This designer thought of two ways: using buttons to make the waist larger or smaller, and using zippers to make the pants longer or shorter.


Extenda-Shoe the shoe that extends into different sizes just by pulling on the shoe. The grey parts can extend or contract to fit your shoe size. So buy one today! "Extenda-Shoe, The shoe that extends!"

Extenda-Shoe plok151

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This designer created shoes that can easily change sizes when someone pulls them open or closed. How else could you design a shoe to get bigger and smaller?


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