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SUNDAY

COUTURE

SUSTAINABLE

2018-2019

The project featured costumes created from everyday upcycled materials and designed by Ms Elpie A. Malicsi from the Domestic Worker Empowerment Project at the University of Hong Kong. As a Filipino domestic helper in Hong Kong, Elpie’s costumes speak to the need for a more inclusive dialogue about sustainability, one that addresses the links between sustainability and labour rights, decent work and domestic workers’ creative contributions to Hong Kong culture.

This project was supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund granted by the University Grants Committee.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Video compiled by the members of Domestic Worker Empowerment Project at HKU

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BACKGROUND

A total of 15 upcycled gowns were featured in the project. Four were made for the project and 11 were created for past competitions and events.

ELPIE'S CREATIONS