Fashion Antidote success stories - Kirby Stebbing

Another success story, this time in the form of the inspirational Kirby Stebbing. Kirby visited our upcycling workshop at the Ethical fashion event at the Museum of Childhood. In the workshop we ripped up old shirts and created great unique skirts, in a variety of colours and fabrics. Kirby rose to the challenge and created the skirt you can see from the pictures below. 

Here’s what Kirby says about us: “The tutors at the Fashion Antidote skirt workshop were really helpful and I was glued to their sewing machine creating the skirt from men's shirts. When I looked at my watch we'd missed the Tatty Divine workshop, bummer! I was a bit gutted but I think you'll agree it was worth sticking to the skirt making.”

 

Kirby was recently involved in an unfortunate road accident, and whilst being on the mend she has been dabbling in craft and creating beautiful handmade ditties, check out her blog, Kirby Jane crafty. As Kirby says in her blog review of the ethical fashion event, such a life changing experience has drastically changed her body image and given her a ‘life’s too short’ mentality. “I've never been much of a skirt wearer, I wish I'd had my legs out more before my accident but going through such a life changing experience and having my body image changed so dramatically has made me appreciate my body more. I didn't think twice when I started making this skirt the other night. I'm going to wear it with leggings and probably boots but I'm going to be proud of my body and the first skirt I've ever made!” 

We’re so pleased to of been a part of Kirby’s inspiring story, we hope this is the first hand-made skirt of many!