Community Closet

Women seek a constantly updated look. Currently, they turn to fast fashion for its cheap price and endless variety but it has devastating effects on our environment. What’s worse, the majority of clothes go unworn, creating a vicious cycle of excessive waste. With Community Closet we aim to transform women's relationship to new clothes by optimizing an "access over ownership" model, meaning she gets the fresh looks she craves at the same affordable price, for a fraction of the impact on the environment. Community Closet is a response to Nike + MIT CoLab Innovation Challenge.

Client: Nike + MIT CoLab

Team Credits:  Diana Donohue  I  Alyson Strike  I  Valentina Beltran  I  Sucharita Jyothula

Project Scope

The Design Challenge

Nike + MIT Climate CoLab Innovation challenge aims to address the material impact fashion industry has on the environment. They seek revolutionary new ideas for how to engage industries, designers and consumers in valuing, demanding and adopting low-impact fabrics and textiles. 

Design Process

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