AS A PROJECT DELIVERED THROUGH THE PORTAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL IMPACT AT LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION (LCF), UAL, COMMUNITY COSTUMES BROUGHT A 4-DAY SERIES OF COSTUME-MAKING WORKSHOPS TO BRAMPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR YEARS 1–4, FUNDED BY THE MERCHANT TAYLORS COMPANY. DESIGNED AROUND THE SCHOOL'S SPRING THEME OF FAIRYTALES, THE PROGRAMME INVITED CHILDREN TO EXPLORE STORYTELLING THROUGH HANDS-ON MAKING, MATERIAL REUSE, AND IMAGINATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING.

EACH 1-HOUR WORKSHOP CONNECTED CREATIVE PRACTICE WITH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ECOSYSTEMS, WASTE, AND SUSTAINABILITY — TREATING COSTUME NOT AS DECORATION, BUT AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGATION. USING RECLAIMED AND NATURAL MATERIALS — FABRIC OFFCUTS, CARDBOARD PACKAGING, PAPER WASTE, AND FOUND NATURAL ELEMENTS — CHILDREN EXPLORED QUESTIONS OF VALUE, REUSE, AND MATERIAL LIFECYCLES THROUGH THE PRACTICAL ACT OF CUTTING, LAYERING, AND ASSEMBLING.