# Project Description

Urban Refuge

Lu Qiao

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Growing up in central China, I became aware of how climate change affects urban life. This shaped my design focus on sustainability, utility and adaptability. I work with upcycled and surplus materials to explore the connection between garments and shelter. At LCF, I'm developing a design language that merges utilitarian aesthetics with slow fashion principles to create thoughtful, functional solutions for an unpredictable world.

Growing up in central China, I became aware of how climate change affects urban life. This shaped...

College London College of Fashion

Course BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear

Graduation year 2025

As climate change worsens, weather grows increasingly unpredictable. A devastating rainstorm in my usually arid hometown in central China made me realize how vulnerable urban life can be. This project explores the relationship between body and shelter in uncertain environments. Through upcycling second-hand garments and zero-waste cutting, I aim to create multifunctional pieces that fuse utility with urban fashion. Designed for city dwellers, these garments adapt to changing weather and daily scenarios. The project questions our wasteful habits and reimagines fashion as a sustainable, protective layer in an unstable world.

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As climate change worsens, weather grows increasingly unpredictable. A devastating rainstorm in my usually arid hometown in central China made me realize how vulnerable urban life can be. This project explores the relationship between body and shelter in uncertain environments...

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