About

Feather Phase Out (FPO) is an education-focused cultural initiative launched in January 2023 to address the routine use of bird feathers in fashion, performance, and visual culture. The project examines how materials such as ostrich, pheasant, and turkey feathers became normalized in costuming and design, despite limited public discussion around sourcing, ethics, and alternatives.

Rather than operating as a product brand or advocacy organization, Feather Phase Out functions as a platform for awareness, documentation, and creative exploration. It highlights emerging feather-free approaches in fashion and performance, showcasing how artists and designers are preserving spectacle, movement, and craftsmanship while rethinking traditional materials.

By centering practitioners—performers, costumers, and designers—Feather Phase Out traces how cultural change often begins within creative communities before appearing in institutional policy or industry standards. The initiative contributes to ongoing conversations at the intersection of ethics, innovation, and artistic evolution.