Recycled fashion event: From Waste to Wear
We've just had a week of fashion mania at Shiny Towers, so the Hippyshopper team have been hard at work looking through the haze of frocks, canapes and champagne, and keeping tabs on designers' ethical credentials. On Thursday, I decided to see what the current crop of eco fashionistas had been up to, and dropped in on Refashioned: From Waste to Wear; the only event dedicated entirely to ethical fashion to spin off from London Fashion Week. Many of the top names were in attendance, with catwalk shows from: Rebecca Earley, designer, researcher and curator of last year's Well Fashioned: eco style in the UK exhibition; TRAID Remade, the fashion label from the people behind the textile recycling charity; stylish vintage customisers From Somewhere, and aGaiN NYC, the hip US label that specialises in turning 'junk into funk'.
Having covered a fair few catwalk shows for our sister sites, I can honestly say that the 'greener' end of fashion is well and truly holding its own if these collections are anything to go by...
In fact, I was surprised there weren't more of them. Where were our old
favourites Junky, Patagonia and Enamore?
The labels exhibited here were switched on, stylish, and above all, current. Not a rainbow beanie or dodgy hemp number in sight... From somewhere (left) had picked up on the trend for high-waisted dresses and oversized tops, choosing soft, neutral colours contrasted with polka-dots and stripes. B.Earley's shirts and printed leggings, meanwhile, referenced natural forms like bamboo and wild flowers. aGaiN NYC excelled in quirkily customised vintage bags and accessories.
Representing the shoe side of things were Worn Again, whose recycled trainers looked even better close up than they do on the site: the choice of materials they've used is fab - checks, bright colours and suit material - and the melted plastic soles create a unique camouflage effect.
The evening rounded off with a series of workshops and activities, including a drop-off point for old clothes, organised by TRAID.
Can somebody please help me find the designer of the dress worn by Denise Van Outen and tell me how I can get hold of him. I work for a Waste and Renewable Energy Co and we desperately need to get hold of him for assistance with the public. I can be contacted on 01733 348468 . Thanks Helen Rome
Posted by: Helen Rome | August 28, 2007 6:07 PM