Recycled fashion at the Innovation Awards
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
It’s great to see so many of the nominees for the Innovation awards using recycled materials this year. The competition was lauched by the Ethical Fashion Forum this year to support new fashion designers whose work exhibits both outstanding design and sustainability. The winners will have the opportunity to show at Estheica at London Fashion Week in September and will get support from an expert consultancy team.
The sustainable fashion using recycled materials, include:
- MIA - combining second hand clothes purchased from local markets in Malawi with traditional Malawian textiles to create contemporary womenswear.
- Dandi Maestre - handmade jewellery and accessories made from natural and recycled materials including reclaimed wood.
- Henrietta Ludgate - based in a crofting village in the highlands of Scotland and using surplus fabrics from mills including fleece and tweed.
- Hetty Rose - Handmade shoes using mainly reclaimed, recycled and vintage materials with very little waste including Japanese Kimono fabrics and recycled leather.
- Lu Flux - clothing made using upcyled vintage material.
picture - Lux Flux
