“Fashion is a celebration of the joy of creativity and craftsmanship. Our version of Fashion creates clothes that have meaning, clothes that are loved and cherished. Every piece is made to last,” said Patrick Grant, Creative Director at E. Tautz. “If you love your clothes, wear them until they wear out, and when they do, fix them. And when your clothes can no longer be fixed, recycle them. We are very grateful to the Royal School of Needlework whose students have resurrected and elevated the skills of needlework to give extra life to our garments.”
A large number of the pieces in the show have been made using textiles recovered from unwanted clothes that were donated to clothing recycling banks across the country. Astco, one of the UK’s largest clothing recyclers, provided a vast stock of second-hand white cotton shirts, bed linen and denim jeans, which generated an array of useable and recycled fabrics for the students to use.
Link to full article: https://www.uca.ac.uk/news/2020/rsn-students-unite-with-menswear-label-at-lfwm/