London Fashion Week round up
The Sustainable Angle collaborated with seven London designers this season, to inspire and support their fabric sourcing through The Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabrics Expo.
The results of this specially commissioned project, in partnership with Arizona Muse were showcased in the Designers showroom at London Fashion Week.
The aim was to communicate the quality, diversity and desirability of a range of sustainable fabrics and materials. By showcasing designs made with innovative and sustainable materials that represent the future of sustainable design, the designers set an inspiring example to other creators.
Through this project showcased at LFW, these designers are now armed with the knowledge to question existing out-dated embedded practices, and are discovering sustainable innovative fibres and fabrics that are desirable and commercially viable.
Several of the designers were so impressed by the quality of the fabrics and style shown in our Future Fabrics Expo, that they integrated them into their main collection.
- Edeline Lee – created four garments that were realised using hemp, organic cotton, featuring a Blouse made from TENCEL™ Luxe by Lenzing Group which is made from filaments which is made from eco-botanic lyocell filaments made from wood pulp,which is sourced from sustainable wood, produced using a pioneering closed-loop lyocell production process.
- Emilia Wickstead – Used a vegan leather that is a best practice leather alternative avoiding toxic chemicals in the processing, made in Japan.
- Felder + Felder – dress made from TENCEL™ Luxe, as above detailed, and a jumpsuit made from TENCEL™, see above.
- Galvan – created from Viscose from FSC® certified wood sources made in Italy
- Georgie Macintyre x Arizona Muse – Dress and miniskirt from Piñatex™ made from pineapple leaf fibres, lining: TENCEL™, see above. Mini skirt with sequins, made from 100% recycled polyester, lining: GOTS certified organic cotton. Blue dress made from Tencel™, as above.
- Roland Mouret – Dress from EcoVero™ fibers by Lenzing Group. EcoVero™ is an eco-friendly viscose with the lowest environmental impact.
- Temperley London – Silk dress using organic GOTS certified, non bleached silk, digitally printed using GOTS certified inks.
At the London Fashion Week Discovery Lab, we showed the ‘Future of Fashion Materials, and showed visionary materials, such as bio-degradable sequins , experimental biomaterials embellishments, and photosynthesising textiles – reinforcing the future focused message of our LFW Desginers showroom. The Discovery Lab created much interest amongst visitors, stylists, bloggers, press and buyers.
LFW Webpage: http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/designers_profile.aspx?DesignerID=3329
