Now in its fifth cycle, the EcoChic Design Award is the brainchild of Redress, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit that strives to demonstrate the potential of disused textiles like secondhand clothing and fabric offcuts from the garment industry.
Mayamiko’s “ReBirth” collection focuses on how something that would otherwise be cast aside could be rejuvenated into something beautiful and unique.
“Our collections are inspired by real people, urbanites who love culture and nature,”
“I innovated the way to utilize the waste materials and created original yarns out of waste,”
Constructed by the Texas-based initiative’s fashion committee to fete its annual recycled-fashion show, the Tim Burton-inspired gown comprises a dumpster’s worth of castoffs
Like the line that preceded it, the upcoming range incorporates fibers derived by Pharrell’s Bionic Yarn eco-textile firm from salvaged ocean plastic.
We inspire a more creative, sustainable and individual approach to clothing.
The ability to exploit waste as a raw material is something that brings Regenesi and Dainese’s core values together
The textile range is created entirely from hand-woven, 100% natural cotton and dyed with indigo.
“The garment industry in Haiti is being revitalized and we want to be there from the beginning to show that the sector can change to incorporate sustainable and ethical standards,”
MILCH has been fashioning—and refashioning—its gamine designs for the past 15 years, using techniques that are grounded in environmental and social ethics.
Using her background in sculpture, painting, and ceramics, she manipulates the material to resemble leather and achieve a high-fashion, almost fetishistic look.
