Well Fashioned: eco-style in the UK
Curated by: Rebecca Earley
Mar 24th - Jun 4th 2006
Crafts Council Gallery, London
Well Fashioned was the first comprehensive survey of the UK’s blossoming eco-fashion industry and introduced the cutting-edge designers from this young and emerging discipline. Exhibits ranged from customised denim and multi-functional streetwear to compostable wedding dresses and recycled evening wear. The exhibition examined the various ways in which fashion designers approach ‘green’ fashion, from materials and processes to concepts and techniques. Some outfits use organic or alternative fabrics like hemp, bamboo, wild silk and ingeo. Other exhibitors consider the ecological value of synthetic fabrics and biodegradable and recycled plastics.
The MultiSheer collection was reinterpreted for a fashion context for the exhibition with a range of 100% recycled polester 'little black dresses'.
Touring UK until March 2007 The City Gallery, Leicester (15 July to 26 August 2006)
The Design Centre, Barnsley (7 September to 20 October 2006)
City Museum & Records Office, Portsmouth (4 November 2006 to 7 January 2007)
Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton (20 January to 3 March 2007)