REDRESS ALUMNI - SHOWCASING SUSTAINABLE CIRCULAR DESIGN
Our Redress Design Award Alumni are at the forefront of a new breed of fashion designers prioritising sustainability and circularity as much as desirability. Find out what they’ve been working on lately!
Jasmine Leung, Angus Tsui, and Eric Wong at Juxtaposed 2023
Jasmine Leung, Angus Tsui, and Eric Wong were selected to present sustainable outfits at Juxtaposed 2023, the VR fashion experience and physical exhibition at ICONSIAM in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by our partner, the Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association. Held from 23 Oct–5 Nov 2023, Juxtaposed featured 52 physical outfits from Hong Kong designers along with four Thai designers, offering a cross-cultural, immersive digital fashion experience.
Lola Clavel’s work featured by Lane Crawford
The signature skirt from Lola Clavel’s capsule collection, ‘The Matador’, is featured in Hong Kong's premier fashion house, Lane Crawford, for their AW24 digital campaign ‘One of a Kind: A Bespoke Season’. The fuschia silk skirt is made using leftover and deadstock material.
In addition to developing her atelier which offers bespoke women's fashion and bridalwear, Lola has also begun working with Style Carousel, offering a service to customers to make temporary alterations to rental garments to ensure the perfect fit.
Alumni Networking Event
Beyond their participation in the final rounds of the Redress Design Award, we continue to support our competition Alumni in moving the needle towards circular fashion practices.
In October, we held another successful networking event for our talented Alumni designers from across the globe, connecting them with industry experts from fields including marketing, retail, sourcing, recycling, and more. This online event gave our 30 participants the opportunity to exchange thoughts about the fashion industry and sustainability, and for the Alumni to get advice and knowledge to support their careers in sustainable fashion.
Thanks to our Alumni Partner Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong and to Lead Sponsor, Create Hong Kong, for making all our Alumni activities possible!
Pei-Wen Jin: Finalist in the Circular Design Challenge
Redress recently entered into a partnership with R|Elan™and Lakmé Fashion Week as the APAC region nominating partner for the Circular Design Challenge in their move to expand the footprint of the outside of India. Seasoned Alumnus Kelvin Wan was among the industry experts on the judging panel.
We put forward five of our APAC Alumni designers to the regional semi-finals: CJ Martin, Lê Ngọc Hà Thu, Louise Lau, Nawoda Bandara, and Pei-Wen Jin. Pei-Wen wowed the regional judging panel to showcase her capsule collection, 'The Complete Pieces' by The Tangram, at the final in Delhi last month for Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with United Nations in India.
Jessica Chang at Taipei Fashion Week AW23
Redress partner, Taiwan Textile Federation, supported Alumna Jessica Chang to showcase her brand PCES at Taipei Fashion Week AW23 in March alongside five other designers and brands that collaborated with various factories for their sustainable fabrics. The collaboration began last year with Jessica being connected with a local textile factory, who provided her with recycled nylon and polyester to create her collection.
Look out for her sustainable showcase next year at Taipei Fashion Week AW24!
Eric Wong, Tiger Chung, and Jasmine Leung at Hong Kong Denim Festival 2023
Eric Wong, Tiger Chung, and Jasmine Leung each showcased a full-denim upcycled outfit at Central Market in Hong Kong from 3–7 November alongside 11 other local and Greater Bay Area designers selected by the Hong Kong Denim Festival this year. This month-long annual event spans four locations around Hong Kong, with The Redress Closet also joining as a host for the ‘Downtown Denim Weekend Bazaar’ in Sham Shui Po on 12 November.