A MAVERICK fashion show that aims to provide an antidote to fast fashion includes a collection that draws deeply on the Jacobite Rebellion.
Carina Rose’s Echoes Of The Rebellion celebrates Scotland’s rich history with a focus on the symbolic Jacobite rose which is intricately woven throughout her pieces. The colour palette of her designs features rich reds, deep greens, blues, and touches of white and silver which are all linked to the Jacobite movement.
Her collection is just one of the nine on show at ReFashion Edinburgh which takes place this evening and shines a spotlight on designers based in the city who have a passion for sustainability and ethical creation.
They include award-winning slow fashion designer Jen Byrne (below) as well as knitwear and crochet designer Alison Curr who specialises in accessories for the home and person.
Curr’s work is about style rather than dictated by fashion and her new collection includes knitwear and a wide range of hats, mittens and other cosy items in a range of colours.
Also present at the show will be Edinburgh-based French designer Séverine Fouché, whose collection is inspired by La Belle Époque and combines see-through fabrics with cut-out materials, using upcycled garments and second-hand fabrics.
Gerry Gapinski is known for painting large-scale interior canvases and murals. For the last three years, he has been applying the techniques he uses for his artwork to upcycled and vintage clothing, creating one-off, mixed-media wearable street art.
Each piece in his collection tells a story, offering a fusion of street art, popular culture, and musical influences that span the rebellious spirit of punk rock to the vibrant colours and patterns of the psychedelic 1960s.
Claire Pattison’s new Typical Girls Collection is inspired by the inventive, riotous passion and fury of women’s art and activism in the 1970/80s and the relevance that these artistic acts of activism still have on women’s place in society today. She makes bold, textured and playful designs, reusing and repurposing pre-used fabrics and found objects.
Fawns Reid’s collection is made from felt offcuts of traditional hats steamed into fantastical shapes while Rita Szentivanszki’s key material is reclaimed jeans chosen for their durability and timeless appeal.
The show is curated by Alison Harm, founder of ReFashion Edinburgh and owner of Psychomoda designer-made clothing, who has more than 45 years of experience in creating clothing for all occasions, including sustainable garments made from remnants and antique cloth, vintage and recycled jewellery, as well as knitwear. Her collection of history-inspired garments uses both pre and post-consumer fashion waste.
She said: “This is the third ReFashion Edinburgh event that we have staged in Edinburgh and it just gets better and better each year.
“It is an absolute honour to work alongside such incredibly talented designers, both new and established, to curate this show and I really hope that our audience will not only love the designs but stop and think next time they buy a new outfit and look for a sustainable alternative, as there are so many incredible designers working in this field.”
Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (TDFS) is this year’s chosen charity with all proceeds from the event going to support efforts to embed sustainability and diversity in traditional dance across Scotland.
Iliyana Nedkova of TDFS said: “We are delighted that ReFashion Edinburgh has chosen the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland as their charity for this year’s event.
“Earlier this year, [Harm’s] work was on display at the Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh as part of our Pomegranates project – Scotland’s International Trad Dance Festival and audiences were wowed by the creativity of her designs. [Harm] is immensely talented and a real advocate for sustainable fashion.”
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