With the desire to connect craftsmen and designers in the British Union to environmental awareness and protection, Ms. Livia Firth, founder and creative director of Eco-Age, launched the initiative of
Ms. Livia Firth – Creative Director of the Eco-Age brand.
With the support of government leaders and the British Royal Family, on February 19, Buckingham Palace will officially become a gathering place for sustainable fashion designers.
Buckingham Palace is the residence and workplace of Queen Elizabeth II.
All finished products will be displayed at the end of London Fashion Week 2018.
One of the first designers who will be introduced to the collection at the famous Buckingham Palace is none other than the beautiful Australian designer – Kit Willow.
Kitx Spring 2018 Collection. (Getty Photo)
Compared to many contemporary designers, Kit Willow has made slower progress in the process of researching and launching fashion products derived from nature.
Beautiful and talented Australian designer – Kit Willow.
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But for a fashion industry with such a rapid pace of change, it is her patience that is considered a rare factor in the industry.
Her biggest concern is how to find the best source of natural ingredients.
Furthermore, the company’s designs also use straw-like materials from tree bark.
Kit Willow’s Fall 2017 collection.
Returning to the project on ”Commonwealth Fashion Market”, Willow sought out and collaborated with artisans in the Solomon Islands who created beads using special shells from the sea
Not stopping there, Willow also shared more about the shell culture in this archipelago: `Instead of having to pay for goods with coins or paper money as usual, shells are used as a form of exchange.`
Kit Willow is designing her dress in the Solomon Islands. (Getty Images)
Revealing the importance of hands in the handmade fashion industry, Willow said: ” There are many magical things in the fashion industry that come from human hands, like hand weaving and beading.
We are also afraid that one day in the near future, the world will lose countless handmade items, if we do not know how to protect them.`
Realistic video about handicraft artisans on Solomon Island (Video:Steve Leicester)
NEST-The industry-led NGO is trying to encourage more companies to support artisans, who have been forgotten in the era of fierce competition of the fashion industry.
In addition, with approval from the British Royal Family, Buckingham Palace will soon organize many talks to raise people’s awareness about the role of nature in the environment.
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