Sustainable Fashion: Christopher Raeburn’s Remade Studio I Hubbub Vlog

Coats made out of parachutes? Life rafts being used to make designer bags? We meet fashion designer Christopher Raeburn who takes us behind the scenes of his magical Remade studio to discover what sustainable fashion looks like. This week our ‘FAUX’ Fashion Magazine competition winners Katie and Georgia, met fashion designer Christopher Raeburn in his North London studio to find out what it’s really like to run a sustainable fashion label. We throw away 350,000 tonnes of clothing every year in the UK, and even more clothing ends up languishing in our wardrobes because it doesn’t quite look right, doesn’t match anything else we own or we bought it without trying it on (again). Christopher’s innovative designs got us to thinking about what we could do at home to make the most of our wardrobes, so here are our top tips for dressing green without losing out on style: TOP TIPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE. Remake. Reworking and fixing your clothes is a great way to keep them fresh and make sure they last longer. Buy second hand. Think of buying second hand clothes like treasure hunting, it might take a bit longer but more often than not you’ll hit the jackpot and find clothes you really love with a smaller price tag. Check out our blog on breathing life into your clothes for some top tips on buying second hand http://bit.ly/2kOgGgF Get smart. Decide what matters to you in the wardrobe department and find out which brands match up. There is loads of information out there on brands sustainability credentials and apps like ethical barcode can help you become an expert on #WhoMadeYourClothes before you know it. Fashion Revolution have some great rescources to help you start your detective work http://bit.ly/1bo4cE6 Christopher launched his label in 2008 with a collection made entirely from giant lifeboats. Since then his Remade clothes have been fashioned from parachutes, army surplus and bomb disposal uniforms staying true to his ethos of Remade, Reduced, Recycled. Find out more and see Christopher’s collections here http://bit.ly/2kPhmOL Big thank you to Georgia and Katie our amazing competition winners who entered their brilliant design into our satirical fashion magazine Faux which we put together as an antidote to Black Friday last year. Find out more about the campaign and read Faux here keep an eye out for the winning design on page 16! http://bit.ly/2jygGwb To meet more people like Christopher click the subscribe button and come back and see us next Friday!