MOXIE

        noun. , Slang. courageous spirit and determination; perseverance:

SHOW PRESS RELEASE

MOXIE seems the right word for this show. The current global situation on many levels requires tremendous MOXIE to get through it all.

This is our 20th year show and we want to bring together many of the things that are part of VIN + OMI. We’re lucky to house this show at the wonderful Kensington Building with the support of Ashby Capital

MOXIE also shows a nod to our pioneering work with textiles over the last 20 years developing eco textiles and processes that have been passed on for others to develop on a wider scale

We don’t sell our clothing or our textiles. Our fashion work is just the end journey of our adventures that year. We don’t call ourselves fashion designers, but ideologists. Fashion is our fluff at the end of a serious bit of work. The only magazine cover we have been on is Recyling and Waste World.

We’ve been lucky to work with some fantastic people over the last 20 years and have formed long term relationships with global corporations like NASA, the UN, institutions and high profile individuals like Debbie Harry, King Charles III and Michelle Obama. Looking back it has been a  very weird and humbling journey that started with two boys with no plan.

MOXIE will showcase past garments and new garments made from nettles, chestnut, butterbur, cow parsley, mushroom, recycled waste plastic into micro bonded textile, metal fabric from collected cans, recycled milk carton fabric. Each garment has its own eco story.

20 years of shows, over 1000 models, we are here courtesy of the great support from the below companies. Also we are blown away with all the support from our lovely audience and the bus loads of students that support and learn with us.

Among our great models today we have Jo Wood, actress Josie Stevens from LA, London’s happening entrepreneur Naomi Heaton, the modest superstar Eve Ferret and of course Dame Prue Leith as you have never seen her before ….. Please CHEER AND SCREAM whenever you fancy

We thank you all and especially our hotel parter The Other House who has made today’s show happen, Jagermeister, Daler-Rowney and our new partner Philip Martin’s. We are also collaborating with the wonderful jeweller Nicolas Vavassori who is creating magic in Northern Italy