OPINIONS

VIN + OMI continue their collaboration with Prince Charles to explore new ways of utilising waste plant and other materials  from the Prince’s HIghgrove estate

The nettles and strimmed waste plant material were gathered in late spring from the Prince’s estate following on from his suggestion that the design duo focus on new way to develop Highrove plant and plastic waste.

This is also the first time the designers are working with The Royal Parks . Waste nettles were taken from Kensington Gardens and have been transformed via a new coiling process into a new nettle textile. The Highgrove nettles and plant material have also been bonded with latex and other plant material to form a brand new material.

This work is part of VIN + OMI’s UK ESTATES SUSTAINABLE IMPACT PROJECT where

The design duo continue to push the boundaries of how we can utilise waste materials The show  also includes a dress made from cellulose fibre collected at Highgrove.

“ This has been our third year working with Prince Charles and the freedom we are given to work with a range of waste materials from the HIghgrove Estate has enabled us to explore exciting new textiles and recycling processes and more importantly introduce those new innovations to a wide range of students to benefit the next generation of sustainable designers” VIN + OMI

This collection also features other innovations including the designer’s new Netmorph a textile made from recycled fishing nets. This is a pioneering new initiative from the VIN + OMI Foundation that has been providing financial incentive to  fishermen to recover discarded fishing nets.

On the catwalk will also be printed outfits made from recycling plastic waste from leading art supplies company Daler-Rowney.

Opinions also shows 50 forceful opinions from students, models and the designers - poignant to todays world.

The model’s headpieces are made from recycled plastic hair salon bottles and discarded wooden office furniture from hair brand KMS

This season’s collection was a direct response to the current living, economic and environmental crisis that we are all facing, The remaining part of the collection has been recycled from discarded garments or rejected fashion industry stock.

Images of the models carrying their messages by Perou - superstar photographer @mrperou