Press release – OPINIONS
Thank you for coming to our 20th show ‘OPINIONS’ we think it is important to regularly hold a mirror up to what is happening in the world today.
In this show we have launched new ways of working with nettles collected from Kensington Gardens and Highgrove estate, that were harvested during late spring. The VIN + OMI team have been developing the new fabrics along with UK fashion and design students.
This is 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 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 show includes a dress made from cellulose fibre collected at Highgrove, which is a part of VIN + OMI’s UK ESTATES SUSTAINABLE IMPACT PROJECT.
Past garments that have been made are from horsehair from the King’s horses at Highgrove, cow parsley, and jewellery made from waste plastic plant pots.
The show will also feature other innovations including the designer’s new Netmorph a textile made from recycled fishing nets. A new initiative from the VIN + OMI Foundation that has been providing financial incentive to fishermen to recover discarded fishing nets.
VIN + OMI work a lot with industry and introduce new ways of working sustainably. On the catwalk will also be printed outfits made from recycled plastic waste from leading art supplies company Daler-Rowney.
The model’s headpieces are made from recycled plastic hair salon bottles and discarded wooden office furniture from hair brand KMS.
“This collaboration started with the former HRH The Prince of Wales, now His Majesty The King Charles III and will continue with Highgrove and the estates. 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
“VIN + OMI continue to push the boundaries of sustainable science, fashion and textiles while including social and environmental projects. I love the way they work.” Debbie Harry.
Our wonderful show shoes are made by Leigh Morrison. Ace shoe designer to the stars.
Our set will be recycled.
VIN + OMI ‘OPINIONS’ SPONSORS PRODUCT LIST
KMS
KMS has always focused on environmentally friendly products and transparency on how products work. They now look back on 47 years of researching and creating some of the best professional hair care products in the world. Their founders' vision was to fuse innovative technologies with the best that nature has to offer – creating high-performing products for every hair type.
ALL KMS PRODUCTS ARE CLIMATE NEUTRAL - In cooperation with Climate Partner, we support a wind farm in northern Morocco that reduces the amount of fossil fuel-based electricity used in the country and that strengthens the role of women in local communities by improving their social and economic situation.
Vin + Omi are creative, sustainable ambassadors for KMS. We are planning a range of exciting sustainable projects with the global beauty brand.
DALER- ROWNEY
For almost 240 years Daler-Rowney have been a manufacturer of the finest art materials. Their aim is to allow everyone to be creative and strive to be accessible, inclusive, and innovative. In 1983, the Daler Board Company purchased the George Rowney Company to become Daler-Rowney Limited, as it's known today. In their own specialist areas of manufacture, both companies led the development of fine artists' materials in the United Kingdom for many years. The combined heritage of both companies and the Daler-Rowney name has become synonymous with consistent quality to artists throughout the world.
Vin and Omi are global sustainable creatives, for Daler- Rowney and have collaborated for five years on a range of exciting projects.
JÄGERMEISTER
Vin and Omi have been partnered with Jägermeister for ten creative, sustainable shows and projects.
Historically Jägermeister was surrounded by nature in the lower saxton town of Wolfenbuttel and is made from the highest-grade herbs, blossoms, roots and fruits from around the globe and are crafted into 4 distinct macerates, then combined in modern-day alchemy into our herbal spirit. The full ingredient list is a closely guarded secret, but raise a glass to your lips and you’ll taste all 4 corners of the world.
As quoted by Jägermeister, the music may change, the clothes may change, but every generation has its irreverent perfectionists. From humble house parties to global gatherings, Jägermeister is still embraced by those who push the boundaries and rewrite the rules in every field. Long may it continue…
https://www.jagermeister.com/en-GB
CLAWS BY TIGER TAYLOR
Claws by Tiger Taylor is the world’s first biodegradable and sustainable answer to the global false nail industry. It is a mission driven beauty business looking to change the way people think about nails, nail products and their responsibility to the planet.
The company aims to change the perception of ‘fake’ and acrylic nails by positioning the product as not only sustainable but also reusable whilst being fashion considered.
This elevated product is a world first, biodegradable, compostable and therefore a sustainable way to enjoy nail transformation at home and at select locations around the world.
Official launch coming soon!
Follow @clawsbytigertaylor or www.clawsbytigertaylor.com for more information.
LANGHAM
Opened in 1865 as Europe's first 'Grand Hotel', The Langham, London has an unrivalled location at the top of Regent Street. After an extensive transformation, the hotel offers the most luxurious guestrooms and suites, classically styled and evoking a warm residential feel with flawless service. The Langham's bars and restaurants are all overseen by the culinary icon Michel Roux Jr. These include Palm Court, the award-winning Artesian Bar, modern British pub The Wigmore, and a state of the art cookery school, Sauce by The Langham. Chuan Spa Body + Soul provides a pampering haven and is London's first luxury hotel spa to incorporate the ancient principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine into its signature treatments and ambience. The Langham, London is part of Langham Hotels & Resorts, with over 20 distinctive hotels and more than 30 projects in development from Asia, Europe and North America to the Middle East.
https://www.langhamhotels.com/en/the-langham/london
JACOB MASSEY
Jacob Massey is a leading Production Agency. Based in Soho, London we specialise in Audio Visual permanent and freelance recruitment, live event production and system integration. We support a diverse client portfolio ranging from corporate companies, tech giants, cultural and heritage organisations through to global fashion brands. Delivering bespoke Audio Visual communication strategies. For more information on our services please visit www.jacobsmassey.co.uk
BIOSSANCE
Inspired to continue using innovative biotechnology to make a positive impact on the world and the ingredients people put on their faces and bodies every day, Biossance created a skincare brand. All Biossance formulations are developed in a facility certified by My Green Lab—the gold standard for laboratory sustainability practices for responsible usage of energy, waste, and water.
They choose tubes and bottles that are completely recyclable and outer cartons made from renewable sugarcane paper, without inks or dyes that could affect recyclability.
In partnership with CarbonFund.org, Biossance plant trees and fund reforestation efforts to offset every order shipped, saving 22 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year.
“We believe that clean beauty can be sustainable beauty— and that the earth is worth it.”
https://biossance.com/pages/sustainability
LUSCOMBE
Committed to producing the finest soft drinks with the care of the planet always front of mind, Luscombe is thrilled to partner with VIN + OMI. Passionate about crafting the very best tasting organic drinks, they source the finest quality organic whole fruits and ingredients from trusted growers around the world which they expertly blend with Dartmoor spring water to create their award-winning range of fruit juices, crushes, bubblies, sparkling waters, tonic waters and mixers.
Delighted to be the first drinks brand in the UK to gain organic accreditation from the Soil Association, they are also the proud holders of a Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales, granted in 2021. Nearly 50 years on from where it all began, Luscombe remains as dedicated as ever to reducing their impact on the environment through a number of ongoing sustainability initiatives including a ground-breaking Agroforestry project.
VIRTUE DRINKS
We create clean energy drinks, with zero sugar & calories, made with all-natural ingredients. Our mission is to share the power of clean energy with people everywhere. Each can sold contributes to the conservation of rainforests.
CONGRESS CENTRE
Vin and Omi are happy to be returning to the Congress Centre.
Congress Centre is now one of central London’s leading conference and events venues. It offers a choice of 16 flexible conference and events spaces, hi-tech conference facilities and outstanding food and service, within an architecturally renowned listed modernist building.
Congress Conference Venue offers a choice of 16 flexible conference and events spaces, hi-tech conference facilities and outstanding food and service, within an architecturally renowned listed modernist building.
The venue is set within an architecturally-renowned 1950s’ modernist building which provides a striking backdrop for a wide variety of meetings and events. Many central London exhibition venues or London conference venues can be rather bland, but Congress Centre offers the unique combination of light and airy contemporary spaces with a 1950s’ twist.