SPEEDO X FROM SOMEWHERE

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A preview of an exciting new collaboration between Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, and award winning sustainable fashion label, From Somewhere, was revealed at Estethica the British Fashion Council’s ethical fashion area at London Fashion Week.
The ‘From Somewhere with Speedo’ collaboration forms part of a series of creative art and design projects commissioned by Speedo created from unsold stock and surplus pieces of the revolutionary Speedo LZR Racer suit. The limited edition capsule collection that is still in development, comprises a statement dress constructed purely of Speedo LZR Racer suits that will be auctioned for charity.
Award winning designer Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci, Directors of Ethical Fashion label From Somewhere recycles and rethinks the fashion industry’s waste turning textile surplus into beautiful clothes that take into account the balance between consumption and disposal. From Somewhere’s collections are made with luxury designer pre-consumer waste such as proofs, swatches, production off-cuts and end of rolls and in this case unsold and surplus Speedo and Speedo LZR Racer stock.
Filippo Ricci and Orsola de Castro, said: ‘From Somewhere is incredibly excited about collaborating with Speedo, as the high-tech fabrics allow for our creativity to run wild. The collection is design led and directional as well as having a considerable environmental impact. We look forward to digging deeper both into our creative resources and into Speedo’s excess stock!’

SOURCE : http://www.ecochicmagazine.co.uk/sustainabilty/from-somewhere-with-speedo-collaboration