Ben De Lisi Launches 'Fashion Favours'

1 month ago 25th Sep 13:03

Top fashion designer Ben De Lisi and style icon and TV presenter Miquita Oliver have teamed up to launch 'Fashion Favours' today.

'Fashion Favours' is a unique fashion collection being created by volunteers purely from recycled and customised clothing. They are calling on every 16-25 year old in England to join Fashion Favours in this venture. It is being launched in conjunction with vinspired.com

This particular initiative is part of a new ‘Favours’ campaign to transform negative perceptions of volunteering and show that volunteering is as simple as doing a favour.

This venture aims to highlight some of the socio-environmental issues around the fashion industry. UK households currently throw 900,000 items of clothing a year and are living in a culture of disposable throwaway fashion.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of these issues, as well helping people learn skills to save, and make the most of their clothing. Recycling clothing has social, environmental and economic benefits for society at large. The campaign calls on volunteers to help us make that difference and raise money for HIV charity Body & Soul.

Ben De Lisi is leading the collection of customised and recycled clothes by volunteers. It will form the world’s biggest ‘virtual wardrobe’ online at vinspired.com.

People can download a fashion tips kit created exclusively by De Lisi to help them change their clothes, and sign up for the customisation workshops being held across England, with leading recycled fashion designers 'Kesh, Traid, Ethical Fashion Forum and Junky Styling'

Key pieces from the collection will appear in a fashion show in December, as well as showcasing in Debenhams window displays across England.

All garments will be auctioned off to help raise funds for HIV charity, Body & Soul as well as a selection of exclusive celebrity-customised clothes also up for grabs.

Ben De Lisi added: "It’s shocking how many clothes we throw away each year. The ‘Fashion Favours’ collection represents the difference doing a small favour can make in collectively benefiting society.

I'm excited to be working with young volunteers to pass on my skills so they can help reverse some the bad ‘fast fashion’ habits we've all adopted. Get onto vinspired.com and get involved."

Miquita Oliver commented: "Fashion Favours is a great chance for people to work with some of the best people in the fashion business, either learning from them at the workshops on online at vinspired.com, all while doing a favour. I can’t wait to see the outfits that the volunteers create."

Laura Terry- Female First