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Orsola de Castro

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Orsola de Castro

Orsola de Castro
Creative Director, Reclaim to Wear, UK

Biography

Orsola de Castro is a pioneer and an internationally recognized opinion leader in sustainable fashion. In 1997, Orsola started From Somewhere, a revolutionary label that was the first to address the issue of pre-consumer waste and reproducibility in recycling for the fashion industry. From Somewhere collaborations include upcycled collections for Jigsaw, Robe Di Kappa, Tesco and Speedo.In September 2006 Orsola co-founded Estethica, the sustainable fashion area at London Fashion Week which she still curates and organises for the British Fashion Council. From Somewhere has been collaborating with Speedo since 2010, upcycling obsolete swimwear and fabrics for the 'From Somewhere with Speedo' collection, including the 2012 Unity dress designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic spirit. In 2011, Orsola, together with partner Filippo Ricci, founded Reclaim To Wear, an organization that brings designers, producers and distributors to create upcycled capsule collections. Collaborations include Central Saint Martins, HKDI, and Reclaim To Wear by Topshop, a bestselling capsule collection which launched in June 2012 and is still ongoing.

Presenting: Building in Upcycling as a Fundamental Driver for Sustainability

17 Jul 2013, 12:50

Re-addressing the balance between consumption and disposal to support waste reduction, cost savings and green innovation

  • Understanding upcycling – concept, deployment and opportunities
  • Promoting collaboration between design, retail and industry to support long-term success
  • Modelling a novel and intelligent industry that performs alongside mainstream brand lines
  • Realising the main challenges to concept and deployment from the perspective of leading brands
  • Seeing upcycling as a solution to rising apparel costs and integrating this into the trend to move production back in-house
  • What does upcycling need from you? – generating an innovative design and manufacturing support team
  • Collaboration case studies: Speedo, Topshop and Tesco