The "Redress Design Award 2021" will present the "Grand Final Fashion Show" to be held in Hong Kong and livestreamed to the world via Facebook and Weibo on Saturday at 5.30pm Bangkok time.
In the show, the 10 finalists will present their signature waste-reducing collections to an esteemed panel of international judges -- among them returning powerhouses Orsola de Castro (Fashion Revolution), Desiree Au (Vogue Hong Kong) and Mahmoud Salahy (Timberland) -- in a bid to be named the winner of the "Redress Design Award 2021".
A preview of never-before-seen runway looks from the 10 finalists are now available. Styled and shot by two leading Hong Kong creatives, Kieran Ho and Karl Lam, the photoshoot is inspired by the aesthetics of cyberspace with models set on a backdrop of gradient light, representing the ether of the virtual world.
It reflects the digital future of fashion and spotlights the forward-thinking designers tackling fashion's waste predominantly through reconstruction, upcycling and zero-waste techniques.
In response to the core brief of the competition, the finalists give a second life to a variety of waste from end-of-rolls or samples, and consumer waste, like suits and uniforms to more unusual waste streams like damaged camping equipment and old sailing flags.
An exclusive version of the shoot where virtual and physical models meet will be showcased in the Oct 2021 edition of Vogue Hong Kong.
The Redress Design Award is the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition working to educate emerging fashion designers around the world about sustainable design theories and techniques in order to drive the shift towards a circular fashion system.
This year's competition was open to emerging designers and students with less than four years' professional experience from around the globe, focusing on womenswear and menswear design.
Visit facebook.com/RedressDesignAward and redressdesignaward.com/finalists.
