More Or Less also commissioned 11 British designers to create a one-of-a-kind garments using leftover materials from their ateliers, for a shoot by Alex Carl and Chloe Le Drezen. It was an exercise in sustainability, showing that something beautiful can be made out of what would normally be wasted.
Tonight, an exhibition of the bespoke pieces created by Alice Lee, Conner Ives, Halpern, Dilara Findikoglu, Erdem, Louise Gray, Phoebe English, Richard Malone, Richard Quinn, Simone Rocha and Vivienne Westwood commissioned by More or Less launches at MATCHESFASHION.COM’s townhouse 5 Carlos Place, known for supporting young creatives and design talent, where it will be open to the public until 2nd March. (See What’s On and sign up to attend events at 5 Carlos Place here).
A goal of More Or Less is ‘to provoke thought about the decisions we make when we buy clothes – factoring in the realities of cost and consumption’. Originally, Jaime’s plan was that every head-to-toe look in the magazine would cost less than £500. However, after presenting this concept to Eco-Age creative director Livia Firth, Jaime adjusted the price range to include outfits up to somewhere in the region of £1,000 (as well as focusing on certain brands that prioritise sustainability). “Livia warned me about the risk of not paying for what things cost. Every garment and aspect that goes into making the garment costs money. If you’re not paying for the cost of materials and the labour that goes into a piece, someone is losing out,” says Jaime. “Therefore I raised the price to be ‘in the region of’ £1000 head-to-toe. We have gone over in some cases but I wanted to set a parameter for people to aim for.”
What does Jaime want readers to take away from the magazine? “I hope they come away feeling uplifted and that they have seen something different from anything they have seen before,” she says. “I also hope it inspires people to think more about the choices they make when they shop.”
See below the one-of-a-kind garments designed by Alice Lee, Connor Ives, Dilara Findikoglu, Erdem, Halpern, Louise Gray, Phoebe English, Richard Malone, Richard Quinn, Simone Rocha and Vivienne Westwood made from leftover materials from their ateliers.
The exhibition at MATCHESFASHION.COM 5 Carlos Place runs from February 18th – March 2nd.