London Fashion Week: Clothes made from recycled plastic

Two designers at London Fashion Week say their clothes made from plastic bottles and sustainable wool have a "political message".

Vin and Omi say it's almost impossible for low-cost high street clothes to be ethical.
The pair make their own textiles and say they want people to think about the waste created by our clothes.
"We never planned to be designers but we have a political message," Omi tells Newsbeat. "Fashion is the best medium."
The slogan of their show, featuring models in east London, was "we are not sheep".
'So soft'

Vin and Omi have developed 11 'eco-textiles', including 'leathers' made from the skins of chestnuts, and wool-like fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles.

"It all started when we made this t-shirt made from recycled plastic fabric," Omi says.

"When it came back from the manufacturers it was so soft, like a cotton-cashmere blend. From there it became an obsession to see what we could do next.

"The bottles are turned into chips. They're melted and stretched, then turned into yarn that we can weave just like fabric."

Big fashion brands often produce clothes which end up unsold or sent to landfill.
How long do you keep clothes for?

In the UK, we bought 1.13 million tonnes of clothing in 2016, according to the charity Wrap, but we only tend to keep clothes for an average of three years.

Source : BBC

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