As London Fashion Week marks its 40th anniversary, it stands as both a beacon of innovation and a mirror reflecting the industry's evolution. The event's legacy, particularly its 1990s zenith, casts a long shadow over today's proceedings. In that era, the runways sizzled with the avant-garde visions of Alexander McQueen, the punk-infused...
Sep 18, 2024
Premium outerwear brand Napapijri, part of VF Corporation, has named British fashion designer Christopher Raeburn as its global creative director. In a statement, Napapijri said that Raeburn’s appointment comes as the brand ventures “into the next phase of its journey to become more design-led and elevated”. Raeburn, known for his sustainable...
Nov 15, 2023
2023 marks the 50th anniversary since the original Timberland yellow work boot was first created, and the brand is celebrating with the creation of the 'Future73' collective, featuring designers including Christopher Raeburn and Samuel Ross reimagining its 6-inch premium boot for the future. The ‘Future73’ project features six “future makers,”...
Mar 7, 2023
As part of Stratford’s upcoming Christmas celebrations, the area is set to host an array of special events, a market and workshops over the festive period. From December 1, beginning with its annual Light Switch On, ‘Christmas at East Village’ will see a schedule of predominantly sustainably-centred occasions take place. The area’s highlights...
Nov 28, 2022
Timberland has unveiled its SS22 Earthkeepers by Raeburn collection consisting of an all-gender apparel line of eco-innovative products. Items included in the collection, which is designed by the brand’s collaborator at larger, Christopher Raeburn, utilise earth-conscious materials, such as Tencel x Refibra fabric, Rebotl material and...
May 20, 2022
Christopher Raeburn is a design-led, London-based womenswear, menswear and accessories fashion brand. Christopher works with certified organic materials, recycled polyester, and a lot of surplus materials, particularly military surplus. According to Sass Brown, Christopher’s aesthetic comes from, “a fascination with military materials and...
Nov 18, 2021
Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...
Christopher Raeburn is to design and produce a new creative community design lab in London’s East Village in Stratford. The new hub, called The Lab E20, will bring together emerging, local and global innovators in fashion, tech and design from the local E20 community, Newham and the wider London creative sector. Raeburn, who is the founder of...
Jun 30, 2021
A new publication called the Open Source Fashion Cookbook aims to share ‘recipes’ and tips for leading the best sustainable fashion life. Founded by New York fashion brand ADIFF designers Angela Luna and Loulwa Al Saad, the book is a tool for “democratising sustainable and ethical fashion, enabling all people – especially communities that cannot...
Feb 15, 2021
British designer Christopher Raeburn is to relaunch menswear brands Left Hand and ST95, founded by Massimo Osti, the Italian designer who was also the founder of Stone Island. In a short statement, UK-based Left Hand Studios Limited said that it has acquired the two brands, formed in the mid-1990s, and has appointed Raeburn to “reinvigorate”...
Dec 8, 2020
Australian skincare brand Aēsop, part of Natura and Co., is set to collaborate with leading sustainability fashion brand, Raeburn. The first joint venture between the two will drop in January 2021 and has been created with post-Covid customer needs in mind, explains Aēsop, and will highlight both brands’ shared principles around practicality,...
Oct 1, 2020