Kate Middleton’s new fashion exchange, she’s urging everyone in the UK and beyond to come together in the name of sustainability. The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange will unite all 52 Commonwealth countries — the UK and its former British colonies — in the name of fashion. Specifically, they will come together to create “a one-of-a-kind sustainable outfit,” that will be unveiled during London Fashion Week on February 19 at Buckingham Palace, in the presence of Duchess of Cambridge.
The looks will then be displayed at Australia House, London from 21st February, and in other locations across London in the run up to CHOGM, April 2018. The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange will have a dedicated platform on Google Arts & Culture. Here a new community will form, giving a global audience access to the looks in an online exhibition along with the stories of these extraordinary partnerships and a directory full of extra resources, leaving a long-term legacy.
Thirty-one designers will showcase their work, including New Zealand’s Karen Walker, Bangladesh’s Bibi Russell, and Stella McCartney and Burberry, representing the United Kingdom, along with 26 artisans including Euphemia Sydney Davies from Sierra Leone, whose line Sydney-Davies has her collaborating with a master weaver from Ghana.
