Pre-Order The R Collective x Wen Pan 'Rinse' Collection
On June 3, we are launching a collection in collaboration with Chinese London based designer Wen Pan, achieving positive environmental change by rescuing excess luxury materials and upcycling it back into fashion, while giving back 25% of profits to Redress.
The seven-piece capsule collection, ‘Rinse’, takes inspiration from the emotive narrative ingrained in every stitch of clothing through the wearer’s life and memories. True to Wen Pan’s signature style, ‘Rinse’ evokes characters of femininity and roughness, a hint of delicacy juxtaposed with deconstruction, imperfect raw fluidity meets rich textures.
Created using upcycled rescued excess luxury materials sourced from luxury brands, manufacturers and fabric mills from around the world, the collection uses circular fashion techniques to reimagine the destiny of textile waste, keeping fabric in the fashion system and transforming the way clothes are designed.
Based in East London, Wen Pan is a Central Saint Martins graduate and an alumni of the Redress Design Award. Each piece is named after an East London borough, a reference to the imperfection, spirit of freedom and independence that inspires Wen Pan’s work, “I hope we can find a beauty in imperfection. We do not need to dress or look like a celebrity, as being ourselves is beautiful enough,” says Wen Pan, “Rinse shows that you don’t need to make a loud statement to support sustainable fashion. When women wear pieces from this collection, they can feel a strong pride and inner confidence, ‘I am what I am, and I am making a small effort to make the Earth better, which makes me really cool.’”
With a like minded mission to reduce waste in the fashion industry, The R Collective x Wen Pan ‘Rinse’ collection is the epitome of slow fashion featuring the Dalston Trench, a quintessentially British style with a twist created using upcycled crepe, the Islington Dress, made from redwood silk finished with raw edges and the Bermondsey Pants made from upcycled monochrome houndstooth wool.
‘Rinse’ is available to pre-order now and will start shipping on June 3. Select pieces will be available in Lane Crawford.