Who made my clothes?
Discover the story behind what you buy. Who made each piece of clothing, and what's the environmental impact?
Discover the story behind what you buy. Who made each piece of clothing, and what's the environmental impact?
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When I imagine my childhood - my clothes stick out to me the most. The colours and pairings and influences and lack of influences. A yellow football shirt, a long denim skirt, jelly shoes, multicoloured scarf, a trilby - all in the same outfit. It’s interesting to stop and think about the age you stop wearing whatever you want. When you start to think about what you should wear. When people start to say ‘I can’t wear that, that’s not my colour, that’s not very manly’.
Over the last 16 years, Elvis & Kresse have pioneered a new form of luxury, addressing the problem of waste with traditional craftship and a great deal of care. Made from the London Fire Brigade’s decommissioned fire hose, the Weekend Bag is one of their most iconic items. So much so that the Weekend Bag was honoured with iconic status by the V&A, and it can now be found in their Bags: Inside Out exhibition until Sunday, 16th January 2022. Before we hear more about the exhibition, here’s the story behind Elvis & Kresse’s inspiring innovation.