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    Flavialarocca – Jumpsuit

If the excitement of a new season wasn't enough already, Gather&See has launched five new beautiful brands for Autumn/Winter. Not only do each of these brands offer brilliantly designed, need it now pieces, they also keep sustainability and ethical production at the heart of their ethos. Let us introduce the new kids on the block.  

Flavia La Rocca Recycled Wool Plaid Dress Flavia La Rocca 

The brilliant Flavia La Rocca is the kind of innovative fashion brand that brings a smile to fashion editors' faces. As a winner of Vogue Italia's prestigious Vogue Talents competition for emerging designers, Flavia's clever designs are based around interchangeable modules which can be combined in various ways - so a dress is connected by concealed zips so that you can also wear it as a separate skirt and top. Think 2 for the price of 1 on the most luxurious of scales! Top quality recycled Italian wools and perfectionist Italian craftsmanship means that the pieces are as beautiful as they are clever. 

  GoodOne Oversized Wool Biker  

Goodone

The award-winning Goodone is known for bold, colour-blocked styles and a design method that is informed by the use of recycled fabrics. The British brand works under the ethos that design is the priority and sustainability a necessity.This season's collection is primarily made from up-cycled Aran knits and leathers and clever new sustainable fabics such as Lamous Suede. The result is a collection full of contemporary, stylish and wearable with an edge.

  Riyka Alice Dress  

Riyka

We were so delighted to come across London based Riyka. The husband and wife team based in East London produce brilliantly simple pieces created from a mix of natural reclaimed and organic fabrics such as denim, leather and cotton. The brand uses contrasting colors, textures and geometrical patterns to create pieces that are fun and playful and above all inherently wearable.

Beaumont Organic Madeline Shirt Dress  

Beaumont Organic 

British brand Beaumont Organic offers affordable but luxurious pieces that have a laid back, easy to wear feel to them, not to mention the fact that they are crafted from the softest organic cottons. Simple shapes and beautiful fabrics, what more is there to love. A Beaumont garment is a piece of clothing you will cherish and care for in your wardrobe. 

  H Fredriksson Cable Knit Jumper  

H Fredriksson 

Brookly based H Fredriksson delivers sustainable style by the bucketload. The overall mood of the line is one of time and timelessness, yet the details, silhouettes and design breathe modern contemporary culture. Through balancing tailored garments with oversized and loosely draped pieces she creates a juxtaposition that is the core of the H Fredriksson aesthetic. With a sense of past and present, the designer’s belief in traditional craft as well as in a future of new sustainable fabric technologies is marked in the mindful fabric choices of the collection. The collection is manufactured in New York City using sustainable fabrics and production methods. 

 A sunny London Fashion Week came and went with a flurry excitement amongst the knowing walls of Somerset House. Us Gather&See girls were thrilled to meet some exciting new faces as well as catch up with some old friends.  Above all we were happy to see a continued nod to sustainable and ethical fashion thanks to Estethica, the ethical arm of the British Fashion Council.

  On the catwalk on Friday night Christopher Raeburn delivered an airy show full of sporty silhouettes – bombers, parkas and pilot suits with a feminine feel and softened for spring with touches of sheer silk organza, tropical prints and khaki and bright pink shades. Raeburn’s commitment to using sustainably sourced fabrics was apparent once again with his use of reclaimed silk from parachutes used in humanitarian aid drops. Truly inspiring stuff.  

Christopher Raeburn

New discoveries included brilliant eyewear from Termite – made in England from sustainable wood sources – in most cases recycled or reclaimed.  The avant-garde shapes and colourful lenses jumped out at us and were certainly a hit with the fashion press.  Watch this space!  In the Estethica emerging designers area, Louise de Testa’s sweatshirts and silk shorts caught our attention while Steph couldn’t keep her mits off the lovely Wool & the Gang’s soft knits.  We also had the chance to catch up with the wonderful Finlay&Co whose new collection features rounder lenses in acetone frames all of which come with reflected clip-ons to match.  Flavia La Rocca impressed us once again with her brilliant modular pieces that are interchangeable to create different looks out of one outfit. This season she has worked with different textures and fabrics including cork, culminating in really strong collection  - we want it all!

Flavia La Rocca