Much gratitude to Fashion Journal for the wonderful and extensive feature highlighting a very special collaboration with Converse , a collection of Converse Chucks and apparel that we custom indigo dyed within our studio for the launch of their new sustainability-focused shoe repair and customisation space, Renew Labs Fitzroy!
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It was great to be able to chat about our travels, origins, inspiration and challenges alongside circular fashion as they all go hand in hand in accessible sustainability.
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Part of a central aspect of my ethos- and inspiration from Sun Ra (Space is the Place)- is how art can be a form of reprieve from very present sociopolitical realities. Navigating this as a Bla(c)k artist has been complex and challenging but I hope can contribute to the larger conversation here of how colonial state injustice affects our art and our worlds on deep pervasive levels.
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We are elated to have the opportunity to collaborate with such an alligned company Converse and project as Renew Labs to create a capsule range of indigo dyed chucks and apparel hand dyed within our Collingwood studio and beyond excited to be apart of today's circular fashion movement.
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Photography by Nadeemy Betros
Interview with Kate Streader
For Fashion Journal