Valerie Name Bolaño, a New York-based interior designer, has found a way to repurpose unwanted furniture by turning it into luxury outerwear. The designer has launched her first-ever luxury fashion line that will feature outerwear made from upcycled upholstery textiles. Given the nature of her work, Name Bolaño frequents textile showrooms to design custom-made furniture pieces for clients. During these frequent trips, she discovered that textile offcuts are often discarded - many of which are salvageable and good enough to use.
The designer has taken these discarded pieces and launched Spolia. Spolia debuted at Paris Fashion Week and offers six outerwear styles all crafted from discarded textiles pieces. From luxury taffetas, silk, cotton, linen, to jacquard clothes - the Spolia collection embraces all materials and is finished with handmade ceramic buttons.
Upcycled-Textile Outerwear Lines
Spolia Offers Luxury Outerwear Made from Precious Textiles
Trend Themes
1. Upcycling Luxury Fashion - Repurpose seemingly unwanted materials to create high-end sustainable fashion.
2. Sustainable Textile Reuse - Minimize fabric waste and reduce environmental impact through innovative fabric reuse methods.
3. Luxury Outwear Design - Creating unique, high-end outerwear using rare and cherished materials, to create a one-of-a-kind piece.
Industry Implications
1. Textile Manufacturing - Incorporating sustainable textile reuse processes to reduce waste significantly and improve environmental sustainability.
2. Fashion Design - Innovative approaches to high-end fashion design, using fabric that would otherwise be discarded, while still providing unique designs.
3. Luxury Retail - Creating an ethical and sustainability-focused luxury retail environment to cater to environmentally conscious customers.