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FW25 | O14

RENEW COLLABORATION

Elijah listening to Carmen explain the EILEEN FISHER Renew clothing sorting process.

TOURING THE EILEEN FISHER RENEW WAREHOUSE

/ IRVINGTON, NEW YORK

Carmen Gama explains the organized system for sorting incoming Renew clothing pieces. With shipments arriving daily, it requires a handful of employees to intake, inspect & catalogue each piece by hand.

Pitched by EILEEN FISHER copywriter, Alena Manzor, the collaboration culminates in a two-outfit giveaway on social media.

Upcycling pre-loved Renew garments, they transformed into six nykamping designs by avoiding (or embracing) holes, stains, & distressed areas.

Alena conducted an interview at the Suttons Bay studio, then wrote a beautiful blog post for the EILEEN FISHER Journal.

READ HERE

98 COTTON
2 SPANDEX
Four pairs of blue stretch denim jeans deconstructed into one haori jacket. Subway tile patchwork design. Contrasting white topstitching throughout.

1OO SILK
Four silk trousers with stretched seams & staining to avoid – deconstructed then reconstructed in a patchwork grid. Mockneck, drop shoulder short sleeve.

SOLD

bubble dress in wheat

SOLD

haori jacket in ivory denim

SOLD

wrap pants in fog

98 COTTON
2 SPANDEX
Four pairs of ivory stretch denim jeans deconstructed into one haori jacket. Split seam pant legs transformed into sleeves with split seam cuffs. Contrasting beige topstitching throughout.

SOLD

everyday bag in splatter paint

98 COTTON
2 SPANDEX
Ivory stretch denim remnants from the haori jacket were enough for a tote bag. Since the pant remnants had visible coffee & mud stains, the panels were splatter painted for added effect.

1OO LINEN
Five linen pants with stretched seams & thigh distressing – deconstructed then reconstructed in a zero waste format. Rounding out the “rise” (crotch) apex created a bubble effect.

1OO LINEN
Also called Japanese gardening pants, these wrap pants use ties to be size inclusive & adjustable for various bodies. Multiple pairs of grey linen EF pants went into the patchwork design. Four pockets for carrying all the things.

SOLD

patchwork mockneck in ivory

SOLD

haori jacket in denim

THE PROCESS

There’s so much beauty (& chaos) within the process of upcycling. Even just garment construction in general. Deconstructing EILEEN FISHER clothes requires extra time & problem solving than beginning with a rectangular textile.

PHOTOGRAPHER
Lindsey Makuwatsine

MODEL
Abby Baudry