Christopher Raeburn – Ethical Designer

Christopher Raeburn is a young, talented British fashion designer, known for creating ethically-aware men’s and womenswear collections that are original in design. Utilising re-appropriated military fabrics, Christopher Raeburn creates garments that are functional, intelligent and meticulously crafted.

Christopher graduated from London’s prestigious Royal College of Arts in 2006, and is fast becoming known for his pioneering work towards the future of ethical design.
Launching in 2008, Raeburn’s work was handpicked for ‘Camouflage’, an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London, he showcased a capsule collection of reversible garments, titled ‘Inverted’  at London Design Week 08, and was featured in Hywel Davies’ publication, “100 New Designers”.

2009 saw Raeburn produce a menswear collaboration with established British designer Tim Soar,  which was shown at Paris Men’s Fashion Week.  Winning the International Ethical Fashion Forum’s Innovation competition secured a place at London Fashion Week A/W 09 – leading to womenswear orders from Browns Focus and a high profile collaboration with upcycling company Worn Again, produced capsule collections from Virgin and Eurostar fabrics.

Christopher Raeburn’s collections are highlighted for their intelligent design, high quality and extreme attention to detail. Staunchly British, all Raeburn garments are proudly ‘Remade in England’ and produced in East London.

Click here for Raeburn´s blog.

liveeco loves the Pop Out Parka from the SS10 collection.

The liveeco team

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