About the Collection -
Pattern Nation x CLAIRE UPCYCLED + JAQKE presents a 1 of 1, upcycled, streetwear collection for Vancouver Fashion Week SS27
This collection is inspired by the power of collaboration. These designers all have different journeys, traveling the world to different countries, taking inspiration along the way. The through-line here is the eagerness to create using found materials with artistic talent.
Collection Statement:
This collection, "MEANT 2 B" is a 1 of 1, gender neutral, sustainable fashion collection consisting of bold, colourful, wearable art design and streetwear construction created by Pattern Nation x CLAIRE UPCYCLED + Jaqke. These designers are bringing art to the forefront of fashion and blending in deadstock fabric provided by Fabcycle (Vancouver). Come see how this collection merges original textile design and deadstock fabric sourced in South Africa by Pattern Nation, original designs screenprinted on scrap fabric by CLAIRE UPCYCLED, and conceptual composition by Jaqke Austdone. Be aware, you may feel inspired, tap into your visionary senses and want to wear colour.
Sustainability & Brand Values:
Eco Fashion is the future when it comes to the work of these designers. Using deadstock, scrap, thrifted, vintage, secondhand and donated materials, this work is a sustainable momentum in a world of overflowing landfills. All artwork is original and hand-drawn to then screen printed or applied through different construction techniques that make it unique.
These designers all represent parts of the Queer community, and diversity, self-expression and gender-neutral fashion is a big part of their work. Future Goals. The future of these designers is to continue to elevate the fashion world with their innovation of merging art and secondhand clothing as individual creators as well as a collaborative collective of artists.
Designer Statement:
Pattern Nation, {a slow fashion, sustainable clothing design brand, artist collective and creative platform for colourful humans who creates a world where colour and pattern are part of all aspects of life} and eco fashion brand, CLAIRE UPCYCLED with conceptual designer, Jaqke Austdone {who create 1 of 1, wearable art, with work displayed in the UK and sold across Canada}, are joining forces to collaborate on an entirely upcycled, gender neutral, streetwear, runway collection.
Bios -
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Designer Statement:
Pattern Nation, {a slow fashion, sustainable clothing design brand, artist collective and creative platform for colourful humans who creates a world where colour and pattern are part of all aspects of life} and eco fashion brand, CLAIRE UPCYCLED with conceptual designer, Jaqke Austdone {who create 1 of 1, wearable art, with work displayed in the UK and sold across Canada}, are joining forces to collaborate on an entirely upcycled, gender neutral, streetwear, runway collection.
Bios -
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Pattern Nation is a slow fashion sustainable clothing design brand, artist collective and creative platform for colourful humans run by cosmic partners and spouses Cyd Eva and Costa Besta and friend and artist Brianna Klassen. We create handmade one of a kind & small run ungendered street wear and accessories, interactive art installations called blobs, visual art and surface pattern designs, fashion films and photography, DJ & live music sets, events, workshops, collaborative projects and more.
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Cyd Eva is a queer visual artist, fashion designer, Art Teacher, event producer, dancer, installation artist and surface pattern designer from Coquitlam so-called BC Canada. She has a BFA in visual art from Simon Fraser university, a degree in Fashion Design from Cape town college of fashion design and participated in Durban university of technology’s pattern drafting program. She is the founder of the brand Pattern Nation and designs original art for pattern nation, she sews and creates many of our products and is the inventor of our blobs: interactive play sculptures. Cyd also teaches art and design at Vancouver Community College, Evergreen Arts, & Place des Arts.
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CLAIRE is a queer, multi-media artist who runs CLAIRE UPCYCLED, an eco fashion brand, creating 1 of 1, gender neutral, wearable art streetwear. Creator Claire Scott grew up in Stratford, Ontario with the passion to turn heads and create a difference in the creative world. She has repurposed and upcycled over 2500 articles of clothing, been published in national magazines, won awards for her artist and activist pursuits, and displayed her work internationally.
Jaqke Austdone is a queer multi-media artist from Vancouver, currently based in the UK. With an education in fashion design and a background in agriculture, Jaqke has found inspiration in the natural world while exploring new avenues of self expression, conceptualizing and reimagining old garments into new creations.
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