Last week, we were honoured to showcase highlights from ‘Discard Theory’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. In the historic Raphael Room, where original artworks from the 1500’s hung, we took the standard issue Laundry Check Bag and scaled it up by 50, so that models can emerge through a slit on the front. The bags handles sit just below the emblazoned Sisterhood emblem (For those who watched our documentary by the same name, you would’ve seen me carry around a similar bag shopping discarded clothing in Downtown Johannesburg]. The collection was built by sourcing discarded clothing at Dunusa*, bringing it into the studio, where I analysed silhouettes and proportions, cut into them to expand, then refashioned them in updated materials. There is a ‘soft decay’ about the collection from a design POV - as if once magnificent clothes are seeing the early stages of damage. Fraying appliqué, gashes of slits and pleated skirts that seem torn into are motifs that communicate this direction. I would like to thank the Victoria & Albert museum (@vamuseum) for the special opportunity and trust. I am honoured to be part of such a historic list of designers invited for Fashion in Motion. Thank you to Libbie Scher Mugrabi (@libmug) for your valued support and sponsor - of me and the arts. Thank you to Cuoio Di Toscana (@cuoioditoscana) for your enthusiasm season after season, creating all our shoes. Thank you Chloe Andrea Welgemoed (@chloeandreawelgemoed) for your love, patience and skill and a creative partner. Casting by the incredible Mischa Notcutt (@mischanot) from @11casting. Thank you to my fantastic team and thank you all for your constant support. T x