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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY
Pioneered by Year 10 pupil Poppy M, the
Alongside Poppy’s collection, the runway
event showcased Poppy’s unique style
also featured 昀椀ve other collections from
featuring seven debut collection pieces
local businesses, including Framlingham’s
from her brand, McEwan Fashion. Citing
Out and About, Woodbridge’s Moose,
Lady Gaga as her main style inspiration,
Kiss Dress Hire, Coes and Vintage Sisters.
Poppy’s keen eye for edgy and statement
Poppy is also passionate about
fashion has unleashed a desire to break
sustainability, with pro昀椀ts from the fashion
into the design world.
show going to support Sustainable
Fashion Week 2024. “Almost all my out昀椀ts
“I’m a girl that loves a statement,” said
are upcycled,” says Poppy. “I have chosen
Poppy. “Bringing together art, music and
Sustainable Fashion Week as this non-
fashion in my designs, I thrive on creating
pro昀椀t organisation helps not only to give
fashion that betrays what we may think is
a platform for up-and-coming designers,
normal in real life and transforming them
but to create a fair and eco-friendly
into an obscure reality, but with relatable
fashion industry.”
real-world stories behind them.”
Founded by Amelia Twine and
Opening the show with a white strapless
Amber Rochette, Sustainable Fashion
mini dress featuring a balloon skirt with
Week began as a small creativity week in
昀氀oral appliques and hot pink corset
Bristol back in 2020 and was built on the
ties, instantly introduced Poppy’s vision
four R’s – Rewear, Repurpose, Regenerate
with an edgy take on a bridal-esque
and Reconnect. Since then, the CIC has
dress. Other key pieces in the collection
grown to a nationwide programme
included a fun 80s style black mini dress,
of clothes swaps, panel discussions,
which featured mirrored embroidery and
educational workshops and styling events,
a huge statement tulle bow, and a patch-
as well as the annual runways show of
work denim skater dress. Closing the show
Sustainable Fashion Week.
with a showstopper, Poppy’s grand 昀椀nale
dress was a beautiful ‘Barbie meets The
Talking to the East Anglian Daily Times
Little Mermaid’ 昀氀owing halter neck gown.
newspaper, Poppy said that in the
Created with a pink-to-blue duo-chrome
future she would like to continue to
iridescent fabric, the thigh-high split gown
grow her fashion brand and hopes she
earned a standing ovation for the young
can make big impacts with messages
designer.
behind the fashion.
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