Fashion Show Where Every Garment Is A Work Of Art
Thursday 25 May 2023 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
This retail theatre runway event features a collection by KOCO of unique, ethically created knitwear for both men and women.
Each item is individually handmade to the highest standards by village women in southern India – and available direct to the public for the first time, for one night only.
The “better for the world” collection of quality, yet affordable, luxury garments pushes the boundaries of contemporary design, and what people might think possible with traditional hand-knitting.
The parade features 30 unique styles in coral-themed colours and all made from a lightweight mohair and silk mix, which is suitable for both indoor and outdoor wear. The exclusive range of knitwear features not just jumpers but scarves, shirts, hats, pants, and dresses for both men and women.
Designs include ombre, multi-coloured and a twist on cable knits through to elegant transparent nets created in collaboration between KOCO and a knitwear designer who previously worked with Burberry and Alexander McQueen.
An antithesis to fast fashion, these unique pieces will not only be treasured for a lifetime, but they are also changing the lives of women and their families in some of the most remote, rustic villages in southern India.
KOCO was born in 2011 when Sydney woman Danielle Chiel – who was taught by her aunt to knit when she was age 10 – took her knitwear label designs to the Tamil Nadu villages of southern India, where she in turn taught an initial group of 10 women how to knit by hand and in turn, changed their lives by providing them an income.
Becoming a United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development B-Corp certified enterprise, KOCO grew to a “knitting sisterhood” of 250 women across at least five villages, creating individual handmade garments which were sold via various fashion labels across the world.
Now is your chance to not only see these incredible pieces modelled by both professional models and everyday people, but also to purchase your favourite piece, available for one night only.