Rachael Cassar

Rachael Cassar is an Australian designer embracing sustainability. Rachael uses deconstructed garments and recycled fabrics to create her one off couture pieces. She uses the concept of Up-cycling and slow fashion, and creating garments that are not trend based but are meant to be kept and worn for a life time. Rachael has become recognised internationally, not just within the eco fashion movement but in the fashion industry also. Rachael says, “The only way that people are going to be able to accept eco-fashion is if they are not sacrificing anything for it. The trick is to replace cheaply made fashion with equally appealing but sustainable items. Designers no long have an excuse for not using alternative materials and technology is constantly improving”. - Designers like Rachael show that ‘eco-fashion’ doesnt have to be hippy ‘green’ supposedly designed garments, they can be just as aesthetically interesting as the current collections trotting the runway. The trick is melding sustainability and design in way that is trend setting and interesting. Taking the core elements of future thinking design and sustainability and amalgamating them into something just as enticing as the latest Karen Walker trench.