In Marseille, a “slow fashion week” to think of fashion differently – liberation

Hired on a red fabric placed on the ground of the center of the old charity of Marseille, old clothes, a little outdated, sometimes damaged, are around sun. At the top start launched this Saturday, June 7 at 9 am, seven young people, all amateur creators from their room, take it with the mission of « Upcycler ». In other words: restore unused material a life and a style so as not to destroy, throw or buy. Once a few parts in hand, head to their post where sewing machine and adequate equipment await them for a three -hour challenge in the middle of the famous 17th century cloister. For Louise, student in law of about twenty years, it will be a working blue, Provencal lace and jeans, « An important material to rework », Because requiring a lot of water during its manufacture. Another candidate in the running from the same generation, Matis, originally promised to a future of interior decorator but who, in front of the Netflix series Next in Fashion,, « You felt chills everywhere in the body » by realizing that he too « Can create your clothes ». Two years later, here he is embroidered on a label the name of his brand – Cattaneo Maison – to display it proudly, once its room is completed.

With this Upcycling challenge, the Marseille version of Fashion Week is launched, organized for the first time by Baga. This collective was created in 2023 for « Aware of