Harris Reed reworks former bride for debut salon show

British-American fashion designer Harris Reed presented his first physical salon-style show on the closing day of London Fashion Week, taking on perceptions of masculinity and femininity with his evocative and artistic approach to fashion.

Reed, a twenty-five-year-old Central Saint Martins graduate, has catapulted fashion fame with his gender-fluid designs, thanks in part to dressing pop star Harry Styles in a tailored suit with exaggerated shoulders attached to a hoop skirt. wrapped in tulle, a suit if you like.

Since graduating in 2020, Reed has showcased her gender-neutral collection debut off schedule at London Fashion Week in February, was part of the Matchesfashion Innovator Program, made appearances for the Styles world tour, dressed pop stars Solange and Selena Gomez, and was named as London’s first official designer-in-residence The Standard hotel.

Actually since becoming a pandemic graduate, Reed hasn’t stopped, he’s just launched his first one too jewelry collection with Missoma celebrated luxury and glamour featuring rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings, and she took the Met Gala and won. She designed a gold dress worn by Iran that featured a jacquard bustier, flared pants and a crinoline frame with feathers lined with gold leaf, and a luxurious feathered headdress. Harris also won GQ Breakthrough Designer of the Year awards earlier this month.

London-based Reed is driving conversations around gender and personal identity with his romantics turning to a non-binary approach to design, thinking tulle, flared sleeves and lace, and the fashion world is excited to have a new designer emerge on the block.

Harris Reed Finds the September 2021 demi-couture collection

Reeds Found’s debut salon show took place at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and puts sustainability at the heart of the collection, as most of the pieces are recycled from clothing and fabrics found at Oxfam.

The demi-couture collection features 10 black and white looks that take on the heteronormativity that surrounds the ideology of the wedding day, from tiered wedding dresses spliced ​​with groomsmen sew to bridal lace driven by 19th-century vest reworks.

The social media sensation, which has more than 430,000 followers on Instagram, is breathing new life into used bridal wear sourced from Oxfam, as part of its efforts to grow a responsible brand.

She meticulously reconstructed outfits into her fluid creations, turning lace veils into halo headdresses and turning tuxedo jackets into dresses with body-covering veils styled over the high-waisted flares that are now a designer signature.

This is a collection that makes you rethink wedding day standards, with beautiful, over-the-top hybrid dresses and tuxedos with ruffles on one side, stylish striped suits with flared pants, and lace reworked into tops.

Reed, shared in event notes: Working with these old works has given me new insights into construction. While breathing new life into this look, I was able to hone my technique and learn from the original state of the outfit.

The Harris Reeds demi-couture collection is made from upcycled bridal pieces sourced from Oxfam

A look from the Found collection will be featured in the Selfridges x Oxfam space, curated by stylist Bay Garnett and will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to Oxfam as part of the September Second Hand campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects of fast fashion.

Lorna Fallon, director of retail at Oxfam, said: Oxfam is thrilled to be working with Harris Reed, who demonstrated the possibilities of turning secondhand wedding dresses into runway-adorned haute couture.

Upcycling is a brilliant way to breathe new life into clothing and tailor what you find in charity stores to your taste. In this way we can help protect our planet by giving clothes a longer life, while raising money to help people around the world beat poverty.