Riley Studio

Riley Studio is a luxury slow fashion brand founded by Riley Uggla, a British-Canadian designer[1] who appeared in the seventh series of Made In Chelsea. It creates a contemporary collection of designs without gender in mind.

History

Riley Studio was founded in 2019 by Riley Uggla, a graduate of Istituto Marangoni.[2]

Riley Studio's focus on gender-neutral clothing allows them to ‘reduce the production of unnecessary garments by focusing on timeless pieces that can be styled by people of all genders and ages.’ [3]

In 2021, Little Riley Studio, its sub-brand for kids, partnered with the UK's first rental service for babies and toddlers, Bundlee, to provide a sustainable circular solution for children's clothing.[4]

Sustainable materials and textiles

Riley Studio uses recycled materials to create its pieces. To date, it has up-cycled an estimated 2,000 plastic bottles from oceans and landfills across the world and, by using recycled materials, has saved approximately 3,219 litres of oil and 6 million litres of water.[5]

Riley Studio is one of the first brands to incorporate EVO, a bio-based polyamide fiber, into the design of their collections, causing -25% CO2 emissions and using -35% water.[6]

With the aim of ‘creating a puffer that was made entirely from waste',[7] Riley Studio spent months developing a food-waste natural dye for their recycled nylon puffer jacket, dyed using onion skins and rice husks to create the taupe hue.[8]

Awards

In 2019, Riley Studio won ‘The Sustainable Fashion Brand of The Year’ award[9] at The Sustainable Lifestyle Awards.

References
  1. Ridgway, Tegan (10 June 2022). "Inside: A Grandeur Wedding At Blenheim Palace". The Wedding Edition.
  2. Brown, Harriet (17 July 2017). "My Fashion Life: Made By Riley founder Riley Uggla". Drapers Online.
  3. Jordan, Laura (31 August 2020). "Genderless Clothing Isn't The Future – It's Already Here". Grazia.
  4. Wightman-Stone, Danielle (8 February 2022). "Little Riley Studio launches rental clothing for babies and toddlers with Bundlee". Fashion United.
  5. McGregor, Kirsty (11 February 2019). "Sustainable brand Riley Studio appoints CEO". Drapers Online.
  6. Tondo, Martina (15 July 2021). "Bio-based polymers as a new material in the textile industry? An insight on EVO by Fulgar". Lampoon Magazine.
  7. Chan, Emily (22 February 2022). "8 Of The Best Sustainable Puffer Coats To Invest In Now". Vogue.
  8. Seamons, Helen (2 July 2022). "Power puffers: Warm up to the new quilted jackets". The Guardian.
  9. Whayeb, Besma (7 December 2019). "MEET THE WINNERS OF SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE AWARDS 2019". Curiously Conscious.
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