Elegant Eco-Fashion from Feng Ho
Bringing responsible luxury into the mainstream, London-based designer Feng Ho creates timeless and elegant fashions for women.
After graduating in MA Fashion Womenswear from London’s Royal College of Art, Feng Ho received support from The Prince’s Trust and set up her own women’s fashion label in 2006.
Combining elements of eastern and western cultures, Feng uses organic and sustainable textiles (such as bamboo, soy, bemp, modal and tencel), and end of line fabric rolls from UK textile warehouses to create these ethically and ecologically sound designs.
Feng explains how her collection “aims to challenge the pervasive stereotype of ethical fashion as unattractive or lacking in style.” Created and hand-crafted in London, these flattering garments are hand printed and dyed using plant extracts and achieved through skillful draping and innovative construction.
Through her ethical and eco fashions, Feng has worked with a wealth of cutting-edge London based designers such as Preen, Robert Cary-Williams and Jens Laugesen. She has already sold her work in exclusive London boutiques, including Beyond the Valley and Luna and Curious and her past clients include the acclaimed concert pianist Evelyn Chang.
Furthermore, Feng’s eco-collections have also been featured in catwalk shows at China White, Movida and Café de Paris and exhibited at London’s Clerkenwell Dressed, The Fashion and Textiles Museum and Truman Brewery.
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does this mean the dyes and printmedia used on the garments are plant-based and eco-sustainable as well?
I’ve had fun experimenting with vegetable matter to dye my fabrics and have used things like alkanet, walnut husks, brazil wood & turmeric to name a few. They are fixed using a non-toxic mordant. Due to the natural processes these colors will fade a bit faster than conventionally dyed fabrics and I would advise using a eco-friendly washing detergent.
Unfortunately I currently use conventional screen printing inks as I already had a big supply even before I started my business & felt that instead of throwing them away they should be used, but once I’ve run out I will be using water-based inks.