Denim pant for $478, (resewn from 7 pants)
[**Public School**](https://www.publicschoolnyc.com/) and [**EILEEN FISHER**](https://www.eileenfisher.com/) have teamed up for a collaborative collection with a focus on up-cycling. In a recent tour of the EILEEN FISHER, Tiny Factory in Irvington, NY, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne \[CFDA award-winning designers behind Public School\] decided to take over the factory to work with the [**Renew**](https://www.eileenfisher.com/renew) circular design program. The marriage of EILEEN FISHER’s classic shapes and sustainable practices with PUBLIC SCHOOL’s unique ‘street’ design ascetic, has given birth to four ‘resewn’ ready-to-wear pieces with zero-waste; Using damaged garments from the take-back program as the raw materials for the collection.
With the UN’s recent report on Climate change, this collaboration comes at the perfect time to educate consumers of both Public School and EILEEN FISHER how to shop ethically and responsibly. The fashion industry continuously stands as one of the top polluting industries in the world; designers like Chow and Osborne are the revolutionary change that our environment so desperately needs:
“This is one of the most important collaborations we’ve worked on in terms of providing visibility and awareness around a critical issue — sustainability within our industry,” stated Chow and Osborne. “This is the first step for our brand towards implementing sustainable standards into our own practices. Eileen has been such an amazing leader in the sustainable space, so we’re really fortunate to be able to work and learn from her and her team.”
Color-blocked silk top for $378, (resewn from 5 blouses)
The New York-based Renew program has been a sizable developmental focus for the EILEEN FISHER brand, collecting over one million garments and repurposing them through a deconstructed design process. Public School saw this reprocessing as an opportunity to join through their creative lens.
“The next generation of designers are the future of the industry,” Eileen says, “I find it encouraging that influential voices like Dao-Yi and Maxwell are integrating sustainability practices into their design process and considering the impact their choices will have. They are designing with the purpose of creating a better industry. Through this experience, it is clear that there is synergy between our two brands to design garments that are effortless. It was energizing to see their design take on our brand concept and bring something unexpected to the table.”
The [Public School x EILEEN FISHER](https://www.eileenfisher.com/public-school/) collection exclusively launched in Brooklyn at the Making Space store on October 25th, 2018.
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Written by: Morgan Vickery
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