The Devil is in The Detail: Christopher Raeburn

If you are the kind of person who is looking for fashion that is different, ethically intelligent and uniquely made, then Christopher Raeburn is the designer for you. His designs are innovative, functional and fun and what is most important that there exists a focus on an ethical and sustainable future.

Raeburn graduated from The Royal College of Art in London where he experimented with upcycled garments and started out as a freelance pattern-cutter before setting up his own label. His trademark design is the “Pop Out Parka”, a combination of two jackets that can function together or separately through their innovative technique and still representing the iconic shape of the parka.

His jackets are “re-made in England” from re-appropriated military stock, including parachute fabric, wool capes and camouflage textile. The material is cut into a new, unique pattern and made into a design that is noticed for its individuality and distinct style. One of Raeburn’s goals is to encourage skilled labor and craft in the UK through local production and re-made fabrics

“The devil is in the detail” is one of his mottos, promoting a sustainable future for fashion with great attention to design and innovation. Designers such as Christopher Raeburn are able to create exciting materials, intelligent concepts and ethical manufacturing techniques all in one and encourage a deeper outlook on sustainability. It is inspiring to see that such focus on detail and style can be supported by the environment which can be admired in his spring 2011 collection. For the autumn/winter 2011 collection he sees women aviators, long johns and exciting new fabric developments.