Abbey Rich is a textile and clothing designer from Melbourne.
She has her own independent online store where she sells her clothing.
Rich has a small collection in collaboration with Frances Cannon 'flesh and bone' - it is subtitled a Self Romance collection ' To last and become part of your wardrobe for many years to come whilst celebrating yourself as you wear them.'
Her practice revolves a lot around sustainability, finding fabrics that are ethically sourced and will last. This is an interesting ethos. It is very logical in its approach in that you as the creator know that it is promoting an ethics with fashion/product, however, as she notes herself it is hard to find the right places that source these materials.
Riche's practice also works around the themes of the self and connections with that. Another example of one collection she did again in collaboration was ' lifeblood'.
Riche's work interests me because of the connection to an ethical practice but also the colour palettes and shapes she uses within her clothing. I love the simplicity of them! The trousers showed in the image above, the line quality feels free-flowing and the pattern is designed it think as such that it doesn't overpower the construct of the garment. It incorporates this feature in and makes the design holistic. It is elegant and still holds that experimental edge.
The video below goes into more detail about the 'lifeblood' collection.
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