“Mrs Jones & Wastesaver!”

From the Oxfam website (accessed on 16/03/2010), you’d be able to see this information.

“Designer Mrs Jones … will be hosting in-store workshops showing shoppers how to customise the vast array of finds available from your local Oxfam shop …”

It sounds like you can get a tutorial on how to make your own style clothes from things you bought in Oxfam shops.  I guess Mrs Jones is allowing a design process to happen.  This is I think very environmentally friendly.  I think it would look like this flow chart.

Someone have something           The items gets           Goes on         Profit goes to

that he/she doesn’t want   –>  donated to Oxfam –>   sale     –>   developing   –>

countries

Mrs Jones helps customers

making new garments using

these items

WHAT HAS SHE DONE WITH OXFAM?

GO-ing back to my memory, Oxfam are retailers who sell donated goods and their profit is sent to developing countries.  Has Mrs Jones contributed ethical something through her work?  I’m to investigate that soon…

LOVE CLOTHES, HATE FASHION

Mrs Jones is currently actively working and has got her own label.  One of her creation is Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ white hooded catsuit.  In the past, she has worked with Madonna, Scissor Sisters, The Killers, Oxfam and Fred Perry.  Her speciality is in transforming garments, space or product.  In terms of collaboration, she’s worked with brands, artist, stylists and designers.  The title of this post “Love Clothes, Hate Fashion” comes from her website as well as these information. {mrsj.co.uk} {From About Page} (accessed on 11/03/10)

Above: Camden Town Oxfam D.I.Y.  shop front view

Below: ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” music video with Mrs Jone’s clothing design