ployment with numerous contemporary
and luxury fashion houses in both, New
York and Los Angeles, designing and
constructing high-fashion bags. Siedlecki’s approach to bag design combines
classic shapes with attention to modernity and detail. Jetsetting to fashion
meccas and witnessing labor factories
in China and Korea have molded her
perspective of the fashion industry and
the problems and pitfalls of clothing
manufacturing. The persistent and overt
use of leather historically within fashion
design is also conflict of interests in
regards to her stance on animal rights.
Siedlecki is constantly pursuing alternative vegan options for her design.
The largest material player at RWR is
the cloth. Silbert first encountered the
beer filter cloth, used by several macrobreweries, during a Materials Innovation class she taught at the Art Center
School of Design in Pasadena and
immediately recognized the significance
as a lightweight, durable, breathable
and importantly - a reusable material.
With Siedlecki’s background in textiles,
she knew exactly how to employ the
fabric. Filter cloth has a maximum life
span of roughly two weeks (about
30
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