"VIN + OMI could be called Sci-fi Magpies," says the BBC.

"The BBC was kind of right, like magpies we collect, and we look forward to the distant future," says VIN + OMI.

This year is the 20th Anniversary of VIN + OMI which kicks off in March with the launch of an exhibition showing the past 5 years of work as part of the VIN + OMI x King Charles III collaboration which shows the processes and outfits made from the waste from the King's estates. 

"Many of the ideas and 'things’ we have collected end up on the catwalk. It could be finding things or seeing problems and finding solutions. For example, for this collection, we saw that the towel-making industry was producing a lot of waste. This has now turned into usable textiles that pop up on our catwalk. The latex on the catwalk is from our own ethically run eco plantation in Malaysia that solves the problems we found with the latex production unethical and bad for the environment."

"Sci-Fi Magpie features wood chippings and plant material that were taken from Sandringham, King Charles’ estate, and converted into textiles using our eco cellulose process that is kind to the planet. This will be worn by Bake Off’s Dame Prue Leith who at 84 is walking in her second-ever show (feel free to cheer when you see her)."

"Guest model Jo Wood will also be walking (feel free to cheer again!) wearing recycled plastic textiles. This textile, and our printed textile, is made from plastic waste from leading art brand Daler-Rowney. This is converted into a bonded recycled plastic textile that doesn’t release microfibres like standard recycled plastic textiles, giving waste plastic a second, safe, life."

"This season also focuses on our education programme that incorporates students from 6 universities worldwide who are working with us on research and eco-recycling. Waste from the UK garment industry has been made into outfits on the catwalk. Students from UK universities and a team from Oxford Brookes University provide production support as part of an education programme in creative eco-fashion."