Alterist X COAG: Live Customisations Event
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Alterist X COAG: Live Customisations Event

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By Alterist Marketplace

Date and time

Location

Camden Open Air Gallery

216 Camden High Street London NW1 8QR United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 7 hours

This August we’re taking over COAG for “Off The Rack”, a pop-up celebrating individual style.

Fashion’s been caught in a loop. Capsule wardrobes, micro-trends, and endless “cores” — all promising personal style, but all ending up looking the same. Originality has been replaced by repetition.

Not Off The Rack is a pop-up for anyone who wants something else. A space to discover limited pieces from some of the most exciting designers in upcycled fashion.

On Saturday, bring something from your own wardrobe and watch it be transformed. Our designers will be live-customising on-site, turning your old clothes into one-of-a-kind wearable art.

What’s Happening:

  • Shop Upcycled Fashion: Shop exclusive upcycled collections from a curated lineup of designers pushing the boundaries of sustainable fashion. UIIBA Club, [n’ju’]: The Sophist, Sangs Peng, Dom Okah, naah custom crochet bags, Manufactured Fiction, KACI KEMP, Material Response, KABO, El Bras, WONKY, Diana Rikasari, Olli Hull, Iterum Studio, Dormant and PINANKI.

  • Customise Your Clothes Bring your preloved clothes, jackets, shirts, or anything ready for a refresh, and watch them be transformed into wearable art by UIIBA Club, [Nju] :The Sophist and Dom Okah.

  • Dj Set ft. Jack Weaver (3pm-7pm): Jack Weaver was sonically sleeping for a decade. After narrowly missing a near-deafening lightning bolt ten years ago, sound receded into the background, but now he’s back from the dead, and all the grooves and love for playing have come with him. Jack plays house of all sorts, UK garage, electro, and everything in between.

Why Not Off The Rack

The algorithm is everywhere. It used to be subtle, now it’s your style, your taste, your sense of self. Soft-core, blokecore, clean girl, wrong shoe theory, it’s the same thing, just with a new name. Everyone’s dressing for the scroll, not the street. Somewhere along the way, style stopped feeling personal.

Not Off The Rack is a rebellion to this. It’s about finding one-of-a-kind pieces from emerging and independent designers. Pieces that have creativity and care woven into every stitch. It’s about rediscovering your own sense of style, choosing pieces because you love the designer's style, because they were made by someone you admire, because they feel like you.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alterist?

Alterist is an upcycle fashion platform that unites a community of upcycled fashion designers, who are using creativity to drive change, transform fashion culture and make a positive impact on our planet.

What is Upcycling?

Upcycling is the process of transforming pre-loved clothing and materials into new, higher-quality products. Think of it as fashion’s creative rebellion, less landfill, more creativity.

Why is upcycling important?

Over 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the fashion industry. Upcycling reduces the demand for new clothing production, which is where 70% of emissions occur. It’s one of the most effective ways to reduce fashion’s environmental footprint + you can support independent designers.

Can I get something custom made?

Yes! Some designers here offer customisation or made-to-order options. Ask our staff

Organized by

Alterist is an upcycle fashion marketplace, supporting community of brands, independent designers, artists and creatives who are revolutionising fashion culture to create a better future.

Curating a mix of high-quality upcycled fashion garments and accessories, each item on Alterist is one of a kind. Made from reimagined materials, each designer has a unique approach to upcycling creating iconic pieces that you cannot find anywhere else.

FreeAug 2 · 12:00 PM GMT+1