Fashion Institute of Technology exhibits artisan designs from British commonwealths

An exhibition of the United Kingdom’s Commonwealth Fashion Exchange has just opened at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Originally launched at London’s Buckingham Palace in February, the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange is a celebration of fashion and artisan talents in commonwealth nations. The project teamed rising talents from commonwealth countries with major designers to help showcase works created by the rising talents to a wider audience. Designers including Stella McCartney, Karen Walker and Bibi Russell participated. “The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange aims to reflect the fact that fashion provides a common language to create new networks and connections,” a statement read.