from the grid to the catwalk.
Join our upcycling programme to create a capsule collection. Reworking garments from Formula E for London Fashion Week.
Led by Beccy Evans, founder and designer of Utilifolk.
Every Friday 10-4pm for 6 weeks from August 7. Hosted at NWC Clapham, 189 Stonhouse Street, SW4 6BB.
12 spaces available.
Registrations close August 5.
All materials and tools provided.
Utilifolk@NWC
Guided by Beccy Evans of Utilifolk, you'll move through four stages - each one building toward a finished collection.
1. RESEARCH
What was this piece built for? Why isn't it useful as it is? Who will wear it next, and what happens when they're done? Every garment starts with these questions.
2. SKETCH
Ideate fast. Mood boards, sketchbooks, working out the story before you cut a single seam.
3. PROTOTYPE
Test what works. Push the techniques, push the materials, push each other to get to the best collection you can make.
4. PRODUCE
Finish the collection. Make it ready for the runway.
what you get
TEN FRIDAYS
Six weeks of time, space, and attention at NWC's working space in Clapham - 10am to 4pm every Friday.
KIT
Envision Racing race-team kit -yours to work with, start to finish.
EXPERT GUIDANCE
Led by Beccy Evans of Utilifolk, with regular workshops from industry professionals throughout.
A REAL NETWORK
Direct access to people working in fashion, sustainability, and motorsport - not just names on a slide.
NWC MEMBERSHIP
Access to NWC Clapham six days a week, plus membership to the NWC community.
FULL OPERATION
From first idea to finished collection, to the runway, to the rail. You'll work through every stage a label does and walk away with proof you can do it.
RUNWAY
Your collection on a runway at NWC, in front of an audience.
SHOWCASE
Your collection in store at NWC during London Fashion Week -available to buy.
PR COVERAGE
The collection - and the people who developed it - documented and covered as part of the story.
A CERTIFICATE & LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Recognition you can carry forward.
NWC MERCH
A piece of NWC to keep - made sustainably, from existing stock.
YOUR UTILIFOLK WORKSHOP KIT
Sketchbook, pen, and pencil - yours to keep.
ACCESS TO NWC SPACE
Free access to NWC workspace – 6 days a week for the period of your experience with us.
We bring the expertise, the materials, the equipment, the space.
You bring the ideas, the talent, the drive.