Beautiful Soul – Japanese vintage kimonos

When designer Nicola Woods graduated from The London College of Fashion, in 2008 she was invited to spend her summer designing for a charity in South Africa. Upon her return from South Africa, she decided to start up her own responsible fashion label. Beautiful Soul – an eco-luxury womenswear label – became a reality in November 2008. These pieces come from ‘smallprint‘-  a capsule range produced from Japanese vintage kimonos (dating back to the 1940’s) and vintage saris. The Aimi Coat is an asymmetrical coat with seams bound and drawstring fastenings, allowing the coat to adjust in size; according to your needs. £295.

Beautiful Soul aims to recycle the most ‘scrumptious ingredients’ from around the world sympathetically, and does not conform to ‘throw away fashion’ – even material remnants feature as fastenings and embellishments providing a solution to ‘zero’ waste. In addition, the label offers employment opportunities; providing training and motivation within less privileged communities around the UK and the World. This Megumi Skirt/Dress is £240. Ships everywhere.