Christopher Lagasse

Redress Design Award 2024 Semi-Finalist

Meet The Designer

“As a sustainable designer, although each project I undertake may differ in inspiration, they all highlight storytelling to promote keepsake value and conscious consumption.”
Christopher Lagasse
“As a sustainable designer, although each project I undertake may differ in inspiration, they all highlight storytelling to promote keepsake value and conscious consumption.”
Christopher Lagasse

Bio

Christopher Lagasse is a Semi-finalist of the Redress Design Award 2024. He holds a BFA in Fashion Design from Marist College, New York, USA.

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Redress Design Award Collection

Christopher’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘Riches to Rags to Riches’, is inspired by the Collyer brothers, infamous hoarders who died surrounded by over 140 tons of clutter. The collection upcycles deadstock, vintage end-of-rolls, and scrap materials into elevated pieces that paint a cautionary tale of overconsumption in fashion. Constructed with high-quality techniques for longevity such as French seaming and sew-in canvasing, the outfits include a reconstructed Chesterfield overcoat, one-piece workwear suit made from end-of-roll wool herringbone, and hybrid smoking robe–hospital gown evoking the aura of a sanitorium.
Riches to Rags to Riches

Redress Design Award Collection 2024

Christopher’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘Riches to Rags to Riches’, is inspired by the Collyer brothers, infamous hoarders who died surrounded by over 140 tons of clutter. The collection upcycles deadstock, vintage end-of-rolls, and scrap materials into elevated pieces that paint a cautionary tale of overconsumption in fashion. Constructed with high-quality techniques for longevity such as French seaming and sew-in canvasing, the outfits include a reconstructed Chesterfield overcoat, one-piece workwear suit made from end-of-roll wool herringbone, and hybrid smoking robe–hospital gown evoking the aura of a sanitorium.

March 20, 2026

Online Session: Circular Fashion Design Strategies with Redress Design Award 2025 winners

Join a LIVE online session for emerging designers to deepen your knowledge for creating circular fashion, and give you an edge in your application for the Redress Design Award.

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March 17, 2026

2026年度「Redress 設計大賽」現已開放申請!

設計師們 :你們的考驗是以回收再重用的紡織品,沿用循環時尚的設計策略 ,為時尚前衛的成年人設計一套現代系列。

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March 17, 2026

The Redress Design Award 2026 is open for applications!

Calling all emerging fashion designers: We challenge you to design a contemporary collection for a modern, fashion-forward adult, using waste textiles and guided by circular design strategies.

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