The Redress Design Award judges represent the crème de la crème of sustainable industry expertise. Drawing from the worlds of retail, design, manufacturing and communications, the judges will look for qualities of creativity, originality, sustainability and market viability in the competition applications.
More judges to be announced soon.
After winning the coveted Redress Design Award, in 2018 Kévin launched his own sustainable womenswear label, GERMANIER, which features upcycled materials including beads and sculptural fabric, and utilises zero-waste methods. His collection has retailed at MatchesFashion.com and JOYCE, and his glamorous upcycled garments have been worn by multiple A-list celebrities including Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, Björk, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, Sunmi. Kévin holds a degree in Fashion Womenswear from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK, and previously worked as a junior designer at Louis Vuitton in Paris, where he is currently based.
Simon Au oversees women’s fashion, art, and lifestyle content on print and website for Vogue Hong Kong. He carries experience working with first-tier brands and is excited to explore the potential of emerging fashion designers.
Orsola de Castro is an opinion leader in sustainable fashion, as well as a mentor, lecturer, and author. Her book Loved Clothes Last was published by Penguin Life in 2021 and has since been translated into Italian, French, and German, establishing it as a key text in sustainable fashion literacy. In 2013, Orsola co-founded the global fashion activism movement Fashion Revolution, where she served as Creative Director, helping to reshape public understanding of transparency, ethics, and responsibility within the fashion industry. Earlier, in 2006, she launched Estethica, the groundbreaking sustainable fashion showcase at London Fashion Week, widely credited with bringing ethical fashion into the industry mainstream. From 1997 to 2014, Orsola ran her award-winning label From Somewhere, one of the first brands to pioneer upcycling at scale. The label was stocked by some of the world’s most influential boutiques and included high-profile collaborations with Topshop and Speedo. Today, as well as teaching at some of the world’s best known universities, Orsola reaches a global audience through her digital platforms, with a combined following of over 300,000 across Instagram and TikTok.
After winning the coveted Redress Design Award, in 2018 Kévin launched his own sustainable womenswear label, GERMANIER, which features upcycled materials including beads and sculptural fabric, and utilises zero-waste methods. His collection has retailed at MatchesFashion.com and JOYCE, and his glamorous upcycled garments have been worn by multiple A-list celebrities including Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, Björk, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, Sunmi. Kévin holds a degree in Fashion Womenswear from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK, and previously worked as a junior designer at Louis Vuitton in Paris, where he is currently based.
Rod Henderson is the President of Concept2, one of the business units of TAL Apparel. Concept2 specialises in Casual and Lifestyle apparel, working with many well-known brands and retailers across the USA and Europe. Rod is part of the TAL leadership team which has successfully transformed TAL’s structure establishing the business unit focus. Previously, Rod has held senior roles in manufacturing, sourcing, and retail, working across various apparel sectors with both Hong Kong and UK companies. Rod has been living in Hong Kong for the past 15 years since moving from the UK.
Rod Henderson is the President of Concept2, one of the business units of TAL Apparel. Concept2 specialises in Casual and Lifestyle apparel, working with many well-known brands and retailers across the USA and Europe. Rod is part of the TAL leadership team which has successfully transformed TAL’s structure establishing the business unit focus. Previously, Rod has held senior roles in manufacturing, sourcing, and retail, working across various apparel sectors with both Hong Kong and UK companies. Rod has been living in Hong Kong for the past 13 years since moving from the UK.
Since founding his namesake label in 2014, Angus Tsui has established himself as a trailblazer in sustainable fashion, proving that environmental responsibility and uncompromising, avant-garde design are not mutually exclusive. His work is a journey through time and space, utilising intricate pattern-making and unconventional materials to craft futuristic, otherworldly silhouettes. Beyond the runway, Angus champions industry change through his educational charity, ANCares, and mentors the next generation as an international judge for the Redress Design Award. Now celebrating over a decade in the industry, Angus continues to navigate the intersection of fashion and futurism, creating collections that challenge perceptions while advocating for the planet.
Tsui was the Redress Design Award 2012 People’s Choice Award winner.
Xiao Xue has been recognised for pioneering the use of social media to reach a younger demographic as former editor-in-chief of Elle China, where she served for over 13 years. With 20 years’ experience in fashion media, Xiao Xue has strongly supported Chinese designers, established Elle annual awards for independent designers, and was listed multiple times on the BoF 500 list of people shaping the global fashion industry. Since 2020, Xiao Xue has advocated for elegance, aesthetic living, and sustainability through her personal media platform of over 5 million followers, where she has collaborated with many international and domestic brands. Xiao Xue has also served as an ambassador for Shanghai Fashion Week since 2021. In 2023, she was invited by the Women’s Foundation to become an ambassador for the public welfare programme ‘Genius Mothers’. Xiao Xue is also a bestselling author of the books ‘Elegance’, ‘Elegance is Power’, and ‘Transformation of Elegance’.
