Mats Rombaut seems to think so. Here's why.
, and takes his role as a designer very seriously in the context of the climate and ecological crisis. “It’s no secret I feel pain just from existing in today’s world. Maybe that’s what attracts me to medical footwear, a sense of healing,” Rombaut tells“The fashion world can use a lot of improvement. I put all my hope on the biochemists, material engineers, and developers to come up with man-made materials that leave no trace behind.
Rombaut previously used materials such as Piñatex and is constantly looking to new innovations for vegan leather alternatives. For his Dysmorphia collection he used Apinat Bio material for the outsoles, which is, meaning that in a landfill in 12 weeks the compostable plastics disintegrate and after six months they biodegrade completely.
The designer believes the best thing he could do for the planet is stopping his brand altogether. But he is moving forward with what he calls the “second-best option”: being more impactful, leading by example, and giving a message of hope. With his spring 2020 fashion show presentation staged inside Espace Niemeyer, the Communist Party’s headquarters in Paris, Rombaut wanted to create a utopia “where politicians become activists.
As for the future of the brand, Rombaut plans to continue investing time and energy into new technologies. “I feel like I’m just at the beginning of what I want to do,” he says. “But it depends on how fast technology goes and whether I can afford it or have to find other ways.” He’s hopeful that there’s a shift happening in the fashion industry following a shift in consumer desires. “I think the fashion industry has always catered to what people wanted at any given time.
For his future collections, Rombaut shares that his current inspiration is coming from the next generation involved in the School Strike for Climate movement. “This generation and movement have given me so much new energy,” he says. “I thought I was doing my part, but now I feel like I’m not doing enough.”
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