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BAFTA has asked guests to make sustainable choices on the red carpet as part of its efforts to be a carbon neutral awards ceremony.
The British award body has given all those attending Sunday’s event a sustainable fashion guide created by the London College of Fashion.
The guide encourages attendees to either re-wear something they already own or hire an ensemble as opposed to buying something new.
It also urges guests to make the most of rental fashion sites, such as Hurr Collective, By Rotation and My Wardrobe HQ, or source clothing from resale outlets like Vestiare Collective and Depop.
Additionally, the guide lists several sustainable fashion brands, such as Stella McCartney and Reformation, which are renowned for using innovative eco-friendly materials.
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1/12 Isaac Saqib and Nasheli Ortiz-Gonzalez
Isaac is a Pakistani-American fashion designer who’s behind the brand Mercy & Mankind. Nasheli is from Puerto Rico and is the department chair and associate professor of Fashion Design at Moore College of Art & Design. She has also worked with Beyoncé.
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2/12 Angel Chen and Minju Kim
Angel is a China-based designer who runs an eponymous fashion label that blends Western and Eastern aesthetics. Minju is a Korean designer who specialises in contemporary women’s wear.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
3/12 Farai Simoyi-Agbede
Farai is a Zimbabwe-born designer raised in Brooklyn who runs a contemporary womenswear label called The Narativ.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
4/12 Daniel Fletcher
Daniel is a London-based designer who studied at Central Saint Martins. He is the founder of an eponymous brand, DANIEL w. FLETCHER, and works as Menswear artistic director for cult Itlalian brand Fiorucci.
Adam Rose/Netflix
5/12 Kianga 'KiKi' Peterson
Kiki is a New York City-based designer who helped launch US hip hop clothing brand, Fubu.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
6/12 Carli Pearson
Carli is a UK-based designer and founder and creative director of CIMONE, an inclusive ready-to-wear brand. She studied at Central Saint Martins in London.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
7/12 Julian Woodhouse
Julian is a former army sergeant and model. He is now the CEO of streetwear label Woodhouse Army.
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8/12 Ashton Hirota and Marco Morante
Ashton is a Los Angeles-based designer who focuses on avant-garde streetwear. Marco is also based in Los Angeles and runs is own label called Marco Marco. He has also dressed several celebrities, including Rita Ora and Fergie.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
9/12 Angelo Cruciani and Charles Lu
Angelo is an Italy-based designer who runs the Yezael label, which focuses on contemporary streetwear. Charles is from Canada and used to work as the creative director of Dubai-based eveningwear label, Arushi Couture.
Netflix
10/12 Lorena Saravia Butcher and Narresh Kukreja
Lorena is a Mexico City-based designer who has worked and collaborated with fashion brands such as Bread and Butter Barcelona, G-Star Raw and famous mexican designer Macario Jiménez. Narresh is the co-founder of Indian label Shivan and Narresh.
Netflix
11/12 Adolfo Sanchez and Claire Davis
Adolfo is a Mexican-American designer based in Los Angeles. He specialises in designing ready-to-wear, evening wear and bridal. Claire is a UK-based designer who founded an eco-conscious label called Hanger Inc.
Netflix
12/12 Hayley Scanlan
Hayley is a Scottish award-winning designer and founder of women’s wear label H.S. Her clothes are a firm favourite among British female pop stars, including Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Little Mix.
Netflix
1/12 Isaac Saqib and Nasheli Ortiz-Gonzalez
Isaac is a Pakistani-American fashion designer who’s behind the brand Mercy & Mankind. Nasheli is from Puerto Rico and is the department chair and associate professor of Fashion Design at Moore College of Art & Design. She has also worked with Beyoncé.
Netflix
2/12 Angel Chen and Minju Kim
Angel is a China-based designer who runs an eponymous fashion label that blends Western and Eastern aesthetics. Minju is a Korean designer who specialises in contemporary women’s wear.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
3/12 Farai Simoyi-Agbede
Farai is a Zimbabwe-born designer raised in Brooklyn who runs a contemporary womenswear label called The Narativ.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
4/12 Daniel Fletcher
Daniel is a London-based designer who studied at Central Saint Martins. He is the founder of an eponymous brand, DANIEL w. FLETCHER, and works as Menswear artistic director for cult Itlalian brand Fiorucci.
Adam Rose/Netflix
5/12 Kianga 'KiKi' Peterson
Kiki is a New York City-based designer who helped launch US hip hop clothing brand, Fubu.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
6/12 Carli Pearson
Carli is a UK-based designer and founder and creative director of CIMONE, an inclusive ready-to-wear brand. She studied at Central Saint Martins in London.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
7/12 Julian Woodhouse
Julian is a former army sergeant and model. He is now the CEO of streetwear label Woodhouse Army.
Netflix
8/12 Ashton Hirota and Marco Morante
Ashton is a Los Angeles-based designer who focuses on avant-garde streetwear. Marco is also based in Los Angeles and runs is own label called Marco Marco. He has also dressed several celebrities, including Rita Ora and Fergie.
Lara Solanki/Netflix
9/12 Angelo Cruciani and Charles Lu
Angelo is an Italy-based designer who runs the Yezael label, which focuses on contemporary streetwear. Charles is from Canada and used to work as the creative director of Dubai-based eveningwear label, Arushi Couture.
Netflix
10/12 Lorena Saravia Butcher and Narresh Kukreja
Lorena is a Mexico City-based designer who has worked and collaborated with fashion brands such as Bread and Butter Barcelona, G-Star Raw and famous mexican designer Macario Jiménez. Narresh is the co-founder of Indian label Shivan and Narresh.
Netflix
11/12 Adolfo Sanchez and Claire Davis
Adolfo is a Mexican-American designer based in Los Angeles. He specialises in designing ready-to-wear, evening wear and bridal. Claire is a UK-based designer who founded an eco-conscious label called Hanger Inc.
Netflix
12/12 Hayley Scanlan
Hayley is a Scottish award-winning designer and founder of women’s wear label H.S. Her clothes are a firm favourite among British female pop stars, including Jessie J, Pixie Lott and Little Mix.
Netflix
“This awards season BAFTA are doing more than ever before to consider sustainability across its awards ceremonies, including inviting guests to ‘dress sustainably’,” the guide states.
“To help navigate some of the issues around fashion and sustainability London College of Fashion, UAL are supporting BAFTA with more information on how you can dress sustainably.”
A spokesperson for BAFTA added: “Sustainability is very important to BAFTA, and we’re doing more than ever before.
“Where sustainable choices are unable to be made, BAFTA is offsetting, as well as giving guests the tools to offset their own travel and make sustainable fashion choices.”
The decision has been praised by TV presenter Laura Whitmore, who shared her delight in an Instagram post.
“This year @Bafta film awards are going carbon neutral. They’ve also asked for everyone to wear something they already own! Love this idea,” the Love Island host wrote in a caption below a series of old photographs of her at previous BAFTA ceremonies.
“I owned none of these dresses but I did borrow from the designers and they were all worn and loved again by other people,” Whitmore added.
In addition to encouraging guests to dress sustainably, the awards ceremony will forgo goody bags and serve a vegan starter and dessert in a bid to be more environmentally friendly.
BAFTA is not the only awards ceremony that is going green. Last month, the Golden Globes served an exclusively vegan meal during the ceremony.
Meanwhile, the menu at the Oscars luncheon last week was also entirely plant-based.