May Cortazzi

Female

Nottingham

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Profession / role:

Creative Director

Company / organisation:

Regenerate Clothing

Website (if you have one):

www.regenerateclothing.com

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Consumer, Designer, Retailer, Supplier, Manufacturer, Tutor, Consultant

I am looking to discover or buy

Fabric suppliers, buyers, collaborators, and factories

About me / About business or organisation:

Regenerate specializes in hand printed, designer, ethically made organic clothing and already become a closely followed brand, with a large online fan base, our clothing being stocked across Europe, online and with a large celebrity fan base with the likes of 'The Teenagers', 'African boy', 'Shychild'(Klaxons DJ), Light Speed Champion, 'Ighlu and Hartley', Kap Bambino and The Holloways all wearing our products.

Regenerate clothing was founded and launched in Feb 2008 by May Cortazzi, who had previously worked for Marharishi, Boxfresh and Maria Chen before deciding on stepping out on her own and creating her own unique label.

Regenerate always remains unique from the mainstream by taking inspirations from: the music industry, historical archives and through traveling the world and undressing it!.

Regenerate HQ is based at The Shop, Nottingham, which I run as an in house screen printing design and fashion studio. I founded this in 2008. Shop is an multi-disciplinary creative space which offers a complete creative service. We work in all areas of art and design including :-graphics, screen print, web & multi-media, film, furniture and fashion design. We also have an extensive track record of organising and hosting exciting events. In addition, we have a retail and gallery space, which is used to exhibit and sell works by members and collaborators.


www.viewtheshop.co.uk
www.myspace.com/maycortazzi
Facebook: Regenerate Clothing
info@regenerateclothing.com

Career history / Company history:

I’m May Cortazzi, Founder of Regenerate Clothing and Director of Fashion at The Shop, Nottingham. In addition to this, I’m an ethical fashion campaigner and mentor.

For the last 12 years, I’ve worked within the fashion industry, for a variety of companies, which include:- Boxfresh, Maharishi and Maria Chen. Gaining wider experience, I have variously worked as a: - factory worker, technical assistant, designer, international sales rep, buyer, stylist, model scout, lecturer and NGO worker. These experiences have helped to develop my enormous passion and drive, leading me to run my own ethical fashion label called Regenerate.

My involvement within The Shop, has enabled me to create events, workshops and exhibitions with film makers, artists and designers, giving freedom for creative people in Nottingham to work together and express themselves.

Leading in a different capacity, I have also run International education campaigns and workshops. All these initiatives are designed help to educate our future generations about the industry and what we can do to improve the world of fashion in a practical, exciting way.

All of my work has been inspired by my work at The Barli Institute for Rural women, India, a charity helping women from remote villages develop skills to create an income for themselves.


www.regenerateclothing.com
www.viewtheshop.co.uk

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