Bowen Dryden’s new organic collection has evolved…

Aware of the current climate and conscious of the environmental impact of fashion manufacturing, Bowen Dryden has curated a collection that not only considers the creation of a garment but also sustainability and the impact that untimely disposal of clothing has on the planet. Make way for ‘not so fast fashion’.

This topic is fortunately at the forefront of Millennial and Gen X brides minds. They think about the future of the planet.

Bowen Dryden has spent over 24 months working on this forward-thinking project; from the initial research stages, to gaining knowledge and sourcing organic cotton fabrics from ethically grown crops without pesticides, to keeping every part of the garment biodegradable. Conscientiously designing these sustainable garments so that they can easily be worn again.

Even the buttons are ingeniously manufactured in cotton, the garment label is embroidered and the swing tags are recycled seedling paper tied with hessian. All materials used are fully compostable. 

The style of the collection has a barefoot relaxed 1980's vibe, with hippie chic frills and flounces on soft unstructured robes and mix ‘n’ match co-ords. Billowing tiered dresses, coatdresses, hot pants, palazzos and bikinis in pure white shifle cotton makes this fresh, bright and clean collection perfect for summer weddings right through to the honeymoon.

Bowen Dryden always likes to provide options with an individual touch by offering distinct floral and fauna embroideries using natural cotton threads in tone on tone or beautifully shaded with vegetable dyes. The whole garment can be colour customised by using ombre, tie dyed or full colour dying techniques if the bride so wishes.

Personal messages and symbols can be added outside or inside the dress, or on cool accessories, i.e. bags, shoes and veils to ‘write your own story’.

For 15 years the Bowen Dryden studio has been sewing, embroidering and dying all under one roof in an effort to keep a small carbon footprint. The studio has a fully qualified, multi-cultural workforce and this year will be introducing an apprenticeship programme in collaboration with the charity WONDER Foundation, to empower women in developing countries to work in the fashion industry. We pride ourselves on our working environment in South Delhi.

So POEM in a nutshell: Gorgeous design, flattering shapes, organically sourced, naturally dyed, ethically made and biodegradable.

You can view all the photos from the collection here: https://www.bowendryden.co.uk/poem-2021