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fifteenth November 2023
Expio are a cutting-edge model for males’s trend that prioritizes model, sustainability, and efficiency. By way of their groundbreaking method to improvement, they’ve been in a position to produce the lightest, warmest, most sturdy and waterproof kinds ever seen within the business. The model achieves this with out compromising on their dedication to avoiding petrochemical supplies and utilizing subpar manufacturing strategies. Expio’s mission is to deal with the hurt brought on by the clothes business via acutely aware decision-making and lowering their social and environmental impacts. By creating top-tier efficiency clothes with a transparent understanding of those points, they try to make a constructive influence on the world.
Ben Mears is a seasoned professional within the attire business with over twenty years of wealthy expertise. Born in England and nurtured within the verdant lands of rural Gloucestershire, his journey into the world of trend has been in depth and rewarding. His ardour for design led him to Kingston College, the place he graduated with a level in Style Design. His profession path has taken him throughout the globe from Paris to Milan, Amsterdam, and London, gaining invaluable on-the-ground expertise within the trend capitals of the world. This international publicity has not solely honed his design expertise but in addition broadened his perspective on totally different cultures and trend actions. Ben’s particular focus is on sustainable design and efficiency improvement, a distinct segment that’s each near his coronary heart and essential within the present international state of affairs.
“I studied trend design and through that point I labored with Timothy Everest which is when I discovered my love of menswear. I then went to work for Yves Saint Laurent as a tailoring designer, and on to Jaeger, Tommy, and North Sails too. The distinctive supplies we use at Expio is vital to what we do. I’m at all times searching for one thing that may carry out at a excessive degree. We use stitchless expertise which was first developed for tenting and no different model on the planet is utilizing it for clothes. I have been engaged on this for 3 years and I get very enthusiastic about materials. I get pleasure from testing them to see how they carry out underneath stress.”
This can be a shortened transcribed edit of episode 206 of the MenswearStyle Podcast with Ben Mears, Founding father of Light-weight Waterproof Outerwear model expio-tailored.com. You may hearken to the total model on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast participant.
