Gina Corrieri SS2522 Images
Gina Corrieri makes clothes for the future she wants to see. Materials for her designs are sourced secondhand, bought from online dealers at home and abroad. The clothes that they constitute range from XS to XXL, or women’s sizes 4 to 26 in the UK. One-of-a-kind items are manufactured in small batches by Corrieri, and then dropped in limited quantities that are designed to sell out. It’s this circular, inclusive and sustainable ethos that separates Corrieri from the rest of the pack right now. “Slow fashion encourages intentional shopping, engaging with the brands you buy from and their processes, caring about your clothes and expressing your individuality,” the designer tells us. “It’s not about following trends – my customers set their own.”
It’s quite lucky for Corrieri, then, that those customers include Paloma Elsesser, Iris Law, Jyoty and Crystallmess to name a few, who undoubtedly fall into that trendsetter category. You can see why Corrieri is fast becoming the official It-girl outfitter: her signature T-skirt (a skirt made from old t-shirts) scratches the itch for oddball newness that fashion girls crave, but is accessible enough to be worn by all. The ordinariness of t-shirts, which Corrieri often repurposes in her collection, is what makes the designer’s work feel so familiar and in turn desirable – even when those t-shirts are hemmed together backwards, their necklines repurposed for a cold shoulder moment. With her burgeoning brand, Corrieri is proving that sustainability and circularity doesn’t have to come at the expense of chic.
Below we catch up with the London designer about her fashion background, Rihanna x River Island, and teaming up with Ferina for her SS25 shoot.
Photography Ferina
Hey Gina – first of all, what was the idea behind your SS25 photoshoot?
Gina Corrieri: This was a really exciting collaboration with Ferina, the photographer. He wanted to create subtle drama, exploring the complex but heartwarming nature of friendship, against the backdrop of London. I love working with my friends and we had such a great team, it’s really one of the best feelings to create in this city with people who are passionate and excited about what they do.
What’s your background in fashion and when did you launch your brand?
Gina Corrieri: I studied BA Fashion Design at Kingston School of Art and graduated in 2020, during the pandemic. I had been making and reworking clothes as a teenager and that exploration has always been part of my style and expression. University taught me specific skills, but what made me believe in starting the brand was what I created for myself, in my bedroom on my domestic machines, and how people I cared about interacted with those garments.
I launched my online store in 2021. It’s been so fun. My friends and I made a film called Phenomena that year, which was an ode to club culture and I made all of the outfits. I started experimenting with vintage crochet doilies in 2022 and that was a whole chapter, particularly popular for Notting Hill Carnival. I was tie-dyeing for years. My first production run was a parachute bomber jacket that my friends modelled for me. In 2023, I created the t-skirt and in 2024, began releasing them monthly. And now we’re here, recently popping up in New York.
I want to make clothes for everyone and I don’t believe in limiting that. My brand is inspired by the people I love – Gina Corrieri
Where do you source the fabrics and materials for your collections, and why drop in limited quantities?
Gina Corrieri: For years I’ve been sourcing online and abroad, or I’ve used secondhand materials people have given to me. It’s been quite individual and very small-scale, and I like to curate these selections. This is not mass manufacture of one design and one material, so it takes time. I want to build a brand that is sustainable, which has meant dropping in limited quantities.
Can you expand on your ethos of slow fashion and inclusivity? Why is it an important part of the brand?
Gina Corrieri: Slow fashion encourages intentional shopping, engaging with the brands you buy from and their processes, caring about your clothes and expressing your individuality. There’s so much available to us and it feels more fun and exciting to find pieces you can wear in different ways. It’s not about following trends – my customers set their own. I want to make clothes for everyone and I don’t believe in limiting that. My brand is inspired by the people I love, and as it grows it is endlessly wonderful to me that I get to see and meet different people who engage with what we do.
What’s next for the brand?
Gina Corrieri: This is a hard one to answer! I like to keep my cards close to my chest… we’re working on exciting things for Autumn/Winter and in conversations about more travel. We’re working hard and it’s super exciting and crazy to me how much has been accomplished in the past year.
Photography Ferina
Which celebrity are you dying to dress and why?
Gina Corrieri: I was a big fan of Sky Ferreira growing up, so that would be really cool.
Which four designers are in your Fashion Mount Rushmore?
Gina Corrieri: Telfar Clemens, Martine Rose, Alexander McQueen, and Rei Kawakubo.
What’s the last text you sent?
Gina Corrieri: ‘YEARNINGGG’, to my best friends
Did you have a freakum outfit growing up?
Gina Corrieri: I had glitter lurex hotpants. Also the Rihanna x River Island backless mini dress I got on the release day in 2013!
Which iconic supermodel is opening your next show?
Gina Corrieri: Paloma Elsesser, of course.
What’s the last meme you saved?
Gina Corrieri:
@vonbitch666
What’s the most ran through item in your wardrobe?
Gina Corrieri: This summer it’s definitely my brand’s check shorts – they’re an oversized baseball short style made from check shirts and I can dress them up or down.
What’s your ghost outfit?
Gina Corrieri: My red and black swirl tie-dye shift top and mini t-skirt that I wore to Notting Hill Carnival last year (Trini represent).
The most recent picture/screenshot on your camera roll?
Gina Corrieri: Photos of my next drop!
You’re trapped in a lift with your celebrity crush – who is it, and what are you wearing?
Gina Corrieri: Hmm, it could be Mark Ruffalo… I’m wearing a Racer skirt made from vintage cycling jerseys (it’s a real conversation starter), a classic shift top positioned just off the shoulder, and strappy vintage Prada cork wedges.
Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page for Corrieri’s SS25 photoshoot and latest drop.
