00:22I can't believe it. I'm so happy. I've been happy ever since I found out I was going to do
00:29this. I've always dreamt, I've had this dream about creating my own things and my mother and mum
00:54didn't think it was a good idea for me to do that because I have a dilemma in my one
01:07hand.
01:07So I just didn't get a chance to. And then my wife just came in here one day and I
01:32thought,
01:33wow, this is just amazing.
01:45So supported adults came from the desire for some of our customers in particular who are living with a disability
01:55to enter redress on an equal platform. And that was really important, but without stigmatising people as well.
02:04And that was also really important to us as well as to the people.
02:09I really like to look at some shirts and patterns on shirts. I just feel that I said to myself,
02:28that's something that I could do.
02:30And nobody believed me until I'm meeting Kirstie.
02:41And say Kirstie is an angel as far as I can say.
02:47Just to hear how much it means to people coming here. Andrew's one of many actually that coming to the
02:59Redress Hub means so much to them.
03:01And yeah, to hear that from Andrew was really touched my heart deeply because, you know, it's changed him.
03:12And he's been able to do these amazing things. He makes clothes not only for himself, but he makes clothes
03:18for his family
03:19and especially his young four-year-old daughter, who he adores, and he's made several pieces of clothing for her.
03:28It's just such a wonderful thing to witness and to be a part of.
03:40I bought a sewing machine, kind of on a whim, last January.
03:47And then I don't think I really touched it for a few months because I was nervous to actually dive
03:54in and do something.
03:55It's just really got me involved and let me be creative.
03:59And I'm always getting ideas and there's so many different garments and fabrics and everything that you see when you're
04:05in here
04:06that you can't help but let your mind wander and think of all the possibilities.
04:10Our name is the Redress Hub Keeping It Circular.
04:13And the idea of keeping it circular is to keep it in use all the time.
04:20And so people may have heard of the circular economy and that's where we sit.
04:25Right in the middle of that circular economy keeping things in use for longer, which is really important.
04:31So that again, we reduce consumption and reduce waste.
04:35For the show, I actually made four items.
04:38So I made a whole outfit.
04:41There's a pair of pants with a top and then it's got a detachable collar.
04:48And then at the end, I have scraps and I wanted to have less scraps to really dive into the
04:55sustainability part of it.
04:57So I made a little bag out of the scraps.
05:02I actually can't wait for the show to be over so I can actually wear the pants because I'm really
05:06keen to actually wear them in everyday life.
05:10Because I did make pieces for myself to actually wear and show off and be proud of.
05:16And so I can't wait to walk down the runway a little bit nerve wracking, but then to wear them
05:22in real life and be proud of them will be great.
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