Self taught designers Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager founded Junky Styling in 1997, inspired by the prevalence of recycling in places such as San Francisco and Tokyo and the resourcefulness of the people of Vietnam and Thailand. The company began in an exposed studio on a shop floor, reflective of a completely transparent working practice.

Junky is an innovative design-led label. All garments are made from the highest quality second hand clothing, which is deconstructed, re-cut and completely transformed. The New Yorker described it as ‘an eccentrically chic line of mutant couture’. A focus and belief in individuality means that no two garments are ever exactly the same, a design concept which led Vogue to describe Junky as ‘high fashion street couture’.

Their work consists of the ‘Wardrobe Surgery’ service, where customers bring their own clothes in for transformation, an internationally stocked women’s ready-to-wear collection, bespoke creations for special occasions, and experimental off-the-peg pieces out of their East End store.

Junky’s book, ‘Junky Styling – Wardrobe Surgery’ tells the company’s story while giving clear guidance on how to recycle clothes from your own wardrobe. Junky lectured at the V&A museum at the launch of the book, and have taken part in other events and exhibitions at the Musuem before and since.

Junky have also exhibited at the Koldinghaus Museum in Denmark, created a fashion installation in the Garanti Galeri gallery in Istanbul, created ‘Wardrobe Surgery’s’ at the Ronald Feldman gallery in NYC, held workshops at the Fashion and Textiles Museum London, lectured at the Parson’s School of Design in NYC and are in the permanent collection at the Design Museum London.

Founding members of the Ethical Fashion Forum, Junky also contribute to the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and were recently awarded the RSPCA Good Business Award for fashion due to their emphasis on sustainability and use of ethically sourced materials.