Her Royal Highness was welcomed by Tolworth based group The Community Brain to see their entry to this year’s festival which is entitled Willow Woman.

It celebrates the work of young designers pushing for greater environmental awareness within the fashion industry as part of its year-long local heritage project 60 Years of Fashion in Kingston.

Sustainable practices like upcycling and the reuse of discarded items destined for landfill are reflected by the almost entirely-natural materials and sustainably-sourced willow used in the construction of the 4.8-metre tall exhibit and ‘Kate’ moss mannequins.

It will eventually be installed at Tolworth Court Farm Fields which is home to Tolworth Nature Reserve.

The festival opens to the public tomorrow.

Robin Hutchinson, Director at The Community Brain said: “It was a wonderful experience for everyone involved with the fashion project to meet and talk with Her Royal Highness who is a great ambassador for UK fashion. Our celebration puts an important spotlight on the role the suburbs, and in particular South West London had and continue to have in the UK economy through innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial design.”