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VIN + OMI and London College of Fashion launch BIN 2 BODY
BIN 2 BODY is a collaborative project to turn single use plastic bottles, collected during London Men’s Fashion Week , into fashion which will be showcased at the next VIN + OMI show in September. The focus in London, highlighted by the recent Mayor of London’s campaign, is to encourage consumers to use much less… →
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British Fashion Council: London Craft Week Panel Discussion on Sustainability
Friday 11th May: British Fashion Council: London Craft Week Panel Discussion Last week I hosted London Craft Week panel discussion on sustainability within the fashion industry. Sustainable fashion designers, Bethany Williams and Christopher Raeburn and ‘The Sustainable Angle’ founder Nina Marenzi joined myself on the panel. The debate on sustainability is a key pillar of… →
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Fashion Revolution hosts Fashion Question time: Rana Plaza
Fashion Revolution hosts Fashion Question time: Rana Plaza Is the Fashion industry a better place for women to work five years on? On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured. Rana plaza housed five garment factories from big global brands including Primark, Mango, Monsoon and… →
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IWC Sustainability Report: Setting the benchmark in the luxury watch industry
According to a study by McKinsey & Co, it appears that “consumers with an ever growing knowledge and interest in sustainability have more power now than ever before”. With large retailers having to adapt their supply chain and the materials being used having to be more ethical and sustainable, it is with no doubt that… →
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The Women's Library
As part of the college’s #LCFYearofTheWoman, celebrating the centenary of women’s suffrage in the UK, we organised a visit to The Women’s Library, the oldest and most extensive collection on women’s history in Europe. The library, which is now owned by LSE, has its origins in the suffrage movement. Out of the 1866 Women’s Suffrage… →
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TIH Models
Last year at Business of Fashion VOICES I witnessed an incredibly moving talk by James Scully on the culture of bullying within modelling. Since then, further exposures (also by Scully) have revealed the concerning scale of model mistreatment. Combine this with the ethical issues of diversity and lack of representation, and you realise that the… →
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Centenary of UK Female Suffrage – Millicent Fawcett
Today February 6th represents the 100th anniversary of (some) women receiving the right to vote in the UK. I wanted to use today’s post to celebrate the work of female campaigners who have challenged the status quo in support of female rights. There has been much debate in the run up to this anniversary about… →
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BBC Woman's Hour: Clothes as Activism
Image via Vanity Fair This morning I was privileged to join BBC Woman’s Hour to talk about the Golden Globes 2018, where many women wore black to honour sexual harassment victims. I discussed the use of clothes as activism, how what we wear can express our beliefs and why I wear black myself. For those who… →
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LCF Year of The Woman
We will soon be entering 2018, which is the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote in the UK. Both for me personally, and for the college, this is a hugely significant centenary. In this short video, I explain why it’s so important; why we are still fighting for equality 100 years on,… →
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The Soap Co.
As I arrive at The Soap Co., I am greeted warmly by receptionist Kevin Lyon, who politely asks me about my journey to get to their factory in Higham’s Park. I hadn’t come far, but complain that despite this I had to change trains twice and managed to miss one of my connections. Kevin then… →