Ocean Waste, Spice Girls and the United Nations as Fashion Inspiration at KADK
On a recent trip to Copenhagen I paid a visit to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art (KADK), where I met a group of BA and MA fashion students working under the tutelage of Ann Merete Ohrt, Head of P... Read More
Achieving Sustainability Requires a Paradigm Shift, Says Kering’s Marie-Claire Daveu
As the driver of Kering’s global sustainability strategy, Marie-Claire Daveu is the company’s spokesperson on what amounts to a mammoth mandate to effect global change management across su... Read More
Discussing the Tensions Between Fashion, Technology and Sustainability with Vanessa Friedman
Before meeting Vanessa Friedman, I considered the perspective she could lend on the tension between designers’ ability to create freely and the need to choose sustainable materials. Is there a con... Read More
In Conversation with Anna Gedda – Head of Sustainability at H&M
H&M made a bold statement at the beginning of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, declaring their aim to become fully circular (which means moving towards using only recyclable materials and renewable... Read More
Click Your Heels To Start The Dishwasher – Smart Trainers vs Traditional Cordwainers
Surrounded by students crafting leather on lasts using traditional methods, Adriana Goldenberg stands alone as the only student on the BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Design and Product Innovation cou... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Voices of Politics, Diversity and Change
Former Dean of Parsons School of Design, Simon Collins, served up the most pointed of all questions to New York based designer Prabal Gurung when he asked “would you dress the first lady?” ... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit Calls for Circularity, Collaboration and Innovation
‘Is that Dhaka?’, I wondered as a film taking us on a tour through a rabbit warren of a damp, dark textile workshop played on the backdrop of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit stage. It̵... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit Sets the Tone for Global Sustainability Agenda
On the eve of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, 2017, Eva Kruse, CEO & President of Global Fashion Agenda, the driving force behind the now annual summit, spoke of the challenges and opportunities fa... Read More