In continuation of London Fashion Week's Films, Fraying and Frizz, the second instalment of my fashion week roundup starts at with Belstaff, in collaboration with (an elusive) Liv Tyler.The Belstaff presentation could scarcely have been…
Hawaiian Shirt Symbolises Sustainability and Safeguarding of 100…
Strolling along Old Street yesterday, I came across a plastic waste installation created by Andy Billett for Corona x Parley for the Oceans to mark their ambitious sustainability collaboration. Well known for their work with…
Pioneering Collaboration Transforms Garments and Fashion Waste into…
You would be hard-pressed to find a more frequently used buzz word in fashion than ‘sustainability’, right now. Following its use, the obvious question is often, “but what do you mean by sustainable”. Both a…
Livia Firth’s Eco-Age – Time to End Our…
Thursday 16th November marked the 7th Annual Lovie Awards, honouring the best of the European Internet and recognising the talent making waves and effecting positive change across industries including gaming, film and fashion. This year,…
Discussing the Tensions Between Fashion, Technology and Sustainability…
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 conflict? Does working with sustainable…
In Conversation with Anna Gedda – Head of…
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 energy sources) by 2030. I spoke…
Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Voices of Politics, Diversity and…
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?” Prabal, after some consideration, gave an applause-inducing…
Superhuman – The Ravensbourne Postgraduate Show
Off the back of a frantic London Fashion Week I attended Superhuman, an exhibition of work by the MA and MSc graduates of Ravensbourne, spanning the degrees Communication Design, Interactive Products Features, Fashion, Wearable Futures, Applied…
Martine Jarlgaard’s Mixed Reality Show at London Fashion…
Often looking inward (and perhaps gazing too much at it’s own toned, teenage-model navel), fashion, for all the illusion of creativity and dynamism that it exudes to a captive public audience, is, in reality, largely…