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The Pockets of Love
Grace is beauty, under remorseless pressure. When I sat down to write this article, these words came to mind – to connect to the lived...
Mar 206 min read


Transformation as a Present Activity
Prof Dilys Williams discusses the transformative ability of fashion as a present activity to change us imagine possibilities.
Dec 16, 20247 min read


And Still We Rise
I'm struggling today I'm in shock at the results of the US election. This demonstrates my naivety. Sometimes my optimism is blind.
Nov 7, 20244 min read


Nurturing a Fashion Commons for Education
In his essay Name the Colour, Blind the Eye: Reimagining Education, Bayo Akomalafe calls to ‘disturb the exclusivity of higher education’...
Jul 9, 20242 min read


Imagining Possibilities Festival Goes Forth
Over this academic year, members of Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) have been exploring what we mean by our ambition to practice...
Jun 4, 20244 min read


Interwoven: Fashion Storytelling in the time of a Climate Crisis
“Storytelling can be a vehicle to share the impact of innovations and contextualise the support we need on our road to action.” –...
Feb 19, 20242 min read


MA Fashion Futures Testbed
Amid the ever-evolving tapestry of fashion, politics, and societal transformation, there lies an intersection of hope, creativity, and...
Sep 29, 20233 min read


Students driving curriculum quality for sustainability
One of our ongoing aims at CSF is to drive up standards in sustainability learning at universities. Funded by the Quality Assurance...
Sep 22, 20234 min read


Nurturing radical thinking and action – putting earth and equity first
“The ambition of Fashion Values is to nurture radical thinking and action that puts earth and equity at the forefront of fashion...
Jul 14, 20234 min read

Mindsets and shifting fashion perceptions
“All that we create, recognise and present, whether a collection, images, words or actions, are directly related to our mindsets; how we...
Jun 30, 20233 min read


How might we reimagine fashion as a powerful medium to explore and amplify cultures?
Fashion can be a powerful medium for the exploration, representation and amplification of voices and cultures from around the world....
Feb 1, 20232 min read


What if we worked together to achieve the pace and scale of change that society needs from fashion?
“If today we can think about equity, being able to live well together and how we do that through fashion, then we’ve done something...
Jan 26, 20233 min read

Shifting Charges – provoking mindset change through jewellery
The fashion industry causes negative impacts on society in many ways. For example the abuse of labour rights, compromising of the health of
Sep 5, 20226 min read


How will we use fashion activism to challenge social injustice?
Fashion and society are deeply intertwined through everyday actions, behaviours and business models, and can be empowering. However,...
Feb 28, 20222 min read


As fashion tutors, we have the opportunity and responsibility to be changemakers
OUNESCO’s World Education Day, a day in which educators and institutions are invited to reflect on education as we look around us and to...
Jan 24, 20224 min read


Fashion Education in a time of climate emergency
Fashion education in 2021 must equip learners with the skills, knowledge and capabilities that can challenge exploitative practices in...
Nov 3, 20213 min read


What kind of fashion education is needed now?
Education is the leverage point for change in societies, cultures and economies, and in a time of climate emergency, individual and...
Oct 7, 20212 min read


Nature-based solutions in and through fashion have never been so necessary
It is a firmly-held belief at Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) that access to research-led knowledge and practice in fashion and sustain
Apr 12, 20213 min read


It is time to reflect on our role as educators
Education is the leverage point for change in societies, cultures, and economies, and in a time of climate emergency, individual and systemi
Dec 18, 20203 min read


Re-imagining how we interact with fashion
Placing sustainability at the heart of fashion practice to help shape the next generation of designers and researchers is MA Fashion Futures
Aug 7, 20204 min read
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