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Nov 74 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.

Oct 83 min read

Workshopping a New Fashion System by Knowledge Exchange

As part of Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s (CSF) LCF Fashion Undressed: Imagining Possibilities Festival earlier this year, CSF's Knowledge

Aug 284 min read

Finding Hope in the Face of the Climate Crisis: A Knowledge Exchange Workshop

“The repairing and renewing of our fragmented corrupted world can not only happen ‘out there’…through sustainability solutions, but also...

May 162 min read

Farming Fashion: Wool | Calling farmers and designers for online meet ups

Call out to farmers and designers for online meet ups for Future Fashion: Wool.

Feb 123 min read

Safe Spaces for Making Communities

Over the course of the Decolonising Fashion and Textiles project (DFT), we became acutely aware of the shortage of not only safe spaces...

Aug 4, 20234 min read

Manifesting intentions through fashion

For those able to vote in the UK, the time is now to speak to your MP about the world that you wish an elected government to champion....

Jul 14, 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...

May 19, 20234 min read

Discussing fashion for social change with Jess Amaral

“It’s important to enable the next generation of design change-makers. We are convening co-creation spaces and it's great to give...

Apr 21, 20233 min read

Tending the Earth, gardening fashion

What would fashion look like if it developed alongside natural seasons rather than the market driven fashion calendar? Natural seasons...

Feb 1, 20232 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....

Jan 26, 20233 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...

Dec 22, 20222 min read

Why fashion needs a future scenario framework – ReModelling Futures Method

Many sustainable design tools address only the concept development, or the production stages of fashion. While these approaches can offer...

Oct 27, 20224 min read

Embedding sustainability at the core of fashion practice – developing the ReModelling Futures Method

The ReModelling Futures Method was developed as a key outcome for the ReModelling Fashion project, part of the Business of Fashion,...

Oct 23, 20222 min read

Supporting the transition to sustainable fashion practices – the ReModelling Futures Method

The ReModelling Futures Framework embeds future thinking from the start of the creative and decision making process.

Oct 4, 20223 min read

How can fashion value Society?

Fashion and society are interlinked and entangled, both reflecting and influencing one another — and in turn changing and evolving our...

Sep 21, 20225 min read

Reality, Reciprocity, Resilience

With the mass displacement of people on the rise, it is clear that we need to rethink and address the needs and aspirations of refugee...

Sep 5, 20226 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

Jul 6, 20223 min read

Everything is interconnected; dress accordingly

‘Nature’ continues to be an inspiration for designers and brands – just look at the A/W collections for 2022. Yet despite aspirations to...

May 25, 20223 min read

Leveraging the power of fashion activism to create positive social change

Through project ReGo, we’ve been working to leverage the power of fashion activism in shifting the prevailing narrative around young...

Apr 21, 20222 min read

The power of imagination and creativity in driving change

Human lives are intrinsically interwoven into our planet’s health, the biodiversity of the air, our land and oceans.