From the studio No.43

14 Sept

NEXT UP - DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Crafting Fashion Futures with Fashion Declares!

18th September, Conway Hall King’s X.

It's a symposium on regenerative fashion futures.

I'll be there.

I’ll be showcasing a collaboration with Safia Minney MBE - her artisan made, organic cotton fabric, my design and natural dyed, painted dress. She sent me 4m metres of the fabric and the dress will go in the entrance to Conway Hall.

It's beautiful fabric, so fluid and at the same time, sculptural.

Behind the scenes I've been busy draping, pattern cutting and natural dyeing the dress. One of the details I'm using is the selvedge. I do love a bit of selvedge! Next I'll be sewing on some little red corozo nut buttons and painting on some of my signature lines to finish off.

Draping the fabric and sewing together before dyeing with plant extracts.

Why are we curating 'Crafting Fashion Futures' symposium?

"Crafting of textiles and clothing is key to slowing down extraction, promoting decent livelihoods, redistributing wealth and building new narratives. Business is beginning to wake up to the opportunities of post-growth thinking and practice - so we’re looking forward to a radical symposium at Crafting Fashion Futures on the first day of LFW" - Safia Minney, MBE

The event celebrates the 1st day of London Fashion Week & the 1st ever London Textile Month at this fabulous event, at the iconic Conway Hall.
Kicking off the week, this landmark one-day gathering brings together over 20 pioneering voices in regenerative fashion, craft, and ethical textiles for a day of fireside chats, panels, brand pop-ups, and short films.

Organised by Safia Minney (founder of Fashion Declares, People Tree, and Indilisi) and co-curated with Polly Leonard, founder of Selvedge Magazine, the event features leading designers, makers, and thinkers shaping a just and sustainable future for fashion.

In-Person Tickets include a delicious plant-based lunch, and Online Tickets will receive a full recording of the event.

You can join in-person or online and there is an evening event too, with a panel discussion and music.

Fashion Declares! say,
’We’ll be hearing from 20 inspiring international craft thought leaders and pioneers covering the intersection between craft, sustainability, culture and social justice.

From organic textiles, handweaving, natural dying and hand embroidery to design, business and fair livelihoods, we believe that craft can be a key part of building a more positive future for people and planet. Each one of you is holding parts of a potential new narrative in which craft and making can help to create the shift towards a well-being economy and a more just society. We want to invite you to be part of this watershed event!

Crafted Fashion Futures is curated by Safia Minney, MBE, a half-Mauritian, half-Swiss Brit known for founding the slow fashion brand People Tree. Safia has dedicated her life to developing and promoting organic cotton and textile crafts.

Together with Fashion Declares, and her tiny new craft brand Indilisi [in-dill-iss-ee], Safia is proud to partner with Selvedge magazine on the first day of London Fashion Week to bring you an incredible event at Conway Hall, London with pioneers and craftspeople from India, Bangladesh, Kenya and the UK.’