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Friday, September 27th 2013, in Musings, Talks

Thank you for such great feedback from the New York City panel the other month. Read the comments and feedback from students and attendees here.

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Riding the emotional tsunami from the pandemic to

Riding the emotional tsunami from the pandemic to the Minneapolis murder. From hope to downright sadness and across to anger, then back to resolve. Things must change. We are going to be having some tough words with 2020. Things must change. I love my work and the job I do. However, sustainability can not exist in the absence of the safety and elevation of the black and brown people who form part of the global citizenry. Otherwise, all we are doing is providing ‘organic and certified’ coverage for the select and privileged few who can afford and access it.
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If you missed it, I recommend listening to the following two ladies speak: @rachel.cargle - Public address in bio and @tamikadmallory.
#EnoughIsEnough #BlackLivesMatter #PullUp

I really wasn’t proud of my RCGD entry. I had 11

I really wasn’t proud of my RCGD entry. I had 11 days to get it made and it didn’t turn out as I wanted - so many challenges. But, I will say that sometimes it’s really not about execution. We often build things up in our minds, that they have to be perfect - when actually - for the right person - the energy, mission and intention can speak for itself. So here are some throwback pictures of my imperfect design which led me to the perfect place in the fashion industry, for me. Sustainability. Thanks for asking me about this earlier this week @AldenWicker! The RCGD Global Design Contest 2020 in partnership with TENCEL™ Luxe is open to designer around the world over the age of 21 years old. I know I am biased but if you design, and are eligible, I say enter it. Winning, or simply going on this journey, could really change your life. The sustainable design contest championing hope. 🍃link in bio.
Thank you for the recent coverage So She Slays - we want we many designers as possible (inclusive and accessible) to have this opportunity. 🙏🏾
#SustainableFashion #Fashion

💚 Come dream with us! Let’s connect our dream

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Come dream with us! Let’s connect our dreams and celebrate #OneHumanity at OHM Live tomorrow. When: May 29th from 12pm to 12am EST, join @Constellation_Dreamers @ITPLive and @UnitedNations. Dream with us.
Join the #DreamWithUs revolution as we connect 1 billion shared and collective dreams and use this as the context to reshape the future of our planet.
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Join the 24-hour #Livestream charity event with Dua Lipa, Jason Derulo, Deepak Chopra, Becky G, Jay Shetty, Ceelo Green and so many more inspirational artists, athletes and activists from around the world - including me! We are raising funds for the world’s most impactful NGO’s and charity organisations to build a future 🌏 that we are all dreaming of. Thank you so much to @ConsciousFashionCampaign for inviting me to join such an incredible group of dreamers. We go live tomorrow. 💚
Share your dreams.

Dusting off the speaking robe (even if it's a virt

Dusting off the speaking robe (even if it's a virtual gig). I have a few talks coming up about our global @RedCarpetGreenDress contest with TENCEL™ Luxe , sustainable fashion and entrepreneurship:⁣⁣
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* Sustainable Fashion Workshop with @Daisie, the creative platform founded by Game Of Thrones Actress Maisie Williams and film producer Dom Santry.⁣
When: Thursday 4th June at 5pm GMT / 12 Noon ET / 9am PT* ⁣
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* Fashinnovation Worldwide Talks “Fashion Is Social Entrepreneurship”: (Conscious Fashion Campaign) Talk with Kerry Bannigan, Yash Ranga - Jaipur Rugs Foundation (India), Bandana Tewari - Editor In Chief, VOGUE India and Rahul Mishra - Designer ⁣
When: Friday 5th June (Details to come)⁣
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* Freelancing Females Discussion with Alden Wicker⁣
When: Friday 26th June (Details to come)⁣
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I’m also part of a super exciting broadcast which will be going out tomorrow, I’ll be posting on that later.
#SustainableFashion #Fashion #DesignContest

Earlier I posted about the George Lloyd situation.

Earlier I posted about the George Lloyd situation. And if I am being honest with myself, it was SamataLite. A watered down version of my real emotions on the topic. I often hold back expressing myself as I wish to, to stay in the lines of acceptability in this digital realm. But the reality is, to be a black person in todays society requires a level of self-love and self-recognition that simply no other group has to find. Why? Because in the face of passive aggressive dialogue across to actual acts of violence on our bodies, we have to find a way to remind ourselves that we are worthy of basic human rights, love, respect and recognition. Often and always. Can you IMAGINE the level of self-talk needed to navigate this world? 🖤
Watching people who look like you being cast away like a useless commodity is soul destroying. And don’t doubt that every black person you know has felt the combination of grief, anger, sadness and depression at this reality. The reality of being considered less than and treated as less than does not make us less than. We know this, but our knowledge of self, doesn’t change the reality of being ourselves in this world. This knowledge makes our lives more of act of defiance than they need to be. Sometimes we just want to go for a jog (#AhmaudAubrey), watch birds (#ChristianCooper), write a cheque (#GeorgeLloyd) or sleep in bed (#BreonnaTaylor).
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So shout out to all my POC who are defiantly loving themselves and demanding the human recognition that shouldn’t have to be articulated (or which is only articulated upon when captured on camera), but yet love themselves nonetheless. Our strength is immeasurable. We are powerful. That is what my picture represents. For my non-POC, we need you to be allies - your friendship is not adequate unless you are. Listen to the POC in your lives saying “I’m tired. I’m fed up. I’m angry.” #IAmEnough

All the love and attention that the Vivienne Westw

All the love and attention that the Vivienne Westwood team poured into this piece. I’ll never forget it. This was one if the pieces that really confirmed to me that fashion is an art form. Intricately made. I remember that due to the natural dye solution piecing the cloth together once it had been cut was so hard (natural dye cloths do not have a consistent gradient - that’s part of their beauty but also the complication of using them). 🖤
I found myself looking for images which made me feel lighter today, because even after talking about it I am struggling to find lightness when I turn to the news. I can’t look away and can’t ignore the realities of existing right now. I am sure many of you have seen the footage of George Floyd - I am trying to avoid it as I don’t find it respectful to watch someone die like this. Please post warning captions people. It’s triggering. Slight right for my current mood. I’m so tired of having to say RIP. No comments needed. Just like if you feel the same.

#NoWords

There are designers working to incorporate sustain

There are designers working to incorporate sustainability into their businesses and practises, even if they aren’t shouting about it or even communicating it. I coined the phrase ‘Eco-Ghosters’ in my 2014 @guardian article to describe them, and it seems more relevant than ever right now. In terms of inclusive sustainability, language plays a huge role. The design I am wearing here is by Ekaterina Kukhareva (pictured in 2014 at the Ozwald Boating Menswear show - can’t remember which season).
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She uses a flat-knitting machine to better control her sampling, manufacturing and supply process- she also uses waste-minimising practices. “I input the specific measurements to create the different pieces of my garment,” explains Kukhareva. “This method produces a minuscule amount of surplus yarn, which is turned into accessories.”
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Read that throwback article in my Archive Story or the current live story.
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#SustainableFashion #Fashion
#EcoFashion #BeAccountable #RCGD

Considering the fact that Inception is one of my f

Considering the fact that Inception is one of my favourite movies (on the watchlist this week), finding this jumper was a luck-find. Je Ne Regrette Rien. I've never been a carefree person but being regret-less is on my wishlist. Re-reading the lyrics they might seem hopeful or hopeless, depending on how you look at it?⁣⁣
Song composed by Charles Dumont, lyrics by Michel Vaucaire and recorded by Édith Piaf.⁣⁣
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No, I regret nothing⁣⁣
No, absolutely nothing⁣⁣
No, I regret nothing⁣⁣
Not the good that has been given⁣⁣
Not the bad, it's all the same to me⁣⁣
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No, absolutely nothing⁣⁣
No, I regret nothing⁣⁣
It is payed, done, forgotten⁣⁣
I don't care about the past⁣⁣
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With my memories⁣⁣
I light the fire⁣⁣
My pains, my pleasures⁣⁣
I don't need them anymore⁣⁣
I'm done with the loves⁣⁣
and all their troubles⁣⁣
I'm done for ever⁣⁣
I start over with nothing⁣⁣
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No, absolutely nothing⁣⁣
No, I regret nothing⁣⁣
Not the good that has been given⁣⁣
Not the bad, it's all the same to me⁣⁣
No, absolutely nothing⁣⁣
No, I regret nothing⁣⁣
Because my life, because my joys⁣⁣
today, they start with you.⁣⁣
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This post is really for anyone planning to have a new fearless resolve the other side of this global pandemic. We can’t go back to normal, normal wasn’t working.⁣⁣
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#SustainableFashion #EcoFashion #BeAccountable ⁣⁣

Another independent fashion house shout out. As I

Fashion is nothing if not innovative. Through my l

I haven’t posted about my journal for awhile, I

I haven’t posted about my journal for awhile, I think I just feel a little shy about promoting something I did to empower women. Don’t ask me why! I think I assume people are on my feed for lovely pictures about sustainability and my thoughts on that topic. But I’m promoting it today, because I received the most incredible review from a woman I’ve recently started to get to know, and it meant a lot to me. 🖤
I wrote it because I was tired of feeling like my many achievements were never enough - I know many women (people) feel the same. If you have a copy, would love your thoughts as we are dusting off the testimonials page and updating it! Self financed I honestly thought I would consider it a success if a few women felt elevated using it. And they do. Book arrangement photo is my own. Link in bio to find out more.
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#WhyITribe #IAmEnough

Some of your best or favourite buys will be indep

Some of your best or favourite buys will be independent stores or vintage. I said it. 🤷🏾‍♀️ this is a throwback image taken a few years ago, but I absolutely love this bag - it reminds me of a bamboo wooden house (which to me represents a place of total calm and peace). I had a lovely chat with @thestyleeditor earlier this week and the topic of personal relationships with the items we own came up. If the items we owned had a special and significant place in our hearts, we would never throw them away - and we would probably buy more carefully. Weekend musings!

#SustainableFashion #Fashion

Who would have thought that a simple act like sitt

Who would have thought that a simple act like sitting outside carefree would carry as much significance as it does today? It's just surreal. I’ve been home working and as productive as it’s been, it’s impossible to ignore how unsettling it is, not being able to go outside into public settings without weighing up the pros and cons all the time. It’s anxiety inducing, often. I hope you are all ok and thoughts to those without access to green spaces right now. Never have we all appreciated the leaves and trees as much! 🍃🍃🍃🍃 Nature we love you and miss you! Check my stories for my recent tree hugging - quite proud to have scaled a giant 400 year old Common Oak last week, around 20 metres and have the battle scars on my legs and arms to prove it 💪🏾 P.S Brandon I miss shooting with you!

I didn’t really get a chance to shout out the fa

I didn’t really get a chance to shout out the fact that I met this incredible woman earlier this year, even if just for an evening! @TiffanyHaddish attended our @RedCarpetGreenDress Pre-Oscar Gala and what’s more, she has been supporting sustainable fashion for quite some time. Her chosen way? Repeating her outfits. Why is that such a big deal on the red carpet? Because it’s the red carpet! 💚
Talent are often under immense pressure to always reinvent and bring something fresh. By repeating her white halter-neck @AlexanderMcQueen dress look FOUR times, Haddish did her bit to show us why if we invest in a piece, we shouldn’t only wear it once and leave it to fester at the back of our wardrobe. In our culture of disposability, wearing something in public more than once is a nod to a better way of regarding our clothes and bucking the pressure to constantly show off new things. Great article by By Vanessa Friedman (fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times and regular Copenhagen Fashion Summit attendee) in my stories.
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In the words of Friedman, Ms. Haddish may have joked about it on “S.N.L.,” when she said, “I feel like I should be able to wear what I want, when I want, however many times I want, as long as I Febreze it,” but the point is a serious one. It’s about valuing an investment.
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#InclusiveDialogue #SustainableFashion #EcoFashion

I recently got asked a day in the life question an

A little shout out to the creators of independent

A little shout out to the creators of independent content, in this case publications as I know how hard it is to get one off the ground (I used to be a fashion editor - check out my Hello story). It was an honour to get a full page story feature in such a luxe publication. @editorsmusings - thank you for being part of spurring me on and supporting my work! 🖤
In the feature I was able to really talk about my sustainable fashion journey and evolution from 2010 to today. As a little background, VMM stands for Voix Meets Mode which translates as ‘Voice Meets Fashion/Art/Style/Design/Innovation/Creative Brilliance’. Conceived, birthed and self published by Thomasina-Stephanie Legend, VMM is an independent London based bi-annual print magazine. Please shout out the independent platforms you read and enjoy so I can dive into their offerings too. No time like the present to discover and support new platforms. 🙏🏾
#SustainableFashion #Fashion

“For years and years, I convinced myself that I

“For years and years, I convinced myself that I was unbreakable...or something not human at all. Me, I told people, I take damage like a wall, a brick wall that never falls down, never feels anything, never flinches or remembers. I am one woman but I carry in my body all the stories I have ever been told, women I have known, women who have taken damage until they tell themselves they can feel no pain at all.”
- Dorothy Allison
This. Today. But not always. This isn’t an ‘I’m a super woman post’, as I’m not. Sometimes I’m soft and vulnerable. Sometimes I’m the opposite of all of the above. But today whilst researching empowering quotes, this spoke to me and is a tribute to all strong women out there, managing in whatever way they can. 😘
#WhyITribe #TribeVibes #IAmEnough

I wanted to put a little spotlight on an independe

On the recent @EcoChicPodcast (Suzy and I joined L

On the recent @EcoChicPodcast (Suzy and I joined Laura to talk all things sustainable fashion) we talked vintage/eco-fashion. My view is that I love and shop vintage but understand that not all body sizes are represented by vintage options, and that it doesn’t appeal to everyone stylistically. Still, we don’t need wardrobes crammed with new things.
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More and more people seem to be realising that, last year, 64% of women were willing to buy pre-owned pieces compared with 45% in 2016. By 2028, 13% of the clothes in women’s wardrobes are likely to be secondhand. ⁣⁣🍃
As a nod to the importance of archival pieces our RCGD 2017 red carpet eco-statement was an extremely special @GiorgioArmani vintage look. 🍃
After his 70th birthday/the 30th anniversary of his company Giorgio Armani launched Armani Privé in 2005 and we were lucky enough to have a piece from this first collection worn by ambassador @EmmaRoberts (pictured and slide for the original runway debut). The Oscars red carpet look was styled by @britelkin to perfection. ⁣⁣
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Definitely give the podcast a listen (Archive Links story > Eco Chic post) - and would love your thoughts on the vintage movement of late?

#SustainableFashion #Fashion

In a time of a little darkness, reflecting on 2 m

In a time of a little darkness, reflecting on 2 months ago when I met some of the most talented craftsmen ever who brought light to our home. @moonshinelampco created the most stunning eco-light installation for us. The bottles which form the lamps are all reclaimed (no two are alike) so I am really looking forward to dinner parties and seeing which guest can name the most bottles - so far @jmperezphotography is streaking ahead with @mariama_a in close second. The company also did an amazing video too showing the journey to make my light - I do love a backstory! Find out more about them in my Stories. Hopefully a welcome distraction 🙏🏾
#DiningRoomDesign #EcoLiving #EthicalFurnishings