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Jun 1, 20214 min read
Another story of fashion as a contributor to cultural, social, environmental and economic prosperity
Fashion is fundamentally changing, and fashion designers are becoming less affiliated with the conventional fashion industry than ever...
May 4, 20214 min read
The importance of networks for MSEs
As we emerge from lockdown, there is an increasing desire within society to have physical human contact again, we have collectively...
Mar 23, 20215 min read
Fashion entrepreneurs’ resilience – how brands are advancing their circular economy ambitions
The fashion industry constitutes a complex mesh of, often global interconnections between designers, producers, suppliers, distributors...
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Small Matters
Over the last few months, the team of our Fostering Sustainable Practices project have been busy writing a guide for those who support...
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Working against fashion industry norms
The fashion industry has always, up until now, operated with a set-in-stone calendar of key dates, activations, shows and opportunities...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
This Black Friday, make the most of what you have
Andrea Pecora’s 2016 short film Desula pays an hommage to an almost extinct Sardinian dress tradition. When the women in the village of...
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Are we there yet? Doing what matters in fashion
Sustainability is not a destination; it is a journey. It is a verb rather than a noun. It is not black and white either.
Jul 16, 20204 min read
Landing with purpose
If we want the world to become a better place post Covid-19, we must stand up for the change we want to see...
May 22, 20204 min read
Comfortable with uncertainty? Future Now.
It is now clearer than ever that the micro and small fashion businesses that have built their work on the need to do something that matters,
Mar 27, 20205 min read
Downtime in the months of disruption, vulnerability, and generosity of spirit
Here we are now, in our home offices – researchers, designers, makers, all doing our utmost to adapt to the new circumstances of the COVID.
Jan 10, 20204 min read
Better Lives: Capping production and building in some downtime
We look back on what the leaders of micro and small businesses who spoke at our 2019 Better Lives event...
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