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Young V&A London: Museum of Childhood

Young V&A London Museum of Childhood Renewal, Bethnal Green Architecture Design by AOC

Young V&A London: Museum of Childhood Building

29 September 2021

Young V&A London: Museum of Childhood Update

Building Design: De Matos Ryan ; Redevelopment lead designers: AOC

V&A Museum of Childhood renamed Young V&A as construction begins on £13m transformation

• New acquisitions for display include Olympian Sky Brown’s skateboard, garments from Bethany Williams’ Spring / Summer 2021 ‘All Our Children’ collection in collaboration with The Magpie Project and a 3D printed prosthetic Hero Arm by Open Bionics

• New renders unveiled today reveal progress on the design scheme

• Programme of activity kicks off ahead of 150th celebrations in 2022 and reopening in 2023

Images by Picture Plane © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Young V&A London: Museum of Childhood Building News

Wednesday 29 September 2021 – Construction has begun on the £13m redevelopment of the V&A Museum of Childhood, the iconic Grade II* listed site in Bethnal Green, marking a critical milestone in the most ambitious transformation of the museum in its history. A place to play, create, debate and design for tomorrow, this beloved institution is being reimagined into the UK’s premier national museum entirely dedicated to children. Designed with and for 0–14-year-olds, a new name for the museum – Young V&A – is unveiled today, reflecting its new mission to inspire young people with the creative ingenuity of design, to empower educators and to act as a leader in child-centred museum practice.

Director of the V&A, Tristram Hunt, said: “Young people’s lives have been dramatically altered by the pandemic, yet they have adapted and enriched the soul of the nation in extraordinary ways – from a rainbow campaign honouring the NHS to Sky Brown’s skateboarding achievements for Team GB. A world-class museum that nurtures curiosity, experimentation and celebrates play, Young V&A will be a global champion for children’s creativity in all its forms. This vital investment – working to counter the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on young people’s access to creative education, collaborative play, and artistic inspiration – is more urgent than ever. I am delighted we are one step closer to reopening the museum’s doors in 2023.”

New renders revealed today illustrate the latest designs by AOC Architecture for an entirely new visitor experience. The plans include three new galleries Play, Imagine and Design, interactive collection displays drawing on the full scope of the V&A collections, a suite of dedicated workshops for learning, an in-gallery design studio for visitors, and a redesigned visitor experience including a new café and shop.

A host of new acquisitions announced today demonstrate the power of creativity to shape and improve lives, foregrounding Young V&A’s engagement with the social and environmental issues facing young generations, and its inclusive and child-centred approach to programming. Highlights include:

• A skateboard owned by Tokyo 2020 medallist Sky Brown. At 13 years old, Sky is the youngest professional skateboarder in the world and Britain’s youngest-ever Olympics athlete.

• A selection of garments by sustainable fashion designer, humanitarian and artist, Bethany Williams from her Spring / Summer 2021 ‘All Our Children’ collection (2020), featuring illustrations that shine a light on families from the Magpie Project – an east London-based grassroots organisation that supports women and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness – and silhouettes inspired by the V&A’s National Childhood Collection.

• The world’s most affordable multi-grip prosthetic arm – The Hero Arm. Designed for children and adults, The Hero Arm challenges traditional notions of prosthetics, presenting disabilities as superpowers with an empowering, multi-functional and affordable design.

• A selection of linocut ‘Woodism’ prints, a moving project between father and son –Sonny and eight-year-old Woody who is autistic. Sonny turns Woody’s unique phrases and way of viewing the world into linocut prints. The creative process gives both a chance to connect as they work together on designs and has given Woody a newfound confidence.

Sky Brown said: “When kids skate, they forget about what they might be struggling through, and just think about happiness. I hope that when people see me, the smallest girl, doing the highest trick, that they think they can do anything, too. I’m so excited that my skateboard will go on show at Young V&A and love the idea of a museum that only exists to inspire young people and help them discover their superpowers. The sky is the limit!”

A new home for the National Childhood Collection

Work completed earlier this year on cataloguing, conserving and packing objects from the National Childhood Collection, previously stored below ground at the museum, and will now move to V&A East Storehouse, which opens in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2024. The collection comprises over 33,000 objects from miniature dolls house furniture to a four-metre-high sixteenth century Italian Marionette theatre. Its relocation enables almost half of Young V&A’s back-of-house space to be repurposed into the new learning workshops and new spaces for conservation and exhibition preparation.

Architectural Update

De Matos Ryan architects were appointed in early 2018 to develop full base build design, including structural changes, heritage restoration, lighting and acoustic upgrades and delivery of a new suite of new workshop spaces. Construction is now underway with handover of the site to Quinn London contractors in August 2021. In parallel, AOC Architecture – the design team responsible for the fit-out – are completing final detailed drawings for construction tender in early autumn.

Creative education spaces for hands-on making and performance will play a key role in Young V&A’s new galleries, from an amphitheatre-style stage in Imagine, to a free-play construction area within Play, and a working Open Studio in Design, inviting young visitors to develop their creative skills through performance, play and design. Alongside this, three workshop spaces dedicated to learning, and a reading room in the lower ground floor, will support a year-round programme from parenting courses and sessions for early years, curriculum-based provision for school learners in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 and after school and holiday activity for families and young people.

Sustainability and environmental responsibility have been fundamental to the development including reuse of materials across the project from demolition rubble to repurposed elements of past V&A exhibitions. Free-standing display cases that could not be reused have been donated to museums and galleries across the country including the National Motor Museum and Poldark Tin Mine Heritage site, with the remainder to be reused within the new scheme, with all other display cases fully recycled.

Working in partnership with young people

Local schools and organisations in Tower Hamlets have worked closely with the Young V&A team since the project’s inception, with over 40 co-design workshops and two Kids Takeover Days organised to-date. Continuing this work, each gallery will house one co-creation project, bringing the voices of children and young people into the exhibits to explore ideas around community, sustainable fashion and family play.

A newly launched Young V&A Collective brings together groups of 11-14 year olds to build skills as they develop creative responses to the themes and collections of the new museum, supported by artist-mentors who will co-create new artworks with them. This autumn, artist Dan Mayfield of School of Noise is working with the Collective to make audio tracks and interpret the new exhibits.

During construction, the Young Collective is taking place in partnership with Poplar’s youth space, Spotlight, with termly opportunities for new groups of 11-14s to join. In-person activity resumed this summer as part of the museum’s ‘Summer of Play’ – taking Young V&A’s learning practitioners out across East London from Tower Hamlets to Walthamstow to reconnect with audiences and create shared spaces for play.

In the lead-up to reopening, and to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the V&A in Bethnal Green in 2022, the Young V&A team will be engaging every school in Tower Hamlets – offering creative assemblies, running workshops with students, teacher forums, and developing new activities for families with grassroots local organisations. These sessions will be designed to give young people the opportunity to generate hundreds of ideas inspired by the themes within the new galleries, particularly addressing challenges and opportunities for their generation, demonstrating the creative prowess of ‘Gen Alpha’ to harness their imaginations to make their world a better place for all.

The museum is also building its offer for creative professionals and will establish a Young V&A Designer in Residence in 2022. The resident designer will use the Young V&A collections and gallery themes to inspire their practice and to undertake research into child-centred, inclusive design processes, informing the museum’s thinking and future programmes. The call out for the Residency will go live on 6 October 2021.

Dr Helen Charman, V&A Director of Learning, National Programmes and Young V&A, said: “Reinvention is woven into the fabric of this incredible building, from the iconic ironwork structure, part of the original Great Exhibition in 1851 to its rebranding in 1974, in recognition of the museum’s popularity with local schools and families – and it has rightly won over a special place in the hearts of many east Londoners, many of whom have visited as children, then as parents and grandchildren. Today, we mark a momentous milestone in the evolution of its identity and underscore its core purpose – to champion, nurture, and inspire the innovators of tomorrow and build creative confidence in the young. We can’t wait to reopen the doors.”

V&A Museum of Childhood London Redevelopment information / images from V&A 290921

Previously on e-architect:

18 Feb 2020

V&A Museum of Childhood Building Redevelopment

V&A Museum of Childhood Redevelopment Update

Building Design: De Matos Ryan ; Redevelopment lead designers: AOC

V&A Museum of Childhood Redevelopment

19 Oct 2019

V&A Museum of Childhood Planning Approval

V&A Museum of Childhood Redevelopment Approval News

Building Design: De Matos Ryan ; Redevelopment lead designers: AOC

V&A Museum of Childhood Redevelopment Approval

Building Design: De Matos Ryan

Redevelopment lead designers: AOC

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Meet The 25-Year-Old Designer Turning Tablecloths & Tea Towels Into “High-Fantasy” Corsets

No trend has stolen the sartorial spotlight in 2021 quite like corsets. It began with the wildly popular Regency-era series Bridgerton causing a 123% spike in searches for the constrictive silhouette, in the four-week span following its December release alone. Then there were the celebrity sightings, with Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Jordan Alexander, and more taking the trend out for a spin. A bevvy of red carpet and runway appearances later, and the corset is the trend of 2021.

But it was well before this year that Welsh designer Rosie Evans began making modernised versions of Elizabethan- and Jacobean-style undergarments.

Evans, 25, initially planned to become a costume designer before realising that creating costume-esque looks for everyday people, rather than actors, was more rewarding. Corsets, in particular, became a primary interest of hers. After studying them at length at UWE in Bristol — she researched the style in her final year — but never actually making one herself, she one day just said, “Why not?”

“I was quite interested in them, so I thought, I’m just going to carry on with this,” she tells Refinery29. “I’m going to give it a go and do some mock-ups myself and just see what happens.” Her first corset was designed using old sofa upholstery fabric and a Jacobean-style pattern. Because Evans’ venture into corset-making aligned with the rise of the trend in fashion and pop culture, she says that the interest from the audience was immediate. “I made that one, [posted it,] and people began to message me,” she recalls.

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The rest lined up like something out of the French fairy tales she uses as inspiration. (Her latest collection was inspired by Cinderella, penned by French author Charles Perrault in 1697, and the 1970s French film Donkey Skin, which is based on the 1695 Peau d’âne fable.) Before long, she had acquired more than 16,000 followers on the platform, where she shares her selection of “high-fantasy” corsets, all of which are made using materials you can find in your home, like embroidered tea towels and tablecloths. She’s garnering attention on TikTok, too. There, you can find videos of her intricate process. See: Evans transforming a towel printed with a map of Scotland that her mum bought at a tourism shop into an Eilish-approved bustier.

She’s also designed styles using old pillowcases, which she dolled up with vintage doilies; recycled cotton and felt, embroidered with retro clothing labels; and deadstock ivory silk, inspired by a bustier worn by Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) on The Tudors.

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Today, Evans’ namesake brand is stocked across Europe and the U.S., including Paris’ Les Fleurs Studio, which was founded by fashion influencer María Bernad, and Doza Shop, an independent multi-brand retailer based in Los Angeles. In May, her collaboration with British designer Bethany Williams — which benefited The Magpie Project, a charity that assists families in east London — landed her work in British Vogue.

According to Evans, the sudden spike in interest for her brand is due to a combination of things. During the pandemic, people’s consumption habits have changed, with many seeking out more eco-conscious fashion. Then there is the price factor. “Obviously corsets have been really big lately,” she says, “but not a lot of people are making them sustainably or they are making traditional corsets which are very expensive because they’re made to your measurements.” On the contrary, Evans makes everything out of recycled materials, and crafts pieces that, though designed in a traditional way — she uses historical corsets as a blueprint for her designs — are more fashion-forward and easy to wear. Price-wise, they typically go for between £120 and £160. In comparison, corsets from a lingerie brand like Agent Provocateur can cost upwards of £695.

“Corsets are all about dressing up and making yourself not really look like a person from this time.”

– Rosie Evans

Then there is her signature fantasy-inspired aesthetic that she says appealed to many in lockdown, when a sartorial escape to somewhere far, far away was welcome by many. “Corsets are all about dressing up and making yourself not really look like a person from this time,” she says.

But just because we’re no longer staying home doesn’t mean that Evans is going anywhere. In fact, she’s only just getting started. With a new studio in Brighton and a growing presence on TikTok, where a brand can go from zero to 100 in next to no time, we’re about to see a lot more of the designer. And her dreamy selection of corsets, of course.

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Sustainable Fashion / Case studies - BUSINESS MODEL

1. Bethany Williams – Breadline Collection (AW/16): Emerging London-based designer and London College of Fashion MA menswear graduate demonstrates her creativity in her socially innovative business models as well as sustainable clothes-making practices. Her ‘Breadline’ collection created a collaboration between UK supermarket giant Tesco and her local food bank, with garments crafted from waste resulting from the alliance. Through collaboration with communities and charities, she developed traditional hand-crafted woven, printed, knitted and embroidered materials. Her aim was to highlight and find solutions for the “hidden hunger” crisis in the UK. Bethany is a designer striving for social change through fashion. More recent projects involve the training of female prisoners and recovering drug addicts to become professional seamstresses.

2. Soko – clothing manufacturing: A clothing manufacturing unit based in Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya, Soko offers cut, make and trim services in an independent factory with commitment to positive social impact while minimising environmental harm. The factory supports one of the poorest, most struggling communities in the region with an employment environment that provides childcare, medical support and hot meals. Soko is a self-sustaining manufacturing business which upholds social and environmental principles.

3. Christopher Raeburn – REMADE: The London based designer’s REMADE collection was launched in 2001, reworking surplus fabrics such as old parachute silk and garments such as stock army coats to create new unique pieces. The items are cut and sewn in the REMADE studio which also hosts customisation workshops open to the local community, utilizing off-cuts from the studio to create tote bags and soft toys.

Design: Bethany Williams, Image: Felix Cooper and styling by Anders Sølvsten Thomsen

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Queen Elizabeth II design award honors 'agent for change' Priya Ahluwalia Written by Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Emerging British fashion designer Priya Ahluwalia, whose work is setting a new standard for ethical fashion design, has won the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. The annual prize, now in its fourth year, was presented by the Queen’s daughter-in-law Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, during a virtual event at London Fashion Week on Tuesday. A statement issued by the British Fashion Council (BFC), the organization responsible for working with the royal household to select a winner, called the young designer a “progressive thinking leader and agent for change.” Ahluwalia launched her namesake brand in 2018, having first attracted industry attention for her photobook “Sweet Lassi.” The book, released alongside a graduate collection for her masters degree in menswear, chronicled the designer’s eye-opening trips to Nigeria and India, where she witnessed the scale of the second-hand garment industry and the volume of waste clothing generated by consumers. Piles of clothing in Panipat photographed in ‘Sweet Lassi’ Credit: Priya Ahluwalia In an interview with CNN last year, the London-based designer, who is of both Indian and Nigerian heritage, said her interest in sustainable design was piqued during a trip to see family in Lagos. There, she noticed market traders wearing obscure items of clothing from overseas, such as a T-shirt from the 2012 London Marathon. “I was intrigued and dug deeper, moving forward on a hunch that the presence of these textiles heralded a larger story,” she said. Her research led her to the city of Panipat, north of Delhi, which serves as a huge hub for garment recycling and is often referred to as the “cast-off capital” of the world. “I was fascinated and also worried about how much we throw away,” Ahluwalia said. “Visiting Panipat was life-changing and I decided to start my brand with sustainable principles.” “Sweet Lassi” paired images of people sitting among piles of old clothing in recycling facilities with studio shots of models wearing her own avant-garde styles. Ahluwalia’s menswear uses vintage and deadstock fabrics, blending sportswear with more classically tailored silhouettes. Her innovative approach has seen her win several notable awards in recent years, including the H&M Design Prize in 2019. She was also one of eight brands to jointly win the prestigious LVMH Prize in 2020. Ahluwalia Autumn-Winter 2020 Credit: Dominika Scheibinger Photography continues to play an important role in Ahluwalia’s work, which melds conceptual design with narrative storytelling — often with a keen focus on materials and people. “I feel more like a multidisciplinary creative … I also like the idea of storytelling and creating a world for anyone who is interested,” she said. During London Fashion Week last June, Ahluwalia published another book, “Jalebi,” which also drew on her own heritage. Working with photographer Laurence Ellis, she put West London’s Punjabi community front and center by documenting daily life in the diverse Southall neighborhood. According to Ahluwalia, whose mother is Punjabi, the resulting images were a tribute to multiculturalism in Britain. “Brexit had just happened as well as the Windrush scandal and there was an increasingly hostile environment for ethnic minorities,” she explained. “I wanted to create a piece of work that celebrated the beauty in diversity.” Still from Ahluwalia’s digital exhibition and book ‘Jalebi’ Credit: Ahluwalia/Laurence Ellis In Ahluwalia’s Autumn-Winter 2021 collection, her latest sustainably made designs, created with a palette of rich brown shades and deep jewel tones, were presented in the form of a short film directed by Stephen Isaac Wilson on Saturday. In “Traces,” a cast of models move in mesmerizing synchrony, conjuring up images of — in the designer’s words — “migration, brotherhood and unity,” as they perform choreography by Holly Blakey, set to a score composed by musician Cktrl. A look from Ahluwalia Autumn-Winter 2021 Credit: Laurence Ellis The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design recognizes the fashion industry’s role in society and diplomacy. It honors young designers whose work makes a positive impact through sustainable practices or community engagement. BFC chief executive Caroline Rush praised Ahluwalia’s efforts to give back to communities around London and abroad, calling her an “inspiration” to young British designers. During the virtual presentation of the award on Tuesday, Ahluwalia described the win as “surreal,” adding “it’s lovely to be recognized for doing something you love.” Richard Quinn won the inaugural award in 2018, with the Queen making a surprise appearance in the front row at his London Fashion Week show to present the award. Rosh Mahtani, founder of jewelry brand Alighieri, and fashion designer Bethany Williams are the prize’s other previous winners. London Fashion Week runs Friday 19 to Tuesday 23 February, and is entirely digital this season due to the ongoing pandemic. (Top image: A portrait of Priya Ahluwalia by Laurence Ellis) Source link Orbem News #Agent #Ahluwalia #award #Change #Design #Elizabeth #honors #Priya #Queen

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Bethany Williams

Bethany Williams is a UK-based designer committed to effecting social change by collaborating with new charities each season while addressing problems from all angles of the industry, from agriculture to communication. With only three collections under her belt, the newcomer has quickly gained recognition from the likes of Anna Wintour and Nicolas Ghesquière for her work with homeless shelters, food banks and recycled garments co-created by prison inmates.

Bethany began her career working part-time at a fashion magazine but she decided to pursue fashion design, starting with a fine art foundation in Brighton, followed by menswear fashion design at the London College of Fashion. Alongside her studies, the young designer also volunteered at homeless shelters and food kitchens in Brighton, a move that ignited the spark to effect social change with her work.

She founded her fashion label in 2017 and chose to source book waste, second-hand denim and hand-woven textiles to create 100 percent recycled garments for her projects. She has collaborated with the Vauxhall Food Bank, The Mobile Library Charity and the Adelaide House women’s shelter, providing employment for female inmates and casting models from the TIH homeless modelling agency. In her work, Bethany casts light on issues such as youth homelessness and hidden hunger in society. Her collections are stocked by Farfetch, Galeries Lafayette Paris, Dune in Tokyo and Odd92 in New York. Williams donates a sizable portion of profits to the charities involved.

I really love her unique use of colours and materials. Below are two of my favourite pieces made by her. I’d honestly wear those trousers, I think there so nice! And I love the fact the bottom half is detachable and turn into shorts, it’s such a clever idea.

Bethany said last year that the reason she loves wool and incorporates it into her brand is because it’s a natural fibre and she’s interested in finding new ways to repurpose end wool. Which I think is amazing as well as the garments she makes with wool. This outfit looks amazing and so comfortable!

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3 rising-star designers on their sustainable SS21 collections

Fashion has been pressured to deal with its influence on the planet, with main manufacturers together with Gucci, Burberry and Prada all making key commitments to go carbon impartial in 2019. But for a complete new technology of designers, working sustainably is already second nature.

From Collina Strada and Eckhaus Latta in New York, to Bethany Williams, Richard Malone and Phoebe English in London, we’ve seen a surge of eco-minded designers rising by the ranks, selling repurposing, transparency, traceability and craftsmanship in their work.

While the Covid-19 pandemic has pressured main modifications to this vogue month, with a shift to digital exhibits and much fewer editors and patrons travelling to attend bodily exhibits, troublesome conversations on how the trade can do extra to guard each folks and the planet are nonetheless removed from resolved. Here, we converse to a few designers who’re inspiring change this season in London, Milan and Paris to search out out what their hopes are for the way forward for the style trade.

Since graduating from the University of Westminster’s MA programme in 2018, Priya Ahluwalia—a joint winner of this 12 months’s LVMH Prize—has shortly turn out to be one to observe. The British menswear designer, whose mom is Indian and father is Nigerian, fuses collectively sportswear-inspired designs with tailoring, all created utilizing repurposed classic items and deadstock. She unveiled her SS21 assortment throughout London Fashion Week.

Ahluwalia SS21

What was the inspiration behind your newest assortment?

“I’ve been collecting books all my life and I was looking at images of black men and women in times of protests. One book in particular had a lot of photos of people in traditional Nigerian prints. So, I worked with a graphic designer, Dennis McInnes, who is Nigerian, as I wanted to make this collection more graphic.”

How did you go about sourcing your supplies this season?

“We worked with Reskinned, which helps fashion companies either recycle their materials or redistribute them to other places, so they have a lot of deadstock. Once I developed the colour palette and knew which fabrics I wanted, my team rummaged through everything. We also sourced locally as well.”

Ahluwalia SS21

Why is repurposing so central to your design ethos?

“When I started my business, I’d just released Sweet Lassi, my book about the secondhand clothing industry and what happens to our clothes—they end up in other countries around the world and ruin their local economies. When you see Panipat [in northern India, known as the world’s cast-off capital] you can’t ignore it. I learned so much about it, there was basically no way I could really go back [to using virgin materials]. Repurposing is a no brainer.”

How has the pandemic affected the best way you’re employed?

“It’s a smaller collection—I’m not doing a big show this season. I had a successful launch of my book, Jalebi, during lockdown. We did a digital exhibition which was really well received—it made me realise how much you can do digitally. I don’t think it replaces the excitement and buzz of a physical show—I wouldn’t ask a theatre to stop doing shows in real life—so I definitely think there’s a place for it, but I realised that I don’t have to necessarily adopt this process of doing a show every season.”

How essential is it that various voices are included in conversations round sustainability?

“It’s utterly important. What folks neglect is that sustainability is a world problem. During Covid, some corporations began to not pay their factories—these factories are primarily based in India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, nations the place Black and brown lives [are being affected]. So you’re going to say publicly, ‘We want to be sustainable’ or ‘We support Black lives’ however in your personal provide chain [you’re not following through].

“Sustainability is about sustaining the planet but in addition folks, and respecting folks across the globe. Without doing that, then nobody is sustainable. If you don’t have various voices within the conversations, nobody’s bringing these points up.”

Known for her signature prairie clothes, Sindiso Khumalo promotes craftsmanship by her eponymous model launched in 2014, working carefully with a bunch of feminine handweavers in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Cape Town-based designer and Central Saint Martins alum, a joint winner of this 12 months’s LVMH Prize, is displaying her newest assortment by way of a movie at Milan Fashion Week.

What’s the story behind your SS21 assortment?

“I looked into Harriet Tubman’s extraordinary life, and what it meant to release 70 slaves. The collection is based around her and the idea of her lost childhood. At six, she was already working on different farms. These are the dresses she wouldn’t have had: the Sunday best that would have been taken away from her. Obviously it’s a very delicate subject to talk about, but I think it’s important to tell these stories.”

How do you incorporate sustainable practices in your work?

“Everything you do in what you are promoting must be intentful. My curiosity in sustainability lies primarily within the socio-economic influence: I’m making an attempt to create alternatives to empower folks in poverty. I do quite a lot of handweaving in Africa; we’ve been utilizing the handweavers for years. It’s at all times, ‘How can I bring this into the collection?’

“I attempt to ensure that all of the supplies I exploit are pure. I exploit Better Cotton Initiative cotton, and African cotton for all of my handweaving merchandise. Recently I’ve been utilizing hemp lots, which is one other good cotton different.”

Do you’re feeling the social aspect is commonly lacking from conversations round sustainability?

“One hundred per cent. I go to the supermarket [in Cape Town] and I’ll easily drive past five or six families on the side of the road. Somebody’s asking for food, somebody’s trying to sell something at the traffic lights. Here, there’s such an [economic] disparity that you can’t avoid it. I feel like it’s left out [of the conversation] because maybe it’s not even in the experience of a lot of the people who are pushing for sustainability.”

Do you suppose there must be extra various voices inside the dialog?

“It’s important to have a diverse range of voices because everyone’s got different experiences. I learn so much when I’m talking to somebody in Italy about sustainability, I learn different information from someone in Cape Town. It’s all about sharing knowledge and this idea of responsibility. For me, the core of sustainability is a sense of responsibility.”

What are your hopes for the way forward for the style trade?

“I would like to hear more voices. I don’t really hear what the voices are in India, for example, or Brazil, or China. [Diversity] has to go beyond models — it has to be your creative directors. I know it’s changing, but it still doesn’t feel diverse enough.”

After graduating from Central Saint Martins, Paris-based designer Kévin Germanier launched his model Germanier in 2018, creating glamorous social gathering put on from recycled sequins and beading. Since then, he’s gone on to decorate Tracee Ellis Ross and Kristen Stewart for the pink carpet, whereas additionally counting Taylor Swift and Björk amongst his followers. This season, he’s displaying his SS21 assortment digitally throughout Paris Fashion Week.

Les Essentiels 2020 Collection .

How has the pandemic modified your method to SS21?

“Covid opened my eyes to the importance of those more commercial pieces. In this current situation, I don’t think a woman will spend €4,000 on a sequin dress. So during lockdown, I designed a collection called Les Essentiels: T-shirts, shirts, denim — basics that are more commercial, but have the Germanier DNA. For SS21, you can still have a dramatic skirt and train, but mixed with our Swarovski T-shirts, leggings and cycling shorts.”

What sustainable practices have you ever used on this assortment?

“We upcycle deadstock materials, including end-of-roll fabrics and Swarovski’s green stock— discarded [sequins] where the colour didn’t work. This season, I have been exploring zero waste. Our patterns are rectangles; it’s super tricky, but it’s worth it because we have no waste. I wanted to show that you have to think sustainably at the design stage—it’s not enough to use organic cotton. Nowadays, you really have to innovate with your pattern cutting, your finishing…”

Les Essentiels 2020 Collection

Do you suppose folks’s perceptions of sustainability have modified over the previous few years?

“It’s my mission to prove to people that you do not have to compromise on the final product. If you’re a glamorous woman and you love sparkle, you can still dress yourself the same way as you used to dress—you just have to find a better way of sourcing your garments. The reason I started Germanier is because I was looking for a sustainable brand doing glamour.”

What modifications would you prefer to see inside the vogue trade shifting ahead?

“I hope we will get to a place where you don’t even have to say something is sustainable — because it’s the way it should be done.”

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Stella McCartney growing concerns over desertification in Mongolia due to the rapid increase in demand for cashmere, Stella McCartney started using a regenerated cashmere yarn called Re.Verso™. The fabric is made in Italy from post-factory waste and has a 92% reduction in environmental impact compared to virgin cashmere.

https://www.stellamccartney.com/experience/cn/sustainability/themes/materials-and-innovation/cashmere/

132.5 Issey Miyake - recycled PET thread: Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake is one of the pioneers of using recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) thread, with the creation of the 132.5 line, launched in 2010. The polyester fabric produced from the thread, which was developed in the designer’s Tokyo based ‘Reality lab’ claims to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% compared to the production of petroleum-based polyester.

https://www.dezeen.com/2010/10/05/132-5-by-issey-miyake/

Zero by Maria Cornejo - Eco drape (SS/17 catwalk): Viscose was the most popular fabric in the spring-summer collections of the New York based designer. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the fibre associated with deforestation, the brand developed a more sustainable viscose, named ‘eco drape’. It is made of wood pulp sourced from ethical forests in Domsjo, Sweden, for which the processing did not require use of forbidden chemicals.

https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/a26402/maria-cornejo-on-sustainable-fashion/

emerging designers

Bethany Williams – Breadline Collection (AW/16): Emerging London-based designer and London College of Fashion MA menswear graduate demonstrates her creativity in her socially innovative business models as well as sustainable clothes-making practices. Her ‘Breadline’ collection created a collaboration between UK supermarket giant Tesco and her local food bank, with garments crafted from waste resulting from the alliance. Through collaboration with communities and charities, she developed traditional hand-crafted woven, printed, knitted and embroidered materials. Her aim was to highlight and find solutions for the “hidden hunger” crisis in the UK. Bethany is a designer striving for social change through fashion. More recent projects involve the training of female prisoners and recovering drug addicts to become professional seamstresses.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/29090/1/bethany-williams-is-boosting-fashion-s-eco-credentials

Soko – clothing manufacturing: A clothing manufacturing unit based in Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya, Soko offers cut, make and trim services in an independent factory with commitment to positive social impact while minimising environmental harm. The factory supports one of the poorest, most struggling communities in the region with an employment environment that provides childcare, medical support and hot meals. Soko is a self-sustaining manufacturing business which upholds social and environmental principles.

https://www.soko-kenya.com/story

Christopher Raeburn – REMADE: The London based designer’s REMADE collection was launched in 2001, reworking surplus fabrics such as old parachute silk and garments such as stock army coats to create new unique pieces. The items are cut and sewn in the REMADE studio which also hosts customisation workshops open to the local community, utilizing off-cuts from the studio to create tote bags and soft toys.

https://www.raeburndesign.co.uk/explore/about/?SID=ctig8a440u551ogv1ksneqcn65

CHANGING BEHAVIOURS

Selfridges – Better Buying: The British department store has introduced ‘Better Buying’ product labels and online edits, aiming to make the sustainable and ethical choice easier and clearer for customers. The current edit provides information to consumers about the harmful impact of non organic cotton and water usage in denim production, as well as the value in supporting local manufacturing.

https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/features/info/sustainability/buying-better-ourproductsandpartners/

Unmade – Co-design: Introducing an online technology that allows customers to customize knitwear to their size and aesthetic preferences, each garment is made only once for purchase in an effort to minimise waste. This disruptive tool challenges the behavioural norm of buying into a ready made piece and encourages the users to think of their actual needs and preferences.

https://www.unmade.com/unmade-os/

Filippa K – Second hand in Stockholm: The Swedish brand collaborated with a local second hand collector in an attempt to tap into the emerging circular economy vision: customers are encouraged to exchange used Filippa K garments with voucher for purchasing new items, whilst the second hand items are sold at a reduced rate, alongside a collection of vintage accessories and samples from the studio floor.

https://www.filippaksecondhand.se/english

BIG BRAND CAMPAIGNS

Gucci: Pre-fall 2017 campaign: Responding to criticism about the lack of diversity in luxury fashion, the Italian house designed a series of campaigns cast to portray more inclusive ideas of beauty and style. The resort 2017 featured 79 year old actress Vanessa Redgrave, while the pre-fall campaign was based on the 60s Northern Soul culture with an all-black cast. The most recent perfume ad celebrates transgender model Harry Naf.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/35588/1/gucci-all-black-models-cast-in-latest-campaign-pre-fall-northern-soulhttps://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/35588/1/gucci-all-black-models-cast-in-latest-campaign-pre-fall-northern-soul.

Vivienne Westwood - Ethical Africa bag campaign: Shot to promote the ‘Ethical Africa’ collaboration between the label and Yoox, the iconic British designer was captured in Nairobi alongside the seamstresses crafting the collections of bags, which involved upcycled materials. The images taken in 2011 are some of the most widely used contemporary photos of the designer, connecting her punk heritage to current environmental activism.

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8691362/Vivienne-Westwoods-mission-to-save-the-world-one-handbag-at-a-time.html

Burberry - Makers House: Following the Spring Summer 2017 show, the British brand launched a week long ‘Makers House’, which was situated in central London and was open to the public. Shedding light on the often hidden artisanal process, the ‘in the making’ workshop allowed an intimate view of the craftsmanship process. Visitors were also invited to take part in workshops, in order to gain an embodied understanding of the effort invested in creating fashion pieces.

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/burberrys-makers-house-post-show-events-10566787/

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Griffin Helmed INTO THE WOODS Extends Run At Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, adds five performances to the run of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical masterpiece Into the Woods, directed by Gary Griffin. Into the Woods now runs through September 29, 2019 in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. Newly added performances for Into the Woods are Thursday, September 26 at 7:30pm; Friday, September 27 at 7:30pm; Saturday, September 28 at 3pm and 7:30pm; and Sunday, September 29 at 2pm. When a childless baker and his wife set out to lift their family curse by journeying into the woods, they encounter Jack (with his beanstalk), Cinderella (and her prince) and Little Red Riding Hood (and her wolf)! These familiar characters find themselves in decidedly unfamiliar circumstances and must brave the darkness of the woods in an effort to break the curse, conquer their fears and find out if what they’ve always wished for is what they truly want. This epic fairy tale adventure is reimagined in a newly-configured Nichols Theatre staged “in the round,” drawing audiences into a theatrical experience unlike anything previously seen at WT! With its celebrated score, stirring script and an extraordinary team of artists bringing it all to life, Into the Woods launched WT's 2019/20 Season as the musical theatre event of the season. Chicago and Broadway Director Gary Griffin (Parade) returned to stage this Tony Award-winning musical about fairy tales, family and what happens after “happily ever after.” The cast of Into the Woods includes: Nicole Armold (Lucinda), Ben Barker (Jack), Alex Benoit (Rapunzel’s Prince), Brianna Borger (Baker’s Wife), William Brown (Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father), McKinley Carter (Jack’s Mother), Matt Edmonds (Steward/Wolf), Lucy Godínez (Little Red Riding Hood), Michael Halberstam (Narrator), Kelli Harrington (Cinderella’s Stepmother), Molly Hernández (Florinda), Cecilia Iole (Rapunzel), Michael Mahler (The Baker), Ryan McBride (Cinderella’s Prince), Harriet Nzinga Plumpp (Cinderella’s Mother/Granny), Mary Poole (Milky White), Ximone Rose (Cinderella), Bethany Thomas (Witch) and Jonathan Weir (Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father beginning 9/17). The band consists of Charlotte Rivard-Hoster (Piano-Conductor), Jeff Handley and Brandon Podjasek (Percussion) and Mike Matlock (Woodwinds.) The creative team for Into the Woods includes: Scott Davis (Scenic Designer), Mara Blumenfeld (Costume Designer), Lee Fiskness (Lighting Designer), Christopher M. LaPorte (Sound Designer), Seph Mozes (Dramaturg), Nick Moran (CFM Contractor), Sophiyaa Nayaar (Assistant Director), Sasha Smith (Intimacy & Fight Director), Geoff Button (Casting Director), Binder Casting (Casting Consultant), and Katie Klemme (Production Stage Manager). Single tickets for Into the Woods are priced $50 - $80 and are available at www.writerstheatre.org, by phone at 847-242-6000, or in person at the box office at 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Gary Griffin (Director) previously directed Parade, The Detective’s Wife and Loot at Writers Theatre. Victory Gardens Theater: Fun Home, Hand to God, Never the Sinner, Appropriate. London: Pacific Overtures (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award, Best Musical Production and Olivier Nominee, Best Director). Broadway: Honeymoon in Vegas, The Color Purple. Off-Broadway: Saved (Playwrights Horizons); The Apple Tree, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Pardon My English, The New Moon (Encores). Regional: Antony and Cleopatra, Camelot, West Side Story (Stratford Festival); work at McCarter, Alliance, Hartford Stage, Signature, Kansas City Rep., The Muny. Chicago: Road Show, Gypsy, Sunday in the Park With George, Follies, Amadeus, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); The Merry Widow, The Mikado, Oklahoma (Lyric Opera of Chicago); 10 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Directing. Matt Deitchman (Music Director & Orchestrations) returns to Writers Theatre where he previously music directed TREVOR the musical. He previously understudied The Hunter and the Bear. Matt Deitchman is a New York based music director, orchestrator, actor, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Most recently in Chicagoland he was seen on stage at the Paramount Theatre in the world premiere of August Rush, directed by John Doyle. Other Chicago music credits include: She Loves Me, Shrek, Spring Awakening, October Sky, The King And I, HERO (Marriott Theatre), Tug of War, Road Show, Peter Pan, Madagascar, Seussical, Shrek (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Indecent (Victory Gardens Theatre), The Wizard Of Oz (Paramount Theatre), The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes (Mercury Theater Chicago), Adding Machine, Into The Woods (The Hypocrites), Wonderland…Alice’s Rock ‘n Roll Adventure (Chicago Children’s Theater), La Révolution Française (FWD Theater Project), Ragtime, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Griffin Theatre), Ghost Bike, She Kills Monsters (Buzz22 Chicago), The Pajama Game, Do I Hear A Waltz? (Music Theatre Company). Regional credits include: Shakespeare Theatre Co., Adirondack Theatre Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Door Shakespeare. He served as a contributing orchestrator to the LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT concert at Cooper Union in NYC. Deitchman has previously worked as a vocal coach for the Northwestern University Musical Theater department, where he received his degree in Theatre and Musical Theatre and studied acting under Mary Poole. He is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians, American Guild of Musical Artists, and Actors’ Equity Association and is represented by Stewart Talent. Aubrey Adams (Choreographer) returns to Writers Theatre where she previously choreographed TREVOR the musical. She is a Chicago performer as well as a Jeff Award winning choreographer. Choreography credits include: Company (Mercury Theatre), Bonnie & Clyde (Kokandy Theatre Company), Guys and Dolls (Northwestern University), 110 in the Shade, Urinetown (BoHo Theatre, Jeff Award 2017), Associate Choreographer: Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Porchlight Music Theatre). Assistant Choreographer: Music Man (Goodman Theatre), Shrek (Marriott Theatre), Mamma Mia and A Christmas Story (Paramount Theatre). Nicole Armold (Lucinda) Some recent Chicago credits include: Mary Poppins, Pippin, Company, Christmas Schooner (Mercury Theater), Ride the Cyclone, Sense and Sensibility (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), How to Succeed..., The Merry Widow (Music Theater Works) and Into the Woods (Metropolis). She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Ben Barker (Jack) Chicago credits include Willard in Footloose, Moritz in Spring Awakening, O’Dell in October Sky (Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre), Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, the title role in Candide (Music Theater Works), Les Misérables (Paramount Theatre) and Sweeney Todd (Porchlight Music Theatre). Regional credits include Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ A Little Night Music, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors and Richard IIIand the Palace Theater in the Dells’ A Christmas Carol. Northwestern alum. Alex Benoit (Rapunzel’s Prince) Alex spent the last four years competing overseas for Team USA as a National and World Ranked Ice Dancer. Upon retiring from Ice Dance, Alex transitioned into the world of professional acting, in the Michigan premier of Daddy Long Legs (Dio Theatre) before returning home to Chicago. Chicago Regional Credits include: Rudolpho in Matilda, Mamma Mia! (Drury Lane) and Something in the Game (American Music Theatre Project). Brianna Borger (Baker’s Wife) Chicago: Southern Gothic (World Premiere, Windy City Playhouse), The King & I (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination - Best Actress), Into the Woods (Porchlight Music Theatre), The Christmas Schooner, The Bardy Bunch (Mercury Theatre), Billy Elliot, Bye Bye Birdie (Drury Lane) and The Three Musketeers (World Premiere, Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Regional: The Full Monty (Peninsula Players), Always... Patsy Cline, Nunsense (The Armory), Beauty & the Beast (Northern Stage), Assassins and Love's Labours Lost (Alaska Shakespeare Festival). Touring: The King & I (Broadway Asia). So very proud to be part of the Chicago theatre community, and always honored to come home to Writers Theatre. Brianna also teaches musical theatre voice and audition technique for students and professionals. William Brown (Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father) Bill has directed 20 productions at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, including The Recruiting Officer, Three Sisters, King Lear, Travesties, The Importance of Being Earnest, All My Sons, Troilus and Cressida, The Critic, Hay Fever, The Comedy of Errors, Night of the Iguana, Antony and Cleopatra, All’s Well That Ends Well, You Never Can Tell and The Matchmaker. He directed and wrote (with Doug Frew) To Master the Art for TimeLine Theatre Company where he is an Associate Artist and most recently directed the world premiere of Susan Felder’s Wasteland. He has directed four plays at Northlight, including his own adaptation with music of She Stoops to Conquers. He directed Skylight at Court Theatre and at Indiana Rep, Around the World in Eighty Days and Fallen Angels. He is the Associate Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, where he has directed and acted since 1980. He regularly teaches and directs at universities across the country, most recently Loyola University Chicago, University of Houston, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern. As an actor Brown has appeared in over a hundred productions. He appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre where he also appeared in Light up the Sky, Sunday in the Park with George, The Misanthrope and Wings. At Court Theatre, he appeared as Falstaff in Henry IV, Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest and Almady in The Play's The Thing. He created the role of Jody in Steven Dietz’s Lonely Planet (Northlight Theatre). Brown received a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Director for The Liar (Writers Theatre) and a Best Actor award for his portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon’s Nixon (Writers Theatre). He received a 2010 Spirit of Diversity Award from Actors’ Equity Association and was named Chicagoan of the Year for Theatre by the Chicago Tribune in 2003. McKinley Carter (Jack’s Mother) Chicago credits include Mamma Mia, Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Blind Date, Turn of the Century, The Visit, Floyd Collins (Goodman Theatre) The Book of Will(Northlight Theatre), Fun Home (Victory Gardens Theater) The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes (Mercury Theater Chicago), The Merry Widow, Carousel (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Road Show, Julius Caesar, Sunday in the Park with George (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), My Way (Theatre At the Center), Putting It Together (Porchlight Music Theatre), The Sound of Music, John and Jen (Apple Tree Theatre), James Joyce’s The Dead, Cymbeline and Pericles (Court Theatre). Matt Edmonds (Steward/Wolf) A Chicago native, Matt Edmonds has been performing in the area for about ten years. Recent work includes: Murder For Two (Marriott Lincolnshire, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), Forever Plaid, Pump Boys & Dinettes, Big River (Theatre at the Center), Ragtime (Griffin Theatre, Jeff Award for Best Musical), Death of a Salesman, All-American (Redtwist Theatre, Jeff Nominations for Best Supporting - Play), Rent (Theo Ubique, Jeff Award for Best Musical), James and the Giant Peach (Drury Lane Oakbrook) and The Last Five Years(Metropolis Performing Arts Center). Regionally, Matt’s performed in Next to Normal (TheatreSquared) and Twelfth Night (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival). Lucy Godínez (Little Red Riding Hood) Regional Chicago credits include Footloose (Ariel, Marriott Theater), In The Heights (Nina, Porchlight Music Theater), Legally Blonde (Serena, Paramount Theater), Hair (Jeannie, Mercury Theater Chicago), as well as the upcoming Oliver! (Nancy, Marriott Theater) this Fall. She is recent graduate of Northwestern University. Michael Halberstam (Narrator) has appeared in numerous Writers Theatre productions, including Two By Shaw, Oscar Remembered, Richard II (title role), Loot, Misalliance and for a number of years his annual one man performance of A Christmas Carol. Michael is also the Artistic Director of Writers Theatre and returns to the stage for the first time in 17 years. Previously, he spent two years at The Stratford Festival in Ontario where he performed in Timon of Athens, The Knight of the Burning Pestle (title role), Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It. Halberstam’s other Chicago acting credentials include productions with The Bailiwick, Lifeline, Oak Park Shakespeare, Live Bait, Wisdom Bridge, Court and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Kelli Harrington (Cinderella’s Stepmother) Kelli Harrington's Chicago credits include Jeff Award-winning performances of The Light in the Piazza and Aspects of Love (Best Actress in a Musical) and Jeff nominations for The Bridges of Madison County, A Little Night Music (Best Lead Performance in a Musical), Masterclass (Best Actress in a Play) and Perfect Arrangement (Best Supporting Performance in a Play). She has performed locally with Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Marriott Lincolnshire, The Hypocrites, Porchlight Music Theatre, TimeLine, BoHo Theatre Company and Pride Films and Plays. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in voice from Northwestern University and has taught voice in the Musical Theatre department at the Chicago Academy for the Arts since 2000. Molly Hernández (Florinda) Favorite credits: María Elena in The Buddy Holly Story (American Blues Theater, Jeff Award), June Bennett in Into the Breeches (Northlight Theatre), Sophie DePalma in Masterclass (TimeLine Theatre), Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella (Theo Ubique, Jeff Nomination) and Julie Jordan in Carousel (Timber Lake Playhouse). In 2017 she received the Award of Excellence in Professional Theatre from the Illinois Theatre Association. Molly can be seen on Chicago P.D.(NBC) ep. 512 and APB (Fox) ep. 105. Molly is currently represented by Gray Talent Group and is a recent graduate of the Actors Gymnasium Circus School Professional Training Program. Cecilia Iole (Rapunzel) Chicago credits include Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Paramount Theatre, Theo Ubique), Master Class (TimeLine Theatre), Pirates of Penzance, Candide (Music Theatre Works) and Porchlight’s New Faces Sing Broadway Now. She has worked regionally at Clarence Brown Theatre and Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. Michael Mahler (The Baker) Recent credits include: Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas, City of Angels (Marriott Theatre), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Side Man, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago (American Blues), The March (Steppenwolf Theatre), Working (Broadway in Chicago), The Fox on the Fairway, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Producers (Theatre at the Center) and The Illusion (Court). Michael is the Jeff award-winning composer/lyricist of Miracle the Musical, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes, October Sky, Hero, the upcoming Secret of My Success and others. He also contributed additional lyrics to Cameron Mackintosh’s most recent Broadway revival of Miss Saigon. Michael is currently collaborating with playwright Randall Colburn on an original musical for Writers Theatre about Jim Jones. He also served as music director of Gary Griffin’s production of Road Show at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Michael is a proud ensemble member of American Blues Theater and Actors Equity. Ryan McBride (Cinderella’s Prince) Credits include: Noises Off (Windy City Playhouse), Continuity (Goodman Theatre), Shakespeare in Love, Julius Caesar (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), West Side Story, Mamma Mia! (Paramount Theatre), Footloose (Marriott Theatre), Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Symphony Orchestra with CST), Linda, Brilliant Adventures, Fallow (Steep Theatre), Sita Ram (Lookingglass Theatre Company and Chicago Children’s Choir), Letter’s Home and Ghosts of War (Griffin Theatre Company). National Tour: Evil Dead The Musical! Regional: Hand to God (Studio Theatre, Helen Hayes Nominee). TV: Empire, Proven Innocent (FOX), Chicago Med, Chicago Justice (NBC) and The CHI (Showtime). Mary Poole (Milky White) is a Chicago teacher who acts, past performances include London Wall, Flare Path, Stage Door (Griffin Theatre), Three Sisters (Hypocrites), The Size of the World (Red Twist), Love and Information (Remy Bumppo) and multiple old ladies at Victory Gardens, Apple Tree, Wagon Wheel, and Northwestern University, where she serves as Head of Acting and Associate Chair. Harriet Nzinga Plumpp (Cinderella’s Mother/Granny) makes her Writers Theatre debut. Harriet Nzinga Plumpp has been performing on stages professionally since she was 7 1/2 years old, starting with singing in the Chicago Children's Choir. Harriet has collaborated with Harold Prince, Frank Galati, Gary Griffin, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Flaherty, Barbara Gaines, Tom Murray, Charles Newell, George Hern, Bob Mason, Roberta Duchak, Doug Peck, Diana Basmajian and Amber Mak at The Goodman Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theater, The Lyric Opera, Ravinia Festival and Paramount Theatre. You might have seen her recently soaring in the air as Glinda in Paramount Theatre's Wizard of Oz and listening intently to Matilda as Mrs. Phelps at Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater in Matilda the Musical. Ximone Rose (Cinderella), Performer & singer-songwriter. New Orleans native. University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program. Broadway: Once On This Island (Storyteller). 1st National: Beautiful (Lucille). Regional: MTW, Fulton Theatre, Old Globe. CGF Talent. Bethany Thomas (Witch) Bethany is a Chicago-based actor and singer, most recently in the US Premiere of the one woman show Songs For Nobodies at Milwaukee Rep. Chicago credits include The Tempest (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Porgy and Bess (Serena) at Court Theatre, Marry Me A Little, Into The Woods, Nine, In Trousers (Porchlight Music Theater) Hair (Paramount Theatre), Fiorello! (TimeLine Theatre) also work with Second City, AboutFace Theatre, The Inconvenience, Theo Ubique, Congo Square, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Theatre at the Center, Marriott Lincolnshire, Hell In A Handbag and American Theater Company. Regional credits include Iphigenia In Aulis (Getty Villa), The Color Purple (Sofia), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Armelia), Ragtime, Man Of La Mancha, A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle) at Skylight Music Theater and Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II) at Geva Theatre. Bethany appeared in the second seasons of Empire (FOX) and You're So Talented (OpenTV) and is a proud recipient of a Joseph Jefferson Award, an After Dark Award and a Black Theatre Alliance Award. As a singer/songwriter, Bethany is a regular performer at The Paper Machete, The Hideout and in Steppenwolf's LookOut series. She's done concerts for WBEZ, WFMT, WTTW and the Chicago Humanities Festival, and was a featured local artist in Renee Fleming’s Chicago Voices Project at the Lyric Opera. She is one quarter of the alt-country project Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls, (self-titled album out on Bloodshot Records) and released an EP of her own music called First. Look out next year for her debut album. Jonathan Weir (Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father, beginning 9/17) Chicago: King Charles, Twelfth Night, The Emperors New Clothes (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), 2666, Candide, A Christmas Carol, The Visit (Goodman Theatre), Stepping Out (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), The Merry Widow starring the luminescent Renee Fleming (Lyric Opera Chicago) Billy Elliot, City of Angels, The Most Happy Fella, Gypsy, Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Funny Girl, The First, Bye Bye Birdie and History Loves Company (Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre). Regional: Montana Shakespeare, Skylight Opera Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Next Act Theatre and Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. Broadway: The Lion King. Currently on leave from the North American Tour of Disney’s Aladdin, where he performs the role of Jafar since originating the role in Chicago in April 2017. Other National Tours: Jersey Boys, The Lion King and Scrooge the Musical. AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT Post-Show Conversation: The Word Join us after every Tuesday evening performance (excluding First Week and any extension weeks) for a 15-minute discussion of the play, facilitated by a member of the WT Artistic Team. Post-Show Conversation: The Artist Join us after every Wednesday evening performance (excluding First Week and any extension weeks) for a 15-minute talk-back featuring actors from the production, facilitated by a member of the WT Artistic Team. Pre-show Conversation: Up Close Join us at 7pm in the Patron’s Lounge before every Thursday evening performance (excluding First Week and any extension weeks) for a 15-minute primer on the context and content of the play facilitated by a member of the WT Artistic Team. RIDE METRA TO WRITERS THEATRE In an effort to promote taking public transit to the Theatre, any audience member who purchases a ticket to a Writers Theatre production and rides Metra’s Union Pacific North Line to the Theatre may snap a photo of themselves on the train and post it to their social media account with a tag of @WritersTheatre (@Writers_Theatre on Instagram) and #IntotheWoodsWT, and upon showing the post at the Writers Theatre Box Office, receive $5 in cash to put toward the cost of your fare as a thank you for going green. This promotion is available for a limited time only and may end without warning. Ticket must have been paid for in advance. Not valid on comp tickets. More information available at writerstheatre.org/metra WRITERS THEATRE PARTNERS Writers Theatre is pleased to recognize BMO Harris Bank as the Season Sponsor and ComEd as the Official Lighting Sponsor of the 2019/20 Season. The Major Corporate Sponsor is Northern Trust. The Lead Sponsor is Mary Pat Studdert and the Artists Council Sponsors are Susan and Don Belgrad and John and Francesca Edwardson. For more information about Writers Theatre’s 2019/20 partners, visit writerstheatre.org/our-supporters. ABOUT WRITERS THEATRE For more than 25 years, Writers Theatre has captivated Chicagoland audiences with inventive interpretations of classic work, a bold approach to contemporary theatre and a dedication to creating the most intimate theatrical experience possible. Under the artistic leadership of Michael Halberstam and the executive leadership of Kathryn M. Lipuma, Writers Theatre has grown to become a major Chicagoland cultural destination with a national reputation for excellence, being called the top regional theatre in the nation by The Wall Street Journal. The company, which plays to a sold-out and discerning audience of more than 60,000 patrons each season, has garnered critical praise for the consistent high quality and intimacy of its artistry—providing the finest interpretations of both classic and contemporary theatre in its two intensely intimate venues. In February 2016, Writers Theatre opened a new, state-of-the-art facility. This established the company's first permanent home—a new theatre center in downtown Glencoe, designed by the award-winning, internationally renowned Studio Gang Architects, led by Founder and Design Principal Jeanne Gang, FAIA, in collaboration with Theatre Consultant Auerbach Pollock Friedlander. The new facility has allowed the Theatre to continue to grow to accommodate its audience, while maintaining its trademark intimacy. The new facility resonates with and complements the Theatre’s neighboring Glencoe community, adding tremendous value to Chicagoland and helping to establish the North Shore as a premier cultural destination. Find Writers Theatre on Facebook at Facebook.com/WritersTheatre, follow @WritersTheatre on Twitter or @Writers_Theatre on Instagram. For more information, visit www.writerstheatre.org. Read the full article

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Bethany Williams awarded Queen Elizabeth II Award at LFW

Huw Hughes

Wednesday, February 20 2019

London-based designer Bethany Williams has been presented the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at London Fashion Week by Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of the Queen.

Williams was awarded the coveted prize on Tuesday for her sustainable approach to fashion, and has become only the second person to receive the award - following in the footsteps of Richard Quinn, who accepted the award last year from the Queen.

Since graduating from the London College of Fashion in 2016, Williams has partnered with charities driving social change in women’s empowerment, homelessness, offender rehabilitation schemes, and literacy education, teaching and employment programmes.

“It is an honour to have Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall at London Fashion Week today to present The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design to Bethany Williams,” Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council, said at the beginning of the presentation.

“Bethany’s work not only has a strong sustainable ethos, but she is committed to supporting hard to reach members of society, create opportunities for them that add long-term real value through the development of both creative and life skills. We couldn’t think of anyone better to recognise and represent so many young British designers that are building their businesses in this way.”

The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design trophy was designed in 2018 by the Queen's personal adviser, Angela Kelly, who has orchestrated The Queen's wardrobe for the past 26 years.

Photo credit: The British Fashion Council

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/people/bethany-williams-awarded-queen-elizabeth-ii-award-at-lfw/2019022026269

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Sketchbook page 5: Designer inspiration.

My focus for these pages, is to show the different outcomes of reuse, recycle and patchwork.

Starting at the top right hand side of the page is a Jeremy Scott SS11 Womenswear up-cycled dress made from bin bag material. I thought it was an innovative idea from Jeremy Scott to use plastics as the sheer amount of plastic going to landfill is a big factor with our climate change crisis. Reusing what is available is a tiny step further to a more conscious and sustainable industry.

Directly beneath Jeremy Scott is a designer called Bethany Williams.

“Bethany Williams believes that social and environmental issues go hand in hand and through exploring the connection between these issues we may find innovative design solutions to sustainability.Each garment is 100% sustainable and made in the UK, even down to the buttons which are hand crafted in the Lake District. She has collaborated with TIH Models, a new modelling agency supporting youth in London affected by homelessness, casting Kris McAllister and Mustapha, both homeless and unemployed in London, for the collection Women of Change.” - https://www.fashionrevolution.org/usa-blog/7-fashion-brands-that-are-designing-out-waste/

Opposite Bethany Williams is a photo taken from James Long F/W 2015 Collection. I featured this image due to the patchwork and embellishment. My thumb is covering the image so I will include it below:

The colour palette of the blues all work well with each other, offering different shades, I’d say this is the best way to pull off the double denim look without it looking forced and tacky. Not only that, but the different use of fabrics paired with the denim adds a creative edge to the fit. The different embellishments used on the jeans add to the conceptual finish, with the cargo pockets the ultimate touch for functionality. This is inspiration I could use with my own work, such as the embellishments. I plan to use print as a way to add more edge to my patches.

Directly above James Long, is a reuse and remake piece by Christopher Raeburn, renowned for his sustainability and up-cycling ethos it made sense to include him on this page. Christopher is a designer that I aspire to be in the future, progressing from patchwork and using innovative techniques to bring anything to life. You could go as far to call this genius a Frankenstein of the fashion world.

Moving across to the other page, I’ve featured two catwalk photos from Junya Watabe, once the creative director of Comme Des Garcons, this designer focuses on using denim as the base for his 2015 designers that feature patchwork and reusability. I love the contrast fabrics with the blanket stitch that’s used to sew the patches together. This gives me inspiration for the above techniques to use on my final project.

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Bethany Williams awarded Queen Elizabeth II Award at LFW

Huw Hughes

Wednesday, February 20 2019

London-based designer Bethany Williams has been presented the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at London Fashion Week by Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of the Queen.

The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design trophy was designed in 2018 by the Queen's personal adviser, Angela Kelly, who has orchestrated The Queen's wardrobe for the past 26 years.

Photo credit: The British Fashion Council

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/people/bethany-williams-awarded-queen-elizabeth-ii-award-at-lfw/2019022026269

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LFW: What Not To Miss For AW19

London Fashion Week officially kicks off tomorrow, February 15 until February 19 and will feature more than 100 catwalk shows, presentation and events, including the highly anticipated debut catwalk show from fashion favourite Shrimps, as well as a first for Wales Bonner who is joining the womenswear schedule to present a co-ed show, and a move towards more sustainable practices from the British Fashion Council with its collaboration with the BBC and designer Amy Powney of Mother of Pearl.

The autumn/winter 2019 season also sees the return of Vivienne Westwood to the catwalk with a joint women’s and menswear show, as well as Victoria Beckham, who will being showing in London for the second season and Bethany Williams will be following in the footsteps of Richard Quinn to become the second recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, which will be presented by the Duchess of Cornwall. The Woolmark Prize grand final will also take place featuring designers from the UK, Sweden, the US, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and China.

London’s New Establishment of designers including Erdem, JW Anderson, Christopher Kane, Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Emilia Wickstead, Peter Pilotto and Mary Katrantzou continues to be a big draw, as do the new guard of emerging designers including Richard Quinn, British Emerging Talent Womenswear winner at The Fashion Awards 2018, Nabil Nayal, Rejina Pyo, Molly Goddard, and Matty Bovan.

This season also includes a number of new additions on-schedule including: 16Arlington, a glamorous womenswear label from Italian-born, London-based duo Marco and Kikka; Asai, the contemporary womenswear label from A Sai Ta, who launched his label with Fashion East in February 2017; and Symonds Pearmain, a fashion brand created by designer and artist Anthony Symonds and stylist Max Pearmain.

7 must-see shows and events during London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2019

Shrimps make catwalk debut

Shrimps is a firm favourite of fashion editors and influencers and for autumn/winter 2019 the go-to brand for colourful faux fur outerwear and beaded bags is making its catwalk debut this season after previously holding presentations.

Founded by London-based designer, Hannah Weiland in 2013, the label takes inspiration from the witticisms of modern art and a playful engagement with pattern and texture. Shrimps grew from faux fur outerwear, leading the conversation on cruelty free fashion, into a full ready-to-wear offering and is renowned for its cult beaded Antonia bag.

Shrimps hit the catwalk on February 19.

Bonner Wales joins womenswear schedule

Grace Wales Bonner has made a name for herself with her menswear designs, but for autumn/winter 2019 the Central St Martins graduate is moving from London Fashion Week Men’s to join the womenswear schedule to present a co-ed show. The collection follows on from her first art exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, ‘Time For New Dreams’ that explores magical resonances within black cultural and aesthetic practices, focusing on the shrine as a symbolic pathway for imagining different worlds and possibilities.

Bonner Wales showcases her autumn/winter 2019 on February 17.

Fashion Scout presents hot new talent Tolu Coker

Fashion Scout, the international showcase held during London Fashion Week, always has an eye for breaking fresh new talent and for autumn/winter 2019 it is championing London-based designer Tolu Coker, who was named the winner of its Merit Award. Coker, a graduate from Central St Martins, has been creating a lot of buzz for her unisex brand that centres around inclusivity, diversity and social responsibility, and this marks her debut at London Fashion Week.

On hearing she had won the Merit Award Tolu Coker said in a statement: “It came as somewhat a surprise and it’s also a challenge, preparing for a debut show because I’m a one-woman band. But I’ve been ready for a new collection since graduation and I have new stories to tell, so while it's nerve racking, I’m very excited!”

Tolu Coker makes LFW debut on February 15.

Bethany Williams to receive Queen Elizabeth II Award

On Tuesday, February 19, emerging British fashion designer Bethany Williams will be the second winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, following in the footsteps of Richard Quinn. The award, which recognises creativity in design while embedding sustainability and community practices within the business, will be presented to Williams by the Duchess of Cornwall.

The British Fashion Council said in a statement that Williams was chosen as she is a designer who “demonstrates both value to the community and strong sustainable practices,” as she champions social and environmental causes, as well as challenges perceptions in fashion with her work. In recent seasons she has partnered with charities supporting social change across women’s empowerment, homelessness, successful rehabilitation of offenders back into society, improving literacy amongst the most vulnerable in society and education programmes teaching skills and creating employment for those with the most limited opportunities and prospects.

Bethany Williams AW19 catwalk will take place on February 19.

Woolmark Prize winner to be announced

The Woolmark Prize is returning to London Fashion Week for its 2019 grand final and will feature 12 designers including Nicholas Daley, Brandon Maxwell and I-Am-Chen, highlighting the versatility of merino wool within their capsule collections to an impressive judging panel led by Alber Elbaz.

The 12 Woolmark Prize finalists are: Nicholas Daley (menswear), Daniel W Fletcher (menswear), and Edward Crutchley (unisex) representing the UK; for the US there is Willy Chavarria (menswear), Brandon Maxwell (womenswear) and Colovos (womenswear); for Sweden there is Cmmn Swdn (menswear); Youser (menswear) from Korea; for Australia Albus Lumen (womenswear); I-Am-Chen (womenswear) representing Hong Kong; for Japan Yohei Ohno (womenswear); and for China, Angel Chen (unisex).

There will be Woolmark Prize awards granted to a menswear and a womenswear finalist, who will each win a further 200,000 Australian dollars, as well as mentorship from international experts to help propel their business to the next stage, a Woolmark license, and the opportunity for their winning collections to be stocked in International Woolmark partner retail stores including Harvey Nichols, Lane Crawford, Mytheresa.com and Hudson’s Bay Co.

In addition, one finalist will also be selected for the second edition of the Innovation Award, which recognises the most innovative and creative wool fabrications, process or development for merino wool. The winner of that prize will receive 100,000 Australian dollars.

The Woolmark Prize final takes place on February 16.

Anya Hindmarch Weave Project

Once again this London Fashion Week, Anya Hindmarch will be hosting an immersive art installation. Last year it invited its fans to relax on the ‘Chubby Cloud’ billed as the world’s largest bean bag, and this February to celebrate its new Neeson collection it is hosting the ‘Weave Project’ featuring a giant and interactive neon-blue, hand-netted tube by artist collective Numen/For Use, where visitors can climb through to experience the installation from unexpected and surreal angles.

The Weave Project will take place in Brewer Street Car Park, London from February 16 – 19.

BFC to highlight sustainable practices with BBC and Mother of Pearl

This season the British Fashion Council are putting a focus on a move towards more sustainable practices and their Positive Fashion initiative through a partnership with BBC Earth and designer Amy Powney of Mother of Pearl.

The collaboration will explore the impact fashion industry has on the planet through a talks series and evening event with industry leaders during London Fashion Week. The initiative aims to highlight the positive tangible opportunities for sustainable fashion choices by businesses and mindful consumer behaviour.

These talks are open to the public and will run on February 16 at the Store X, 180 Strand.

Main Image: courtesy of British Fashion Council by Kris Mitchell

Shrimps Image: by Danielle Wightman-Stone

Tolu Coker: courtesy of Fashion Scout

Bethany Williams Image: via Bethany Williams website by Amber Grace Dixon

Woolmark Prize: courtesy of Woolmark

Anya Hindmarch: via Anya Hindmarch website

Source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/lfw-what-not-to-miss-for-aw19/2019021426159

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Meet The 25-Year-Old Designer Turning Tablecloths & Tea Towels Into “High-Fantasy” Corsets

But it was well before this year that Welsh designer Rosie Evans began making modernised versions of Elizabethan- and Jacobean-style undergarments.

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Meet Rosh Mahtani, Founder of the Inclusive Jewellery Brand Alighieri

During London’s Fall 2020 Fashion Week, an intimate group of industry insiders gathered in the beautiful but eerie crypt in St Etheldreda’s church—a medieval building located in the city’s storied jewellery district of Hatton Garden—to toast the newest recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. Past winners Richard Quinn and Bethany Williams were selected based on the merit of their collections and how their companies have implemented practices that benefit people and the planet. Rosh Mahtani, the founder of Alighieri jewellery and this year’s honouree, beamed within the candlelit quarters as she accepted the award from Princess Anne. The Queen’s daughter is an advocate for U.K. design thanks to her long-time role as a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society.

“I honestly couldn’t believe it, and I really wasn’t expecting it,” says Mahtani about the accolade when FASHION interviewed her in March. “I have such admiration for Richard and Bethany, and I was really honoured to be placed alongside them. After it sunk in, I just felt so happy and proud to shine a light on local manufacturing in Hatton Garden.”

Since founding Alighieri in 2014, Mahtani has sourced her materials ethically and employed London-based craftspeople to create her collections—the pieces of which are named after elements of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. (The brand’s moniker comes from the medieval poet’s surname.) And in keeping with Mahtani’s commitment to nurturing the greater good, a portion of Alighieri’s online sales during the COVID-19 crisis were given to the Trussell Trust, a U.K.-based food bank donation organization, and are currently being donated to Refuge, a U.K.-based organization focused on supporting victims of domestic abuse.

Mahtani has no formal training in jewellery making, but she has been able to conceive pieces that delight, inspire and intrigue those who look upon them. Included in her collections are talismanic amulets and earrings crafted to look like something you’d find among the jagged panorama of Dante’s Inferno. And she’s only at the beginning of her brand’s saga. “There’s so much that I’d like to do; I have so many ideas,” she says. “Ultimately, I want everything I create to be true to our story—to build communities and dialogue through objects.”

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What was your earliest defining style moment?

I made a white camisole with spaghetti straps out of scrap material when I was a kid and wore it every day for an entire summer. I think that’s when I knew I loved wearing things my own way.

What’s the one everyday style item you can’t live without?

A black slip-dress. I wear slip-dresses with sneakers all summer and layer them under an oversized cashmere jumper all winter. They’re my go-to.

If you could raid one person’s closet, whose would it be?

Mary-Kate Olsen’s. Her array of oversized and tailored pieces, along with her vintage jewellery, would be the best treasure trove.

What do you think is the most exciting fashion moment happening right now?

I love that fashion is becoming more conscious of humanity in general—trying to find ways to create pieces that last forever, thinking about how and where pieces are made, reinventing things that already exist. Alongside this, I love that the industry feels more open to designers and models from different cultures. This is really exciting to me because we have the power to change so much with our reach.

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So much love on this shoot with @lavieislit and @zakarie.ali ♥️ Thinking a lot about finding Love in the Wasteland ♥️ Please keep fighting for @blklivesmatter. I watched “I am not your Negro” yesterday, James Baldwin’s words are at the forefront of my mind: “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” #35mm #film #analogue #blacklivesmatter

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If money was no object, what item would you want to add to your wardrobe?

I always try to invest in pieces that I can wear again and again. If money was no object, I would love to design and make a capsule of ready-to-wear for my wardrobe: the perfect suit, slip-dress, oversized shirt and jumpers—all created out of sustainable materials and made in the U.K.

What fashion item do you treasure the most?

I have a white suit designed by Louise Trotter at Joseph that was done in collaboration with Colette. It’s limited-edition, and I only wear it on very special occasions.

If you could live in one era because of its fashion, what would it be?

I’d like to be an adult in the ’90s wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, slip-dresses and dungarees. That’s my dream wardrobe.

What’s the best piece of style advice you’ve ever been given?

If it doesn’t make you feel good, don’t wear it.

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