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Project Earth presents: A headline discussion for London Fashion Week looking at the fashion world from the inside out
Project Earth and How To Academy presents: A headline discussion for London Fashion Week dissecting how and why we design, show and sell our clothes and what can be done differently, hosted by designer and sustainability consultant, Patrick Grant.
This panel discussion in partnership with How To Academy, will shine a light on the brands and individuals who are challenging and reimagining the fashion production and retail cycles, to build a creative and sustainable future for fashion. What innovations might help us reimagine the fashion world? How can retailers support young brands hit hardest by the cracks in the system exposed during lockdown? Our host designer Patrick Grant will be shining a spotlight on this new and exciting age for fashion with guest speakers including Bay Garnett and Arizona Muse.
Partner
How To Academy
An events organisation with an unrivalled programme of public talks, debates and conferences, we have partnered up with How To Academy to host a series thought-provoking talks with some of the world’s leading changemakers and sustainability leaders.
Host
Patrick Grant
Patrick is a designer, consultant and media commentator on sustainability and is best known as a judge on the hit BBC2 series The Great British Sewing Bee, now in its 7th series. He won Menswear Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2010.
Speakers
Arizona Muse
Arizona is an environmental activist and model who has fronted campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands, and graced the cover of over 40 international Vogue Magazines. She has become a passionate advocate for sustainability and environmental regeneration and one of the leading voices on the topic from the fashion industry. She is an ambassador for Greenpeace and Women For Women and has also collaborated on campaigns with Extinction Rebellion, UN Development Programme, Oxfam and more recently Remake on their #PayUp Campaign.
Dio Kurazawa
Dio Kurazawa, as founder of The Bear Scouts, assists influential brands with the implementation of innovative responsible practices through the creation and implementation of socially responsible supply chains.
Bay Garnett
Over 20 years’ experience as a stylist, editor, author and creative director of some of FASHION’s most enduring images. As the pioneer of "thrifting", Bay was the first to include vintage pieces in luxury shoots, bringing thrifting into the mainstream. Today, her second-hand credentials are more relevant than ever to the future of fashion, as a cornerstone of Sustainability.
+ Special guests