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Book Club No.7: In Conversation with Professor Kate Fletcher | Fletcher's Almanac Vol. 2 (opens the original)
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In the seventh Front Row to Front Bench book club from Fashion Roundtable, Meg Pirie talks with Professor Kate Fletcher about Fletcher's Almanac Volume 2, a pocket-sized book of short vignettes that moves through the seasons, between England, Ireland, Wales and Norway. The perfect companion to Volume 1. Professor Kate Fletcher's work on slow-fashion, degrowth, nature and systems change has had an effect on how many of us, including Meg, think about the fashion industry. After more than 30 years
Fashion Roundtable Book Club No. 6: In Conversation with Frieda Gormley (opens the original)
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In this episode, Meg Pirie sits down with House of Hackney co-founder Frieda Gormley to talk about her debut book, In the Company of Nature. Part memoir, part manifesto, it's the extraordinary story of how a small British interiors brand became a radical case study in regenerative business, guided by nature's own blueprint for living systems. "The old stories of unchecked growth, extraction and exploitation are beginning to crumble. In their place, new stories are emerging — stories of community
Fashion Roundtable Book Club - Patrick Grant (opens the original)
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Fashion Roundtable's 5th book club and it's a special one! In this episode, Meg Pirie is joined by Patrick Grant from the hit BBC series The Sewing Bee - Season 12 of which aired last week! Patrick is the founder of campaigning clothing brand Community Clothing which supports local clothing and textile manufacturing across the UK. Patrick is also an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion industry and this comes across perfectly in his debut book, LESS, which was an instant Sunday T
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