Samata is a British born Ghanaian entrepreneur working across fashion and media. The published author (The Fashion Designer’s Resource Book – Bloomsbury Publishing), writer (The Guardian, VOGUE, Huffington Post) and designer is also known for her work as Global Director for Suzy Amis Cameron’s Red C…
Publication: Conscious Chatter RCGD Global’s Sustainable Style Guide & how it’s being distributed to all attendees of Academy events this Oscar® season & the power of generative conversations Story: RCGD Global’s Sustainable Style Guide & how it’s being distributed to all attendees of Academy events this Oscar® season & the power of generative conversations Journalist: Kestrel[...]
Publication: National Public Radio (NPR) Story: Sustainable fashion will be in the spotlight at this year’s Oscars red carpet Journalist: Ayesha Rascoe Published: 12 March 2023
#034 Samata: on Red Carpet Green Dress, changing sustainability perspectives & the glorification of busy 8/17/2021 • 56 MIN How can we challenge perspectives when it comes to sustainability? Are we moving quickly enough to create an equitable fashion industry? And how do we remain hopeful in a world ripe with climate disasters? Big questions[...]
A dynamic and driven sustainability advocate and CEO. Samata is an early adopter of the sustainability conversation, and has been steering Red Carpet Green Dress since 2011, joining the company initially as Campaign Director, progressing to Vice President, before being named CEO in 2019. Samata’s vision for Red Carpet Green Dress focuses on the longstanding[...]
Two of our time’s trailblazing female leaders Samata Pattinson, CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress, and Omoyemi Akerele, Founder and Executive Director of Lagos Fashion Week and Founder of Style House Files, meet to discuss fashion’s influence on lifting the African continent, social justice and privilege, policy, and the broader definition of value. Together, they[...]
Samata is the CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress. Through collaborations, events, and celebrity ambassadors, Samata and her team are bringing sustainability into the spotlight of fashion and apparel. As an experienced journalist and fashion designer, Samata has been preparing for this role for years, and her message of sustainability is more important than ever.
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Today our guest Samata, CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress is here to tell us all about what her organization is up to, and give us insight into why luxury design is important in the sustainable fashion realm. Samata is a British born Ghanian entrepreneur working across fashion, media and entertainment. She is the author[...]
This episode of Brown Girl Green is focused on sustainable fashion. We discuss if/ why sustainable fashion is the path forward away from throw-away culture and mass over-consumption of clothing in modern society. Despite the benefits of more “sustainable” or environmentally friendly fashion, there are still a lot of gaps around diversity, equity, and inclusion[...]
Every part of society has a vital role to play in protecting nature. Business has not typically been an ally to biodiversity, but this could be changing. This week’s guests are Samata and Marie-Claire Daveu. Samata is the CEO of the Red Carpet Green Dress campaign. Marie-Claire is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Kering, a[...]
Cora sits down with the amazing Samata, CEO of Red Carpet, Green Dress, to discuss Samata’s work towards a sustainable future of fashion and her work with Suzy Amis Cameron to make the red carpet a more conscious entity. Samata and Cora also discuss the importance of female empowerment and leadership in business to create[...]
In episode 201, Kestrel welcomes Samata, the CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress, to the show. A women-led global change-making organization working from ‘moment’ to movement, Red Carpet Green Dress creates awareness by showcasing sustainable fashion on the red carpet. A British born Ghanaian entrepreneur, Samata is also the founder of THE TRIBE, a women’s[...]
British Vogue has appointed its first male editor in its 100-year history. Edward Enninful will take over the reigns of the fashion bible from current editor Alexandra Shulman on August 1. Listen to my first […]
Walking to the shop and talking about why THE TRIBE was founded. THE TRIBE is a women’s only event and collective, which launched on 28th July in London. Doubling as both a quarterly evening and […]
Samata interviews Nadege Seguín – designer and natural dye specialist for Adlib Etikology by Nanou Couture, and her partner Luca Criscuolo, the brands’ self-described ‘Specialist Counselor and Promoter in Development and Sustainability Fashion’. The interview […]
Samata interviewed at Global Green’s Pre-Oscar Gala by OCTV™’s Green Carpet TV™; listed as the green event of Oscar Week 1,500 guests including celebrities, eco-luminaries and entertainment press from around the world gathered to hear […]