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Welcome to episode 267 of the Make It British Podcast!In this episode, I share my recent experiences at the All Party Parliamentary Group for ethics and sustainability in fashion at the Houses of Parliament, organised by Fashion Roundtable.You can hear the full speech that I gave on the importance of localism, transparency, and ethical practices in the fashion industry. In which I highlighted the challenges faced by UK manufacturers, the need for skilled workers, and the potential for a thriving local manufacturing supply chain.You'll gain insight into the current British manufacturing landscape and discover how small businesses are leading the way in ethical and sustainable production.The meeting was chaired by John McNally MP and the secretariat for the APPG is Fashion Roundtable, led by Tamara Cincik.The other speakers were:Mary Creagh CBE - Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative, Former MP and Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee.Patrick Grant - Founder of Community Clothing and presenter on The Great British Sewing Bee.Professor Dilys Williams - Fashion Roundtable Board Member and Director of Centre for Sustainable Fashion.Sam Ludlow-Taylor - Head of Human Rights at John Lewis.Anna Bryher - Policy Lead at Labour Behind the LabelWatch the Speech on YouTube hereHANDY LINKSBritish Brand AcceleratorMake it British WebsiteYouTubeInstagramRate This PodcastMentioned in this episode:British Brand Accelerator

In this episode I'm joined by Tamara Cincik, founder of think tank Fashion Roundtable to discuss the impact of Brexit on small UK textile businesses. We delve into the challenges of supporting and promoting heritage brands, the need for trade associations to refocus their agendas, and the importance of heritage manufacturing in the textile industry. The conversation includes a discussion of the plight of Cluny Lace, the last manufacturer of Nottingham lace in England, and the negative impact of Brexit on small businesses. Topics covered in this episode:The challenges facing heritage manufacturers like Cluny laceImpact of Brexit on small businesses in the UK textile industryThe role of trade associations in the fashion industry Importance of traditional skills and machineryAbout Tamara Cincik and Fashion RoundtableTamara Cincik is the founder of Fashion Roundtable, an industry think tank established in 2017. With a background in the fashion industry as a stylist and editor, she founded Fashion Roundtable to give the fashion industry a voice in politics. With a British-Turkish background , Tamara has a strong connection to textiles and fashion through her family heritage. Fashion Roundtable is the secretariat for the All Party parliamentary group for ethics and sustainability and fashion and Cincik is an advocate for change in the political landscape to benefit the fashion industry as a whole. Fashion Roundtable WebsiteStay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator – A 6-month group programme for small businesses who want to manufacture and sell profitable UK-made products.Make it British websiteJoin Make it British – become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube – subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.Enjoyed this podcast? I also have a private podcast called ‘British Brand Bedrock'.The British Brand Bedrock private podcast feed answers more than 30 of your most commonly asked questions on starting and growing a British-made Brand.Subscribe to British Brand Bedrock here

A recent report alleges that some of the world's best-loved fashion brands are engaging in "unfair practices". Cheap fashion relies on cheap labour, which in turn, is affecting up to 12 million people in Bangladesh. Is there enough awareness among consumers about the exploitation of workers? Guests: Fiona Gooch Senior Policy Adviser at Transform Trade Amirul Amin President of National Garment Workers Federation Tamara Cincik CEO and Founder of Fashion Roundtable

Clare Press is the founder of The Wardrobe Crisis, journalist, filmmaker, author, presenter, creator of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast, producer and co-host of the Ethical Fashion podcast, the first ever VOGUE Sustainability Editor, the first Global Ambassador for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Make Fashion Circular initiative, has been a member of Australian advisory board of Fashion Revolution since 2014, sits on Copenhagen Fashion Week's Sustainability Advisory Board, is part of Fashion Roundtable in the UK and is one of Global Fashion Agenda's Content Experts. This lady is cheeky, funny, super smart and I loved our chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we hear from Fashion Roundtable's CEO, Tamar Cincik to find out more about their “Cleaning Up Fashion” report developed in conjunction with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion.An in-depth and vital research report highlighting the UK fashion industry's impacts on the environment and supply chains across the globe, along with recommendations to tackle these issues with practical solutions and effective policies presented to the UK government.Read the full, ‘Cleaning Up Fashion' report and other Fashion Roundtable reports at www.fashionroundtable.co.uk/reports Learn more about Fashion Roundtable's and subscribe to their newsletters at www.fashionroundtable.co.ukWe'll be bringing more insights from the world of sustainable fashion regularly, so remember to subscribe to the podcast and invite your friends for a listen.Connect with me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sebastianvolney Follow on Instagram for updates and vacancies in fashion and sustainability www.instagram.com/jaymesbyrontalentWe'll be bringing more conversations from the world of sustainable fashion regularly, so remember to follow and invite your friends for a listen. Connect with me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sebastianvolneyFollow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/jaymesbyrontalentFollow us for jobs and news in sustainable fashion at https://www.linkedin.com/company/jaymesbyrontalent/

Jodi is a London-based communication specialist, podcaster, and advocate for change towards a sustainable fashion future. Her podcast and consultancy Other Day and the non-profit initiative Lab 2030 provide an excellent resource for discussions on the subject, with several reports coming out in the near future. She is also a partner in Fashion Roundtable, a leading think-tank for the fashion industry.In this conversation, we talk about:— The three horizons for change in fashion— How to build brands with a sustainable approach from the start— Learning to deal with pressure in a post-pandemic world— Her upcoming report on burnout and mental health in fashion— Finding the holy balance of growth, success and peace of mind— The need for patience and hard work to turn around unsustainable fashion brands— How technology and gaming can help fashion be fun again— How do you price digital fashion?— The Say-Do GapThe Scandinavian Mind podcast a bi-weekly show, about the intersection of lifestyle and technology. Every Wednesday, we publish an in-depth interview with an innovator from the worlds of design, fashion, beauty, mobility or tech. And every Friday, we publish a panel talk or other behind the scenes content from the world of Scandinavian MIND. Don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter, to stay updated on the latest news and learn about upcoming talks and Clubhouse sessions. Visit ScandinavianMIND.com/Newsletter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wilson Oryema is an Artist, Writer, and Entrepreneur. His endeavours are primarily concerned with “Human consumption and its effects on Human behaviour and the planet”. As part of SHOWstudio x Fashion Roundtable takeover our founder Jodi Muter-Hamilton spoke with Wilson and Jamie Windust about Fashion Activism. This left us intrigued to find out more about the social change initiative Wilson Co-founded called Regenerative Futures. Regenerative Futures is a four-year social change initiative which is working to bridge the intergenerational gap through collaboration and conversation. Working towards this goal they have created several realisations of their work including; The Regenerative List, is an open call to find 100 young pioneers from around the world whose innovative ideas will protect our people and our planet. This list is not like other kinds of lists we maybe familiar with that showcases certain people for arguably self-promotion of the organising body. The Regenerative List is not intended to rank people, but facilitate dialogue create innovative solutions between who want to design and live in a world built upon the principles of equity, fluidity, and sustainability. In this podcast we talk about Regenerative Futures, explore human ingenuity, ideas around responsibility and vulnerability and discuss what markers of success could look like. https://www.wilsonoryema.com https://otherday.co.uk

It is 2020 and this weeks headlines in the UK were of arrests “as part of a major investigation into modern slavery and drug offences.” Police describe it as forced labour. On Roundtable we are looking into that across the continents, in this, our first in a series on Modern Slavery. Guests: Jasmine O’Connor Chief Executive of Anti-Slavery International Bukeni Waruzi Executive Director of Free the Slaves Safia Minney Author of ‘Slave to Fashion’ Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The first episode of the Green Style, introducing your hosts Nicola Tsiolis and Maha Fier. Today's episode features Clare Press, a hearty ethical fashion advocate who has been in this space for years. Clare is the founder of THE WARDROBE CRISIS. A Sydney-based, British journalist, she created the Wardrobe Crisis podcast in July 2017. In February 2018, she was named the first ever VOGUE Sustainability Editor - a pioneering role in international media. Clare is a Global Ambassador for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Make Fashion Circular initiative, and is part of the Fashion Roundtable team in the UK. She has been a member of Australian advisory board of Fashion Revolution since 2014. She sits on Copenhagen Fashion Week's Sustainability Advisory Board and is one of Global Fashion Agenda's Content Experts. In 2019, she was named one of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence and won the Green Globe Sustainability Champion Award. In this episode, Clare introduces the key vision of the ethical fashion movement, discussing the issues of the fast fashion industry, how fashion links to our blue planet, as well as the hopes she has for the future. MEDIA: Clare Press: https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/ https://thewardrobecrisis.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wardrobecrisis Maha FIer https://www.instagram.com/mahafierr/ Nicola Tsilois https://www.instagram.com/n.tsiolis/ https://www.instagram.com/seachange.network/ World Oceans Day https://www.instagram.com/worldoceansday/ https://www.facebook.com/WorldOceansDay/ https://worldoceansday.org/

We've had two pieces of good news this week so I thought I'd share them with you in this episode. The first is that the government has now officially placed orders with UK manufacturers for millions of pieces of PPE. And the second is that the Fashion Roundtable's campaign to get garment and textile roles onto the Shortage Occupation List has progressed to the next stage. Further listening Ep 114 - PPE - Can we make it in the UK? Ep 116 - Where are we on PPE? Ep 104 - How can we solve the skills issue post-Brexit with Tamara Cincik, Fashion Roundtable Ep 002 - Interview with James Eden, Private White VC Further Reading A letter to Boris about PPE More Make it British Make it British website Make it British Directory - search for brands and manufacturers that make in the UK Find a UK Manufacturer -  ways we can help you find your perfect manufacturing partner Make it British Live! - our trade show Make it British Instagram    

Tamara Cincik has over 20 years experience in the fashion industry and is the founder of Fashion Roundtable, the secretariat for The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Textiles and Fashion. Fashion Roundtable supports the diverse voices of the fashion industry, and provides a much needed link between fashion, business, consumers and policy leaders. In this episode Tamara discusses the challenges that Brexit poses to the fashion industry, particularly to manufacturers looking for skilled staff. It is estimated that up to 50% of garment workers in the UK come from overseas. If these skilled machinists cannot get visas to come to the UK post-Brexit it will pose a real threat to the ability for UK factories to keep up with the current rise in demand. Tamara, through her work with the APPG, has set out the case for changes to visa policy which would allow these skilled workers from the EU to work in the textile industry in the UK post-Brexit. But we need as many people as possible to get behind it and write to their MP to let them know that this is an issue before it's too late.  Please take a moment to write to your local MP - your voice matters, and they have to act on anything you send to them! Find the details of your local MP to write to Example letter to write to your MP More about Fashion Roundtable Make it British Live! - Our trade show

Happy 2020! This week, I have the joy of chatting to two of my favourite social media creators in the London fashion scene who not only make me laugh my ass off, but also help me think about the deeper systemic issues going on in our industry. These two people are @skipdin and @trash4gold. @skipdin, AKA George Serventi, is an Instagram fashion critic who commentates on the industry for the likes of LOVE magazine and SHOWstudio. His profile is filled with pointed memes and hilarious captions to match. @trash4gold AKA Chekii Harling, is the founder of TRASHmag -- a publication that highlights alternatives to fast fashion and the throwaway mindset towards clothing. Similar to George, Chekii also loves a great meme -- with a sustainable fashion twist, of course. On the side, she teams up with the likes of London Fashion Week and Fashion Roundtable to create content that sparks positive change. Follow:  @trash4gold @skipdin Have show feedback? It would mean the world if you filled out my quick 5 question survey HERE.  Want to get an exclusive discount for Fashion Originators listeners? Click here and use the code FREEDOM10 for 10% off any Ebooks4fashion ebook! To keep up-to-date with everything Fashion Originators: For podcast updates - www.fashionoriginators.com  For Instagram fun - www.instagram.com/fashionoriginatorspodcast For Facebook updates - www.facebook.com/fashionoriginators Thank you so much for listening! If you enjoyed the show, it would mean the world to me if you wrote a review on Apple Podcasts! The more reviews there are, the easier it is for others to find and enjoy the show too.

The Environment and Arts + Culture Networks present this panel event and Q&A about sustainability in the UK fashion industry. Mhairi Tordoff, chair of the Environment Network, chairs the conversation with Mary Creagh MP, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC); Edwina Ehrman, senior curator at the V&A; Tamara Cincik, CEO and Founder of Fashion Roundtable; Jenny Holloway, CEO at UK manufacturer Fashion Enter; and Vanita Badlani, founder and CEO of vegan fashion brand LaBante London.  They'll talk about the latest EAC report on the UK fashion industry, taxing fast fashion garment producers, how to protect workers, and growing up in Huddersfield. Stick around for the Q&A, the audience questions are fascinating as well.The event took place on Monday 20th May at Westminster. Follow us on social media to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastYFhttps://twitter.com/PodcastYfThe intro music is by ‘One in a Googolplex' and used under Creative Commons. Find out more about them here: https://oneinagoogolplex.bandcamp.com/

This week I was at the Houses of Parliament for a meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Group for textiles and fashion to discuss the issue of the lack of skilled garment machinists in the UK. The meeting was organised by Tamara Cincik of Fashion Roundtable, who is the secretariat for the group.  There were several UK garment manufacturers in the room, along with representatives from the British Retail Consortium and The UK in a Changing Europe - an independent research body that gives advice on all of the possible outcomes with Brexit. The reason that we were all there was to ask the Government with help to ease the issue of the lack of skilled garment workers in the UK, and to impress upon them WHY this is important The UK textile industry is worth over £9bn to the economy currently - but it could double if supply could keep up with demand. The only thing holding it back is the lack of staff. If you care about the lack of skills in UK garment manufacturing, there are a couple of things that you can do: Write to your local MP and state you case as to why you think garment machinists and textile workers should be put on the shortage occupation list. Complete the APPG survey  if you are a manufacturer, or pass it on to any manufacturers that you know, who employ garment machinists. If you have any thoughts on this I would love to hear from you. Please leave me a review on iTunes  - and help spread the word about UK manufacturing. Shownotes: www.makeitbritish.co.uk/071 More about Fashion Roundtable More about The UK in a Changing Europe Website: makeitbritish.co.uk Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/katehills Instagram: @makeitbritish Twitter: @makeitbritish

Caryn Franklin M.B.E. MSc (Psych) MBPsS is a fashion icon who guides the British fashion industry in remarkable ways. A Fashion and Identity Commentator, Agent of Change and Professor of Diverse Selfhood at Kingston School of Art, we feel honoured to talk to Caryn for this special podcast episode. At iD magazine as Fashion Editor and Co-Editor, Caryn made fashion exciting, real, honest and accessible. During the Clothes Show she opened up fashion to all, reaching TV audiences of 13million in the UK and 157million worldwide (via BBC world service) at a time before social media. A prolific campaigner using fashion as a platform to raise awareness of issues such as AIDS, Breast Cancer and Mental Health, Caryn encourages us to step beyond our own world. Inviting us to celebrate our uniqueness, embrace the female journey and excited about the current conversations around gender non-conformity, Caryn encourages us to look further, think more deeply and find joy in our conversations. This podcast is extremely special because we talk to Caryn Franklin (yes she’s amazing)…and it’s the first time we have opened up the conversation and invited listeners to send us their questions ahead of recording the interview. We want to understand what is important to you and also learn from you. So thank you to our first ever listener question from Michelle Biloux who is a portrait photographer and creative director based in New York. We hope you enjoy hearing the answer to Michelle’s question and listening to a taste of Caryn’s amazing life in fashion so far. In the podcast the below people and organisations are referenced, we invite you to take a further look at their work. Professor Richard Crisp PhD FBPsS, author, blogger, scientist and Professor of Psychology at Durham University. He is co-originator of the imagined contact hypothesis and a major contributor to the field of social psychology. Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is internationally recognised for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion, in reference to Fashion Roundtable’s forthcoming Representation and Inclusion Paper. Black Neon Digital’s podcast with Catherine Teatum, Creative Director at Teatum Jones, whom Caryn worked with on Teatum Jones’ Global Womanhood series. Extinction Rebellion, who are a socio-political movement which uses nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse.

Caryn Franklin M.B.E. MSc (Psych) MBPsS is a fashion icon who guides the British fashion industry in remarkable ways. A Fashion and Identity Commentator, Agent of Change and Professor of Diverse Selfhood at Kingston School of Art, we feel honoured to talk to Caryn for this special podcast episode. At iD magazine as Fashion Editor and Co-Editor, Caryn made fashion exciting, real, honest and accessible. During the Clothes Show she opened up fashion to all, reaching TV audiences of 13million in the UK and 157million worldwide (via BBC world service) at a time before social media. A prolific campaigner using fashion as a platform to raise awareness of issues such as AIDS, Breast Cancer and Mental Health, Caryn encourages us to step beyond our own world. Inviting us to celebrate our uniqueness, embrace the female journey and excited about the current conversations around gender non-conformity, Caryn encourages us to look further, think more deeply and find joy in our conversations. This podcast is extremely special because we talk to Caryn Franklin (yes she’s amazing)…and it’s the first time we have opened up the conversation and invited listeners to send us their questions ahead of recording the interview. We want to understand what is important to you and also learn from you. So thank you to our first ever listener question from Michelle Biloux who is a portrait photographer and creative director based in New York. We hope you enjoy hearing the answer to Michelle’s question and listening to a taste of Caryn’s amazing life in fashion so far. In the podcast the below people and organisations are referenced, we invite you to take a further look at their work. Professor Richard Crisp PhD FBPsS, author, blogger, scientist and Professor of Psychology at Durham University. He is co-originator of the imagined contact hypothesis and a major contributor to the field of social psychology. Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is internationally recognised for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion, in reference to Fashion Roundtable’s forthcoming Representation and Inclusion Paper. Black Neon Digital’s podcast with Catherine Teatum, Creative Director at Teatum Jones, whom Caryn worked with on Teatum Jones’ Global Womanhood series. Extinction Rebellion, who are a socio-political movement which uses nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse.

From front row to front bench? Why not? It's time we stopped considering fashion as simply fluffy. The industry is a giant global employer with serious impacts on the environment, and yet it is not traditionally associated with being active in the political arena or central to government policy. Our guest this week, on the final Episode of Series 2, is Londoner Tamara Cincik, founder of the British policy organisation Fashion Roundtable, who is derminted to change this. Her timing's pretty good. In the UK in June, the Environmental Audit Committe (a select committee of the House of Commons) announced it would be looking in to fast fashion, inquiring into the carbon, resource use and water footprint of clothing throughout its lifecycle, and looking at how clothes can be recycled, and waste and pollution reduced. Over the next few months, loads of industry insiders made submissions, and the mainstream headlines hummed with fashion and politics. It’s about time, says Tamara, that fashion stepped up its engagement in this space, because things like Brexit and modern slavery legislation affect the industry. And, in the UK at least, MPs are currently very interested in what fashion is doing to clean up its supply chains and environmental impact. This is our final show for Series 2. Are you excited for Series 3? We need your help to make it happen. Donate to our Pozible crowdfunding campaign here. THANK YOU! Follow Clare on Instagram and Twitter. Find more podcasts and the shownotes at clarepress.com

A nation’s wealth and it’s attraction to work and live is determined by Gross domestic product (GDP), which is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. This means that as an economy we want to be productive, work hard, and make money. To make money we have to have conditions in which businesses are supported by the Government to prosper, and in turn the government reap the reward of prosperity through taxes. These taxes can then be redistributed to contribute to the wealth and wellbeing of society as a whole. Fashion businesses are a unique, unusual combination of art and commerce. For a fashion business to be successful they need to be supported financially and to employ exceptional talent.  The UK is known for its creativity and a fashion education system that produces the most talented people in the world. So therefore it would make economic sense to capitalise on that talent, to help them to prosper, to attract them to study, work and build businesses here, in the UK. So why do we make it so hard for international students to remain in the UK after their student visa ends? And why do we not support designers to hire the best talent in the world? Ashish Gupta, Founder of luxury fashion brand Ashish, is a global success, but one we regard as British. Having shown at London Fashion Week 27 times, Ashish has experienced first how stressful and counterproductive the visa process can be.  In this podcast Ashish and Tamara Cincik, CEO & founder of Fashion Roundtable discuss how an immigrant from Delhi, who was educated at Central St Martins, has made a successful fashion business in the UK despite extremely challenging economic environmental circumstances.  Though the discussion we begin to build a picture of a way forward in which the Government can support our unique fashion industry. And that’s where Fashion Roundtable, through manifestos that propose a way forward, make Ashish’s and many other fashion industry works voices heard, so the Government can make sure the UK is the best place for the fashion industry. www.ashish.co.uk www.fashionroundtable.co.uk www.blackneondigital.co.uk

A nation’s wealth and it’s attraction to work and live is determined by Gross domestic product (GDP), which is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. This means that as an economy we want to be productive, work hard, and make money. To make money we have to have conditions in which businesses are supported by the Government to prosper, and in turn the government reap the reward of prosperity through taxes. These taxes can then be redistributed to contribute to the wealth and wellbeing of society as a whole. Fashion businesses are a unique, unusual combination of art and commerce. For a fashion business to be successful they need to be supported financially and to employ exceptional talent.  The UK is known for its creativity and a fashion education system that produces the most talented people in the world. So therefore it would make economic sense to capitalise on that talent, to help them to prosper, to attract them to study, work and build businesses here, in the UK. So why do we make it so hard for international students to remain in the UK after their student visa ends? And why do we not support designers to hire the best talent in the world? Ashish Gupta, Founder of luxury fashion brand Ashish, is a global success, but one we regard as British. Having shown at London Fashion Week 27 times, Ashish has experienced first how stressful and counterproductive the visa process can be.  In this podcast Ashish and Tamara Cincik, CEO & founder of Fashion Roundtable discuss how an immigrant from Delhi, who was educated at Central St Martins, has made a successful fashion business in the UK despite extremely challenging economic environmental circumstances.  Though the discussion we begin to build a picture of a way forward in which the Government can support our unique fashion industry. And that’s where Fashion Roundtable, through manifestos that propose a way forward, make Ashish’s and many other fashion industry works voices heard, so the Government can make sure the UK is the best place for the fashion industry. www.ashish.co.uk www.fashionroundtable.co.uk www.blackneondigital.co.uk

With London Fashion Week only a few days away attracting visitors and business opportunities from all over the world, we have to ask; What will the fashion industry look like post-Brexit? How do we make our fashion industry sustainable? One in 74 people in the UK work in the fashion industry, employing over 800,000. The creative industries contributed a record £91.8bn to the UK economy in 2016. The largest component of the creative industries is fashion, which makes over £28bn annually for the UK economy. The contribution of the UK creative industries rose more than twice as fast as the average growth rate across the UK economy, outpacing even the purely digital sector. If fashion was a nation state, it would rank as the seventh richest global economy.  From that stats we can see the UK fashion industry is making money and growing. So what’s the problem? The problem is thanks to Brexit we have a perfect storm coming our way. The main issue is that the fashion industry isn’t fully represented within Government.  Thankfully Tamara Cincik founded Fashion Roundtable to make our voices heard.In this podcast I speak with Tamara Cincik to find out why an accomplished fashion stylist created Fashion Roundtable, is the secretariat for All-Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion and we discuss how we can all get involved to make a difference. www.fashionroundtable.co.ukwww.blackneondigital.com

With London Fashion Week only a few days away attracting visitors and business opportunities from all over the world, we have to ask; What will the fashion industry look like post-Brexit? How do we make our fashion industry sustainable? One in 74 people in the UK work in the fashion industry, employing over 800,000. The creative industries contributed a record £91.8bn to the UK economy in 2016. The largest component of the creative industries is fashion, which makes over £28bn annually for the UK economy. The contribution of the UK creative industries rose more than twice as fast as the average growth rate across the UK economy, outpacing even the purely digital sector. If fashion was a nation state, it would rank as the seventh richest global economy.  From that stats we can see the UK fashion industry is making money and growing. So what’s the problem? The problem is thanks to Brexit we have a perfect storm coming our way. The main issue is that the fashion industry isn’t fully represented within Government.  Thankfully Tamara Cincik founded Fashion Roundtable to make our voices heard.In this podcast I speak with Tamara Cincik to find out why an accomplished fashion stylist created Fashion Roundtable, is the secretariat for All-Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion and we discuss how we can all get involved to make a difference. www.fashionroundtable.co.ukwww.blackneondigital.com

The fashion industry employs over 880,000 individuals in the UK and generates upwards of £28billion for the economy, but is its voice being heard over Brexit? One woman who wants to make sure its concerns are on the agenda is Tamara Cincik, who is the brainchild behind Fashion Roundtable, a parliamentary lobbying project, that launches officially on November 21. Tamara joins Tim to discuss the role and concerns of the almost entirely pro-remain fashion industry as the UK’s exit from the European Union draws ever nearer. For more on the launch of Fashion Roundtable and to share your view visit http://fashionroundtable.co.uk/