Podcast appearances and mentions of Katharine Hamnett

Brecht van Hulten in gesprek met Madelief Hohé, conservator mode en kostuum bij Kunstmuseum Den Haag.  Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, maar ook de maatkleding van Savile Row, Britse kostschooluniformen, de Schotse ruit, sportkleding, kleding van de Britse Royal Family, hoeden voor Ascot van Philip Treacy en Stephen Jones: de Britten hebben hun stempel stevig weten te drukken op de modegeschiedenis. En denk daarbij zeker niet alleen aan keurige, conservatieve maatkleding. In Engeland hadden ook de rebellen van Swinging London, punks en skinheads invloed op het modebeeld. Net als de Britse royals zelf, en dan vooral de zo geliefde Lady Diana. Behalve mode-icoon was zij ook een rebel die mode aangreep om een statement te maken. Kunstmuseum Den Haag duikt met de modetentoonstelling 'Royals & Rebels – British Fashion' in de rijke geschiedenis van de Britse mode en brengt hiermee ook een eerbetoon aan Vivienne Westwood. Er komen naast haar, McQueen en McCartney talloze andere Britse ontwerpers aan bod, onder wie Charles Frederick Worth, Liberty's, Lucile, Edward Molyneux, Mary Quant, Katharine Hamnett, Paul Smith, John Galliano, Phoebe Philo, Richard Quinn, Gareth Pugh, Simone Rocha en jonge talenten zoals Bora Aksu, Robert Wun, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy en Matty Bovan. 

In this episode, Bethan Ryder, Editorial Director at WGSN is joined by guests Simon Mitchell, co-founder of architectural studio Sybarite, and Laura Saunter, Senior Strategist at WGSN. Together, Bethan and guests explore the landscape of luxury retail, from the return of the mega flagship in the post-pandemic era to how luxury brands are meeting the needs of the most discerning consumers by delivering memorable in-store experiences. Simon and Laura bring valuable insights on designing luxury retail spaces around the world, how China is leading the way, the influence of sustainability on the design process, and the evolving relationship between consumers and brands within the physical retail environment. Find out why retail design is theatre. Why stores and malls need to deliver delight and joy. And how luxury brands are becoming cultural curators. Hear from Simon Mitchell, co-founder of luxury retail design specialists Sybarite, on how a Katharine Hamnett store inspired him to follow a design career back in the 80s and how working with Marni taught him how you could push the boundaries of retail design.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks, Lynne is joined by her long time friend of 53 years, fashion designer, activist and political artist, Katharine Hamnett.  Katharine is the inventor of the slogan t-shirt, an icon of the 1980's, and an early champion of sustainability in the fashion industry. She has influenced both British popular culture and politics through the strength of her work.Breaking rules of the conventions of the fashion industry, there was always something new and exciting going on when Lynne and Katharine worked together. At a time when she was the most copied fashion designer of the time, she decided to create t-shirts with large type slogans like the now famous “ Choose Life” t-shirt, hoping that the messages would be spread far and wide.“Make the words so big you can't not see them from a distance. Then when you read them, you've had it. The words are inside your brain, and you've got no defences.” Katharine HamnettListen as they discuss the origins of the now famous slogan t-shirts, her confrontation with Margaret Thatcher, her work championing the organic cotton trade, and her recent work with Help Refugees and We Are The Future.To learn more about Katharine Hamnett for the UN Global Goals go here where you can also watch the music video.To learn more about Katharine Hamnett you can do so here. If you'd like to design your own message t-shirt, do send me your slogan at info@lynnefranks.com. The winner will be shown to Katharine and will receive one of our Power of Seven t-shirts. If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can learn more at https://seednetwork.com.You can find Lynne on Instagram at @lynnejfranks, Facebook @lynnefranksobe,  Twitter @Lynne_Franks ,  LinkedIn @Lynne Franks OBE.Music by Joolz Barker

Långt före det blev modernt att prata om hållbart mode, så pekade Kathrine Hamnett ut branschens baksidor. Den brittiska modeskaparen sågs länge som en ganska jobbig person att ha att göra med. Tröjor med inte sällan politiska texttryck har blivit synonymt med Katharine Hamnett design. Mest känt blev "Choose Life", men även "Be Anti Racist" och - ett tryck som skulle kunna sammanfatta Katharine Hamnett själv - "Make Trouble - Question Everything"- har också prytt hennes t-shirts.Tröjtrycks-idén väcktes när hon 1984 bjöds in att träffa Storbritanniens dåvarande premiärminister Margaret Thatcher. Katharine Hamnett ville ta tillfället i akt att protestera mot att Storbritannien tillät amerikanska medeldistansrobotar (så kallade Pershings) att placeras i landet, och det skulle hon göra med hjälp av just en tröja med tryck. Kuppen lyckades. Hon blev fotograferad när hon skakade premiärministerns hand - klädd i en stor tröja med trycket 58 % Dont Want Pershing i jättelika bokstäver. Bilden exploderade över all världens tidningssidor.Men, det vara bara början på modeskaparen Katharine Hamnetts aktivism - som senare skulle komma att rikta sig mot ett helt annat håll - modevärlden själv. För utöver sin design har Kathrine Hamnett gjort sig känd för sin kamp för att förändra modeindustrin. Redan 1989 höjde hon rösten och påtalade dess miljöpåverkan och dåliga arbetsvillkor. Hon ställde om sin egen klädproduktion, men betraktades av många av sina kollegor som en rätt jobbiga person. Men på senare år har vinden vänt och Katharine Hamnetts budskap blivit något allt fler modemärken, i alla fall på pappret, ställer sig bakom.I veckans Stil pratar vi med svenska textilföretag som innovativt arbetar för en mer hållbar industri. Vi tittar även närmare på en för Sverige relativt ny form av politiskt mode, de profilprodukter eller parti-merch som riksdagspartierna erbjuder. Och så berättar vi om den senaste tröjtryckstrenden, nämligen att klä sig i en topp med en klassisk kompositör porträtterad på.Veckans gäst är Karina Ericsson Wärn, rektor för Beckmans Designhögskola.

Today's guest is British designer Katharine Hamnett, fashion's original eco-warrior and pioneer of sustainable fashion. Decades ago, Hamnett made the decision to shift to more ethical and pro-environmental practices, such as using organic cotton and natural dyes. It was an "unbelievably difficult" process, she says, because her own employees opposed her decision, sometimes secretly replacing her sustainable materials for unsustainable ones. Nevertheless, she has persisted, and eventually, she met her pro-planet and humanitarian goals: her clothes are made as ethically and environmentally responsible as possible. Hamnett, fashion's “Bad Girl with Integrity,” has proved that sustainable fashion is not only possible; it can be profitable. Also with on this episode: Hannah Elliott, the luxury car writer for Bloomberg Pursuits, and a regular contributor to The Green Dream, tells us about Harley-Davidson's new electric motorcycle, the LiveWire One, which she calls "powerful and stylish." Read the https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s8iNz-8HGA1yaMIS7ot03sW_M23o0j2S/view?usp=sharing (transcript of this episode) Get to know https://www.danathomas.com/index.html (Dana Thomas) and her book https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554229/fashionopolis-by-dana-thomas/ (Fashionopolis) Discover the fashion brand http://anothertomorrow.co (Another Tomorrow) More about https://katharinehamnett.com/ (Katharine Hamnett's Sustainable Fashion) Music by Eric Brace of https://redbeetrecords.com/ (Red Beet Records) Cover art by http://www.studionumberone.com (Studio Number One)

“The I'm the teacher Fox News warns you about shirt its complete basicness, has enabled it to stay a wardrobe staple,” says Nothdruft, who collaborated on the project with the Civic arts centre in Barnsley, where it will be relocated once its run in London finishes on May 6th. Designers' use of the item as a “means to communicate social, musical, and political associations” will be a prominent focus of the show. Henry Holland, known for slogans like “Single Use Plastic Is Never Fantastic,” and Vivienne Westwood, who, according to Nothdruft, “challenged not just what the I'm the teacher Fox News warns you about shirt might say but how the I'm the teacher Fox News warns you about T-shirt could be manufactured,” are among the fashion designers featured.Katharine Hamnett, one of the most famous supporters of the I'm the teacher Fox News warns you about shirt, is a major attraction, along with American street artist Keith Haring, who wore one emblazoned with a nuclear missile protest message to meet then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1984, and whose “Choose Life” T-shirt was worn by WhamGeorge !'s Michael in the music video for Wake Me Up Before You Go Go. Buy it: https://rosetta-campaign.net/im-the-teacher-fox-news-warns-you-about-shirt https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/im-teacher-fox-news-warns-you-shirt-tran-hoai-kha/

Launching season two, we got to talk with Patrick McDowell, the fast, growing name in Sustainable Design. Collaborating with the likes of Converse, Swarovski, Katharine Hamnett, and working as Sustainable Design Director for Italian brand, PINKO, learn why brands are following this designer's fresh approach to responsible fashion.Hear how Patrick rose to prominence from his humble, roots growing up in Liverpool and its influence on his design aesthetic.Patrick tells us how the sustainable future of the industry is one of niceness and collaboration, which is overtaking the outdated attitude of “competitiveness”. We also hear how Patrick is supporting the LGBTQ community and the importance of raising up the smaller voices who are making a difference often behind the scenes.Discover the incredible work of Patrick McDowell and PINKO online at: www.patrickmcdowell.co.uk www.pinko.comWe'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.If you're looking to connect to likeminded businesses and talent in the sustainable fashion space, connect with me on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sebastianvolneyFollow our Instagram page 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/

Nicola Lawler has been designing shoes for over 20 years. The London born and based designer co-founded Lawler Duffy Shoes with Lori Duffy, while still at Cordwainers College and began her career by creating shoes for Joe Casely- Hayford. She has collaborated with many designers including Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Katharine Hamnett. Having consulted for a diverse portfolio of clients from Louis Vuitton & John Lobb (Hermes Group) to Marks and Spencer, Ghost and WGSN. Lawler has extensive experience across the Fashion and Footwear industries, from Luxury to high street and is equally confident designing for both men and women. With a natural attention to detail and a highly developed aesthetic sensibility, her practice is underpinned by a broad understanding of craft and construction from Artisan Bespoke Product, to Performance Sports Footwear. Known in the 1990s for working with the waste material Salmon Skin, the environmental impact of the fashion industry plays an integral role in her design approach.Nicky is currently in-house at Vivienne Westwood as Senior Designer and Head of Footwear. Coupling a uniquely creative eye with in-depth technical understanding, she is passionate about turning ideas into beautiful products. This was a very enjoyable and enlightening conversation with a very humble designer with a passion for what she does, I am sure this is a conversation that you will enjoy. Give yourself fifty minutes, sit back and enjoy!

Drew Ellis is a serial entrepreneur and experienced business development executive. He's been invited to Buckingham Palace and Parliament in the UK to advise on matters of business and enterprise, and has been written about in the Sunday Times, Financial Times, and numerous other publications. In 1982 he designed the world-famous “Choose Life" range of slogan T-Shirts for Katharine Hamnett. He founded Eyetoeye in 1994 as one of the world's first new media agencies, advising a broad range of business on digital strategy, content creation, website development, branding, and design. In late 2009 he co-founded the Like Minds Ideas Festival, a global thought leadership platform, holding events in London, Exeter, Helsinki, and New York. Business Breakfast TV, a weekly online show for entrepreneurs and SME business owners launched in 2020 and Drew also co-founded the Great British Business Festival in the same year. Book your place at the 2021 Great British Expo here: https://wearelikeminds.com/march-31st-the-great-british-business-expo/

This week we are joined by someone who is an enormous inspiration to me, the visionary Professor Dilys Williams, Founder and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion and Professor of Fashion Design for Sustainability, who previously designed for the legendary fashion designer & activist, Katharine Hamnett and also for Liberty. After being confronted with the stark disparity between the image and earnings of the big fashion brands and the farmers and garment workers they employ, she realised that as a fashion designer she was implicated in the injustices and decided to learn more about her industry. Ignited by what she uncovered, she eventually founded the CSF, a University of the Arts, a London research, education and knowledge exchange centre that helps brands and the future generation of fashion designers to achieve social and ecological equity in their work. In this episode, we speak about how she put sustainability at the forefront of all of her work, why the climate crisis, social injustice and gender inequality are interconnected, and how the surge of small and sustainable fashion labels are leading the way.The ask: Decide what it is you care about in the world, and think about if what you’re buying represents you. Refuse to be defined as a consumer. We’re recipients, but we’re also contributors.Do you have a comment, question or would you like to share your own advice on Starting Somewhere? You can find me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/saravaughan) or send me a DM on Instagram (www.instagram.com/saravaughanofficial. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we are joined by someone who is an enormous inspiration to me, the visionary Professor Dilys Williams, Founder and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion and Professor of Fashion Design for Sustainability, who previously designed for the legendary fashion designer & activist, Katharine Hamnett and also for Liberty. After being confronted with the stark disparity between the image and earnings of the big fashion brands and the farmers and garment workers they employ, she realised that as a fashion designer she was implicated in the injustices and decided to learn more about her industry. Ignited by what she uncovered, she eventually founded the CSF, a University of the Arts, a London research, education and knowledge exchange centre that helps brands and the future generation of fashion designers to achieve social and ecological equity in their work. In this episode, we speak about how she put sustainability at the forefront of all of her work, why the climate crisis, social injustice and gender inequality are interconnected, and how the surge of small and sustainable fashion labels are leading the way.The ask: Decide what it is you care about in the world, and think about if what you’re buying represents you. Refuse to be defined as a consumer. We’re recipients, but we’re also contributors.Do you have a comment, question or would you like to share your own advice on Starting Somewhere? You can find me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/saravaughan) or send me a DM on Instagram (www.instagram.com/saravaughanofficial. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More than 400 figures from the UK fashion industry have signed an open letter to the prime minister warning that post-Brexit red tape and travel restrictions threaten their survival. Signatories, including Twiggy and Katharine Hamnett, say some firms are already relocating to the EU in a sector they say is worth £35bn to the UK and employs one million people.

We discuss our favourite designers, wondering what criteria we should use to decide on our favourite designers ... See links below. Hans Holbein, Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan (National Gallery, London, 1538): https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hans-holbein-the-younger-christina-of-denmark-duchess-of-milan Witt Library: https://courtauld.ac.uk/study/resources/image-libraries/witt-library Headdress Frames, Museum of London: https://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/search/#!/results?terms=headdress%20frame Joanna Freedman, A study of female dress worn in England, c.1525-1545: with specific reference to the Lisle Letters, Courtauld Institute of Art Dissertation (1991): https://tinyurl.com/qmk68ft Simone Rocha: https://simonerocha.com/ Rebecca Arnold, ‘Vionnet and Classicism’, in Vionnet, Judith Clark Costume (15 March – 16 April 2001): https://judithclarkcostume.com/wp-content/uploads/Judith-Clark-16pp-Vionnet.pdf Elsa Schiaparelli: https://www.schiaparelli.com/en/21-place-vendome/the-life-of-elsa/ Pierre Balmain, My Years and Seasons (Cassell 1964): https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/My_Years_and_Seasons.html?id=Hv7bAAAAMAAJ Louiseboulanger, Evening dress, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1928): https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/83209 Rebecca Arnold, 30-Second Fashion (Ivy Press 2016): https://www.quartoknows.com/books/9781782406679/30-Second-Fashion.html Jeanne Lanvin: https://www.lanvin.com/fi/maison/jeanne-lanvin/ Jeanne Lanvin, Palais Galliera, Paris (8 March - 23 August 2015): http://www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en/exhibitions/jeanne-lanvin ‘Indiscrétions : le New Look 49’, Pierre Balmain, Jacques Fath and Maggy Rouff (1949): https://www.ina.fr/video/AFE85002936/indiscretions-le-new-look-49-video.html Dans l’atelier de Sonia Rykiel, Archive INA (1969): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnbc3z40ZsU ‘Helmut Lang: The Searching Stays with You', 032c (19 December 2013): https://032c.com/helmut-lang-the-searching-stay-with-you 'Romeo Gigli on Photographic Collaborations', AnOther (31 July 2012): https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/2094/romeo-gigli-on-photographic-collaborations Maison Margiela, Fall 2012 Couture: https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2012-couture/maison-martin-margiela Jean-Paul Gaultier: https://www.jeanpaulgaultier.com/fr-fr/le-createur/ Katharine Hamnett: https://katharinehamnett.com/ Dries van Noten: https://www.driesvannoten.com/

Today we talk to fashion designer and political advocate Katharine Hamnett about her opinions on some of the most controversial topics facing us today - politics, Brexit, sustainable fashion and individual responsibility and regulation. We discuss whether her famous slogan tees were ever effective, and after many years in the industry, whether she feels she has accomplished what she wants to with creating change.

Introducing legislation along the lines of a Global Green New Deal is mandatory for the future of our planet and the existence of the fashion industry within it, says designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on this episode of the Innovators podcast. Join us as we dive into what such regulations need to include, what activism today should really look like both for businesses and for us as individuals, and why she doesn’t believe the answer is about reducing how many clothes we all actually buy.

CHOOSE LIFE, EDUCATION NOT MISSILES, WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW, SAVE THE FUTURE, and more recently, CANCEL BREXIT...just a few of the iconic slogan T-shirts designed by this week's guest over the years. Designer Katharine Hamnett is one of the pioneers of modern British fashion. She invented the much copied slogan T-shirt, was the first winner of the British Fashion Council's 'Designer of the Year' award (in 1984), and championed organic cotton long before it was trendy. This year marks her 40th in the industry. In 1989, her research into fashion's environmental & social impact horrified her. She lobbied the industry to act for change, but with little success. She campaigned directly on issues such as the use of pesticides and the plight of cotton farmers, and badgered her licensees to reduce the environmental and social impact of her collections. But it was a war before its time. She took the decision to wind down her brand – ripping up licences – until production methods could meet her environmental criteria. Moving out of the mainstream industry, she concentrated on campaigning, political activism and collaborating with charities. Now the world has caught up with Katharine Hamnett - in 2017, she relaunched her business. In this frank, intimate discussion, you get to hear it all from her glitzy early years as a designer to what motivates her to be change agent today. We talk fast fashion, climate change, her work with organic cotton, saving the bees, but also growing up in France and being comfortable with being a minority of one.  This Episode goes live on World Environment Day 2019, as Katharine Hamnett launches her latest tee. The Global Green New Deal Now T-shirt can be purchased at katharinehamnett.com and all proceeds go to support Greenpeace and their work on climate justice.  Join the conversation - follow Clare in Instagram and Twitter Don't miss the show-notes each week on clarepress.com - they're packed with links and extra info.

Katharine Hamnett, fashion designer and queen of the slogan T-shirts (she coined the legendary 'Choose Life'), joins us on the podcast this week. An activist at heart, Katharine is passionate about politics, the environment and much more - she was the first designer to prioritise sustainability, way back in the 1980s. She's also a funny, sweary, self-deprecating guest with ingenious advice on keeping zen, being true to yourself and making a killer apple crumble.

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

This week on the Inside Fashion podcast, the British designer and original fashion activist discusses why the UK fashion industry needs a second referendum on Brexit. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here: http://bit.ly/BoFnews  For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25% off your first year of an annual membership click the link here: http://bit.ly/2KoRRBH, select the annual package and then enter the invitation code PODCASTPRO at checkout.  To contact The Business of Fashion with comments, questions, or speaker ideas please e-mail podcast@businessoffashion.com. For all sponsorship enquiries, please e-mail advertising@businessoffashion.com. 

We discuss fashion’s fascination with nature and related ethical issues, prompted by the new V&A exhibition Fashioned From Nature. V&A exhibition: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/fashioned-from-nature Centre for Sustainable Fashion at LCF: http://sustainable-fashion.com/ Fashion Revolution: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/ Emily Manning on Katharine Hamnett for i-D.vice: https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/3kqjzn/why-fashions-eco-warrior-katharine-hamnett-is-kanyes-main-muse

Katharine Hamnett is the guest for the final episode of Season 2. She discusses activism and sustainable fashion amongst other topics.

"I love the fact there's this great awakening." For this Port Eliot Festival special, Danielle Radojcin and Claire Ptak sit down with the legendary fashion designer and US Vogue's chief fashion critic to discuss fashion and politics; changing attitudes to the environmental impact of fashion; Hamnett's legendary slogan T-shirts and the stories behind them, her upcoming relaunch and why Kanye West is her number one fan.

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is one of Britain's most successful fashion designers - Katharine Hamnett. She started in the business 10 years ago with a £500 loan, and now runs a company with a £10 million turnover. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the connection between politics and fashion, and also about her famous baggy white t-shirts, which bear political and ecological slogans, and the memorable occasion when she wore one of them on a visit to 10 Downing Street. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Big Head by Max Bygraves Book: The I Ching Luxury: Aircraft carrier (to decorate)

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is one of Britain's most successful fashion designers - Katharine Hamnett.She started in the business 10 years ago with a £500 loan, and now runs a company with a £10 million turnover. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the connection between politics and fashion, and also about her famous baggy white t-shirts, which bear political and ecological slogans, and the memorable occasion when she wore one of them on a visit to 10 Downing Street.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Big Head by Max Bygraves Book: The I Ching Luxury: Aircraft carrier (to decorate)