Kate Fletcher

Announcing the formation of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion!

A growing number of fashion and clothing researchers are angry, fed up, tired, scared about the state of our planet and fashion’s impact on it. And we are itchy to…

Post date February 27, 2019

Now in Chinese ‘Fashion & Sustainability: Design for Change’

October 2018 — a Chinese translation of Fashion & Sustainability: Design for Change has just been released, making this book now available in five languages! The Chinese edition includes…

Post date October 27, 2018

20th October 2018: Italian book launch, Kate Fletcher, Luca Missoni

Just released – an Italian translation of a collection of my work – published by PostMedia books. To celebrate its release I will be in conversation with Luca Missoni…

Post date October 16, 2018

Localism research project Fashion Ecologies – findings now available

Just completed: the Fashion Ecologies research project involving three years of research about localism and sustainability change in fashion. As the funded research draws to a close, a…

Post date June 4, 2018

TED talk now online

My recent TED talk, recorded at the TEDx event in Macclesfield in April this year, is now online. Look out for hands behind back (I had been told…

Post date June 4, 2018

The Way of Rebellion: A Zine for Times of Change

Following on from the groundswell of support for a new framework for fashion, we have now taken the conversation off-line and into the physical world with the publication…

Post date June 3, 2018

Towards a future framework for fashion

Action needs to be taken to reduce demand for materials and cope with future environmental threats. In fashion, as in other sectors, such measures are challenging and uncomfortable…

Post date June 3, 2018

Announcing TEDx talk

Just announced: 28th April 2018, I’ll be one of the speakers at TEDx Macclesfield. TED and TEDx speakers tackle humanity’s toughest questions, attempting to answer them with innovation, enterprise…

Post date March 23, 2018

“No asociaremos moda con comprar”

Short interview in November 17’s Marie Claire Spain. English translation below. “Don’t associate fashion with shopping” Q. Do you think we will see a significant change in the fashion…

Post date November 6, 2017