Orsola De Castro on Revolutionising Fast Fashion Culture and Why Loved Clothes Last
In this episode of "D Sustainability Issue” Dessie welcomes Orsola De Castro.
Orsola is a pioneer in sustainable fashion and co-founder and creative director of Fashion Revolution - a global movement for transparency and accountability in the fashion industry which started in response to the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013. Fashion Revolution impacts millions of people worldwide each year, with 4,2 million taking part on social media last Fashion Revolution Week alone.
Orsola’s career began in 1997 when she founded “From Somewhere”, her label that combined sustainable thinking with using luxury designer pre-consumer waste. In 2006 she founded Estethica - an innovative British Fashion Council initiative and sustainability arena she curated for London Fashion Week.
Alongside revolutionising fast fashion culture, Orsola is a regular keynote speaker, educator and mentor, lecturing at renowned institutions internationally such as University of Arts London and Central Saint Martin.
Most recently, she published her first book Loved Clothes Last - How The Joy of Rewearing And Repairing Your Clothes Can Become a Revolutionary Act. The book provides a practical “how-to” for achieving a more sustainable wardrobe, while truly inspiring the reader to understand the importance of caring for and loving the clothes already in our wardrobes.
Some useful links:
Find Orsola in Instagram here
Fashion Revolution here
By Hand London here
For more sustainable fashion inspiration, reach out to me on Instagram @dsustainabilityissue
Music credit:
Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
