Part of the Cutting Edge series
Fashion rethought. Systems remade.
Fashion can no longer be separated from the systems that sustain – or exploit – it. From fast fashion supply chains to design gatekeeping and ecological collapse, the industry is at a breaking point. This opening lecture brings together the pioneering voices of Nazma Akter, Dr Sass Brown and Orsola De Castro to confront the structures that limit progress – and to imagine what comes next.
Together, they will explore the intersections of design, labour, and activism – challenging the fashion system’s dominant narratives and opening space for collective transformation.
About the Series:
Cutting Edge is a lecture series dedicated to exploring the future of fashion through the intersecting lenses of creativity, sustainability, technology, and cultural change. As the industry faces urgent calls for transformation, this series brings together designers, thinkers, and changemakers to imagine what fashion can become when innovation is guided by values.
Through dynamic talks and critical conversations, Cutting Edge asks: How do we design for a future that is both visionary and responsible? What happens when we rethink the systems, materials, and values behind the clothes we wear?
Join a growing community of thinkers and makers who are reimagining the role of fashion in a rapidly changing world.
Format:
Short presentations and Q&A
Who Should Attend?
Cutting Edge is open to anyone curious about the future of fashion. Whether you’re a designer, student, educator, researcher, brand leader, or simply passionate about sustainability and culture, this series is for you.
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