Contact information for the support provided by HMRC.
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Fashion Roundtable's Tamara Cincik in conversation with the iconic Katharine Hamnett CBE - the First Lady of fashion activism and a loyal supporter of Fashion Roundtable. In this episode, Hamnett and Cincik talk about everything from Brexit to sustainability.
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According to the Centre for Retail Research an estimated 180,000 retail jobs were lost in the UK in 2020. As retailers continue to face rent-charges and a cash-flow crisis, 200,000 more jobs are also in jeopardy as we enter 2021. This has been accelerated by the Arcadia Group’s administration which put thousands of jobs at risk on-the-spot, highlighting the death of the traditional high-street as we know it. It’s now fundamental for the surviving stores to provide what consumers want and need, as we learn to live in this new era.
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A ‘New You’ has long been synonymous with a slimmer version of yourself — one that befits fashion’s historically rigid body standards. In the last few years the fashion industry has tasked itself to become more inclusive and diverse. Changes have therefore been made when it comes to the promotion of diet culture in fashion. But is the pivot to ‘wellness’ and ‘fitness’ just the same old agenda wrapped up in a different package?
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Since March 2020, the Emergency Designer Network (EDN) have been working with a team of volunteer London-based designers to produce PPE and key garments for hospitals. Fashion Roundtable alongside other groups is supporting EDN. Here’s how you can help…
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Please see the below, published or updated today, of relevance to your businesses/members, supply chains, hauliers/freight forwarders, and EU/EEA nationality staff.
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Last night the Prime Minister announced another UK national lockdown. Whilst we understand this decision, we are concerned by its unequal impact on families and businesses.
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The United Kingdom sends $42 million worth of second hand items to Kenya every year, but unfortunately many of them are ending up in landfill. As Kenya attempts to open up its own manufacturing capabilities for local fashion designers, one of the greatest challenges has been the sourcing of fabrics. So what if we employed African creatives to re-fashion these unwanted clothes into new items to sell back to European markets?
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