Katharine is a star maker, launching the careers of many world famous models, giving Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Nadja Auermann and Milla Jovovich their first advertising jobs and Naomi Campbell her first catwalk show.She also gave the first break to some of the some of the world’s leading fashion photographers, Ellen Von Unwerth, Juergen Teller and Terry Richardson.
In 1989, just checking that her business was conforming to the Buddhist principle of Right Livelihood, Katharine Hamnett initiated research into the impact of the clothing and textile industry on the environment. To her shock and horror it revealed an untenable situation.
So. listen to our talk with the „Queen of Green“ Katherine Hamnett
In this Episode we talk about:
- The Key Factors that made her successful
- The Golden Age of Art Education in the UK
- Starting as a Freelancer
- How to get paid as a freelancer
- Katharine advice to young Fashion Designers
- Starting a brand with a baby
- Spotting and working with Emerging Artists and Talent without money
- Work with the Genius group Renzo Rosso and Adriano Goldsmith
- Inventing Stretch Denim and Stonewash
- Making Fashion History
- John Galliano and Martin Margiela
- Inventing the Slogan Shirt
- It’s not enough doing T-Shirts
- The roots of 68
- Moving into politics
- The making of the most famous Fashion Pictures
- Being rude to Margaret Thatcher
- Beyond living the fashion designers dream
- from Fashion Designer to activist
- Dogs in the office
- Getting the money with a TV Team
- Hunting for organic cotton
- Loosing Licensee contracts
- A Trip to Mali
- organic cotton vs. conventional cotton
- Getting involved in politics
- E campaigning
Show Notes Links, and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Katharine Hamnett
Central St. Martins
Katharine Hamnett Blog
Northern Soul
Adriano Goldschmied
Band-Aid
Margaret Thatcher Picture
Pesticide Action Network
Oxfam
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