IBSN Number and All: Forever in Text

2014 has started well for me, Shed me Clothes and I have been featured in a publication: Alison Gwilt's 'A Practical Guide To Sustainable Fashion' Ta daaaaaaaaaaa..






I’ve been rather quiet on the Sustainable Fashion front of recent months, however I plan to get my teeth back into it this year. Watch this space.

Shed Me Clothes October Press

I am proud to announce that Shed Me Clothes has received some more press attention this month. Speciality Fabrics Reviews, an American based fabric magazine, has published an article about the project within their Swatches section. 

Click on the below image link to take you to the article on the magazine’s website.

Kate Fletcher Book Launch and Copenhagen Fashion Summit News

Last night I attended the launch of Kate Fletcher (& Lynda Grose)’s new book, Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change. The event was held in The Carnaby Book Exchange in Kingly Court and included free refreshments, which were much needed as temperatures soared.

Firstly, the location was brilliant. I entered a little bemused, unaware what Carnaby Book Exchange was, but delighted with it’s ceiling high shelves of books and book wallpaper. In fact Carnaby Book Exchange is just what it says it is: a book exchange. LCF students have organised the project so that people can swap books for free, while leaving recommendations for others at the same time. If only I knew before hand, there were some pretty good titles available ranging from classic literature to obscure fashion and photography publications.

 

Location aside, Fletcher and Lucy Orta (also launching her book Clouds/Nuages) took to being interviewed by Patrick Laine (WWF) after an event introduction from Dilys Williams (Centre for Sustainable Fashion). The interviews offered an insight into the two books. I particularly liked the sound of the new models for sustainable fashion on offer in Fletcher’s book along with the idea of offering the word ‘citizens’ instead of ‘consumers’ to emphasise the opportunity/need for people to take responsibility of their purchasing power.

At half price the RRP I snapped up a copy of Fletcher’s book, while my friend opted for Orta’s (artistic approach to recycling plastic bottles). 

 

 

During the evening I caught up with Dilys, who told me I was name-checked for Shed me Clothes by WGSN during Copenhagen Fashion Week last week. I wanted to find out more, however she was whisked away to speak to someone else.

Later that evening I searched the internet for some further info and came across the following LCF blog entry: LCF takes part in Copenhagen Fashion Summit. Take a look, I was ‘singled out’.

New book and name check. I had a very pleasant evening.

Shed me Clothes on Ecouterre

Ecouterre featured an article on my project Shed me Clothes in January which surmounted in various other blogs and websites featuring the project. I was even interviewed for the University of Arts student magazine. Below is a snapshot and link to that Ecouterre article.

Today, an extract from Kate Fletcher and Lynda Grose new book Fashion & Sustainability: Design for Change on Biomimicry was featured on Ecouterre. This article featured my Pecha Kucha video on the 2nd page:

I've checked the video on Youtube, it's now received over 1000 views. Let's just say I'm a happy bunny and a tad excited.

Pecha Kucha Presentation

The presentation on Monday night went really well, I didn’t stumble at all! I did however find the Q&A session after difficult due to the fact I’ve never done it before in front of a lecture hall full of people. One word: daunting, however experience can only make me better.

Unfortunately the presentations were not filmed (although audio may have been recorded), therefore I created a video with my audio commentary so that for the people who couldn’t make it can experience it! Enjoy.

BEWARE: this video contains images of snakes (shock). :)

MA Pecha Kucha TONIGHT!

Eek, the time has come: I will be presenting my project Shed me Clothes tonight at the MA Pecha Kucha session held at the RHS Space at London College of Fashion from 6pm. Another of my peers from MA Fashion and the Environment, Julia Roebuck will also be presenting along with students from MA History and Culture of Fashion, MA Fashion Journalism and MA Fashion Curation.

This type of presentation is timed, therefore no time to stumble. Wish me luck!

University of Arts Showtime

The University of Arts have set up an online showcase for us students to upload our work. Myself and members of my course MA Fashion and the Environment have uploaded blurbs about our work and images:

MA Fashion and the Environment

Katie Ledger Shed me Clothes

Take a look and see what we've been up to.

Shed me Clothes Survey added to Internet

For my MA project; Shed me Clothes: Fashion inspired by nature for a more sustainable industry I have uploaded a survey to discover the features and characterists of garments that are never laundered (washed, can also include drying and ironing) and those that are frequently laundered.

Through asking specific questions about garments I am to develop a formula to create 'no wash' garments, tha the textile I aim to produce will enhance.

Click here to take the Online Survey

Katie Ledger Fashion & Shed Me Clothes

I thought i would post links to my websites:

Katie Ledger Fashion
This site contains project that have focused mainly around sustainable fashion. The work presented dates from the second year of my BA Fashion at Coventry (2008) till now.


Shed Me Clothes
This site was set up to support my MA Major Project; it explains the concept of my project and contains a blog which is updated to show the process and development of the project. My project is based around biomimicry; being inspired by nature to solve design problems. I am looking to develop a fabric that sheds like a snake sheds their skin to reduce the impact of laundering.

Check them out! :)