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Calculating cost per wear
Season 2 Episode 130
What is the true cost of that cheap coat that you buy on the high street?
Whilst the price of clothing has gone down over the last sixty years, so has…
5 years, 10 months ago
How do we future-proof the UK textile industry?
Wouldn’t it be great if the UK textile industry could create less waste, increase sales and become more profitable?
Local manufacturing is an increas…
5 years, 10 months ago
Manufacturing on-demand in a micro knitwear factory - Samantha Brooke, Waring Brooke
Season 2 Episode 129
Samantha Brooke is a knitwear designer who has worked in Italy for Alberta Ferretti, and in China for a mass-produced knitwear brand.
She created her …
5 years, 10 months ago
Why reshoring is more cost-effective - Rob Law MBE, Trunki
Season 2 Episode 128
The Trunki needs little introduction; since its invention in 2006 over 4 million of the animal-shaped ride-on suitcases have been sold and it has bec…
5 years, 10 months ago
Amy Fettis, AIM Athleisure - What is an MVP and why should you start with one?
Season 2 Episode 127
Amy Fettis is the founder of fashion-led sportswear brand AIM Athleisure. When she first launched the brand she made all of the mistakes that many ne…
5 years, 10 months ago
Simon Cotton, Johnstons of Elgin - Looking after Scotland's oldest cashmere brand
Season 2 Episode 126
Johnstons of Elgin is the largest textile manufacturer in the UK. The 223 year old company employs over 1,000 people and was the first to bring cashm…
5 years, 11 months ago
Calling out Boohoo for using unethical garment factories
Season 2 Episode 125
Labour Behind the Label is a workers rights organisation that fights for living wages for garment workers. They have produced a report about the une…
5 years, 11 months ago
To Wholesale, or Not to Wholesale
Season 2 Episode 124
Whether to wholesale is one of the biggest decisions that brands have to make, and it is often much more of a difficult decision for businesses that …
5 years, 11 months ago
A pivotal time for UK retail
Season 2 Episode 123
It’s back to business this week for many retailers - but how will shopping change post-lockdown? And what effect will this have on businesses that ma…
6 years ago
The Importance of Quality - Maria Grachvogel
Season 2 Episode 122
London-based designer Maria Grachvogel is renowned for her clever use of cutting to flatter the female figure. In this interview Maria talks about wh…
6 years ago