Katherine Hooker started her business with one garment and has been perfecting it ever since In this episode designer Katherine Hooker tells the story of how she took a garment from her wardrobe that she loved, and turned it into
When it comes to labelling your products what is the best term to use? Made in Britain, made in the UK, or something else? In this episode I explore the different ‘Made in..’ labels that brands use to signify where
Cotton spinning has returned to the UK! Greater Manchester was once known as cottonopolis because it was the home to the world’s cotton yarn and fabric production during the industrial revolution. At the turn of the Twentieth Century there were
This week the Government released the Ethical Audit Committee’s report into sustainability of the UK fashion industry. The report raised the issue of the unethical practices of some manufacturers in Leicester that are giving ‘made in UK’ a bad name.
What’s it really like being a clothing manufacturer in Leicester? In this episode we hear from Mick Cheema, who runs garment factory Basic Premier in Leicester. Mick set up Basic Premier in 2012, to manufacture up to 70,000 garments a
You may have heard of English shoemakers such as Church’s, Cheaneys and Tricker’s, but there are quite a few other footwear brands that manufacture in the UK too. In this episode I pick my ten favourite British-made footwear brands –
In this episode I catch up with Adam Mansell, CEO of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) UKFT is a membership network for fashion and textile companies and Adam is a keen supporter of UK manufacturing. In this interview
Last week the UK Government released its interim report into the sustainability of the fashion industry. One of the issues that they addressed was concerns over fast fashion and how it might be leading to poor working conditions in UK garment factories
In this episode I chat to product designer Mat Booth, founder of accessory and luggage brand Both Barrels. Mat founded Both Barrels a few years ago when he realised that there was a gap in the market for a travel
Should manufacturers make samples for free? Some people think manufacturers should do any initial work for no charge in order to pitch for your business. But that’s often not the case. In this episode I explain why many UK manufacturers
