Reader in Fashion Marketing @McrFashionInst @ManMetUni. PhD in CSR. Interested in fashion ethics & sustainability. Kings Trust supporter. Views are my own.
Manchester, England
Joined January 2014
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My thoughts on the environmental impact of #fastfashion theconversation.com/read-thi… with @ConversationUK – at Liverpool, England
Back on @BBCRadio4 You and Yours to talk about the rag trade and managing textile waste yesterday bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yv… about 34 mins in with Alan Wheeler of the Textile Recycling Association @ManMetUni 💚
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Registrations Are Now Open!
From Fast to Last, it's time to rethink fashion consumption. Join NIFT, Knowledge Partner for Bharat Tex 2026, for an insightful panel discussion on transforming India's fashion ecosystem through sustainability, circularity, innovation & collaboration.
Excited to join this panel discussion convened by @NIFT_HO at @Bharat_tex next week 💚#sustainablefashion #bharattex2026
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Decluttering your wardrobe and thinking about selling on Vinted? 👚
Patsy Perry highlight how second-hand selling can reduce waste, but also why choices like packaging and delivery still matter for the environment.
Read more below 👇
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If you’ve wondered what’s the most environmentally friendly way of passing on your unwanted clothes - selling online or donating to charity - I delved into this for @ConversationUK 💚 url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com… #sustainablefashion #fastfashion
Enjoyed chatting to @erikacpage for @csmonitor about France’s move to crack down on ultra-fast fashion - will this set a precedent for other countries? csmonitor.com/layout/set/amp… #fastfashion #sustainablefashion
Will tariffs help wean us off #fastfashion and help promote circular fashion? 👗♻️ I spoke to @BusinessInsider msn.com/en-us/money/companie… #SustainableFashion
Enjoyed chatting to @NadaFarhoud at @DailyMirror about the environmental impact of cross border online fast fashion apps 👗🌍 #fastfashion mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/br…
Have you heard of Temu? Now the most popular mobile shopping app in the UK, it sells t -shirts from as little as 68p and flies in many products from China. Dubbed Amazon on steroids, experts warn it is causing huge environmental damage 🌍mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/br… @drpatsyperry @DailyMirror @ouronehome
Honoured to be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change hosted by @Woxsen - abstracts due 27 April woxsen.edu.in/ftsc-2025/inde… #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion
Call for Abstracts: FTSC 2025
Join us for the International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change (FTSC 2025) by the School of Arts & Design, Woxsen University.
📅 Nov 10–11, 2025 (Hybrid)
📝 Submit by April 27, 2025
🔗 woxsen.edu.in/ftsc-2025
#WoxsenUniversity
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Call for Abstracts: FTSC 2025
Join us for the International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change (FTSC 2025) by the School of Arts & Design, Woxsen University.
📅 Nov 10–11, 2025 (Hybrid)
📝 Submit by April 27, 2025
🔗 woxsen.edu.in/ftsc-2025
#WoxsenUniversity
Pleased to receive my hard copy of our Special Issue on Fashion Ethics in @JBusinessEthics 🌟 link.springer.com/collection…
Honoured to be featured on @BBCNews online and BBC North West Tonight this week about our research on textile waste in Greater Manchester @ManMetUni @McrFashionInst www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.o… #fastfashion #sustainablefashion
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"Don't buy new things if you are only going to wear them once, and there are other solutions like charity shopping or even luxury resellers to explore."
@drpatsyperry discusses being sustainable amid the temptation to buy new clothes with @BBCNews 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jp…
Honoured to be interviewed by 10 BBC local radio stations today about breaking expose on Shein’s sweatshop working conditions and some positive things that consumers can do to shop more ethically and sustainably during a cost of living crisis #fastfashion bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdry…
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Discover how to shine sustainably this season, as we talk festive fashion and its impact on the planet with @drpatsyperry in the latest edition of MetCast. ✨🎄
👉 bit.ly/49Kb5hm.
Apple: apple.co/3X3DJ6X
Spotify: spoti.fi/3XWmTXA
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Enjoyed chatting with @racheltoal for the festive edition of our @ManMetUni #MetCast podcast about sequins, Christmas jumpers and how to shine sustainably while reducing waste and embracing a circular economy 🌟🎄 buzzsprout.com/2242857/episo… #sustainablefashion
Honoured to be invited to speak about fast fashion’s environmental impacts and sustainable practices this morning on @VoiceOfIslamUK #fastfashion #SustainableFashion
With 85% of US textiles ending up in landfills, can California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act push clothing producers to tackle fashion waste?
Join us live 7-9AM GMT | Monday
#Sustainability #TextileWaste
voiceofislam.co.uk/the-break…
Excited to be featured on @itvnews @GranadaReports on Tuesday in a story about secondhand shopping in Greater Manchester’s thriving thrift scene where we also have one of the biggest charity stores in the UK secretmanchester.com/regener… filmed on site @McrFashionInst @ManMetUni
Looking forward to hear @paddygrant at today’s #DesignforPlanet Festival hosted by us in @McrSchArt @ManMetUni 💚
Patrick Grant—designer and founder of @commclothing —will speak at #DesignforPlanet Festival on 6th November! 🌿 Hear how @paddygrant's work in reviving British manufacturing and eco-conscious design is shaping a more sustainable world.
Register today ow.ly/SiRS50Tvtro
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Last month we were excited to host 79 students and several staff from our international partner Bunka Gakuen University in Tokyo for their 3rd year fashion design students’ catwalk show “i dear” fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk/n… #fashionshow #internationalcollaboration #fashioneducation
