Katharine Hamnett news and archive

Pure London: Katharine Hamnett blasts ethics of government, policy makers and fast-fashion brands

Never one to shy away from voicing her opinion, Katharine Hamnett took to the main stage of Pure London on Sunday evening to give a passionate speech about the state of the fashion industry, while criticising the government, fast-fashion brands and policy makers alike for their contributions to an industry which still sees millions of farmers...

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Pure London to welcome Katharine Hamnett as keynote speaker

Activist and design icon Katharine Hamnett has been named by Pure London as a keynote speaker for the upcoming February event. According to Pure London, the English fashion designer behind the 'Choose Love' T-shirt will be delivering - quite unsurprisingly - a “hard-hitting” keynote speech about the fashion industry, discussing her career, her...

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Katharine Hamnett joins Fair Wear Foundation

Katharine Hamnett, the English fashion designer behind the “Choose Life” T-shirt made famous by George Michael, has joined Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), the non-profit organization which works with brands, manufacturers and trade unions to improve workplace conditions for garment workers. “As the whistleblower and long-term fanatic and campaigner...

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Asos launches lingerie line to support refugees

Katharine Hamnett, the British designer best known for her political T-shirts, has teamed up with Help Refugees, one of the biggest non-profit organizations supporting refugees and asylum seekers across Europe and the Middle East. The designer is launching a new lingerie line, titled “Choose Love”, exclusively at Asos. All profits will be...

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Asos uses fashion as a force for good with ‘Choose Love’ t-shirts

Asos is aiming to use fashion as a force for good with the launch of its ‘Choose Love’ t-shirts. Help Refugees, the UK’s leading non-governmental organisation, has joined forces with British fashion designer, Katharine Hamnett and created a t-shirt to raise awareness for those involved in the refugees crisis. The t-shirt, exclusively available...

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Katharine Hamnett to re-launch Hamnett label

British designer Katharine Hamnett is relaunching her 90’s label Hamnett back to market. While it is first and foremost a streetwear collection, its trademark is that it is sourced and manufactured ethically and environmentally considered. Ever the campaigner, Hamnett stated: "Now is the time to make your voice heard. Changing the world with...

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Katharine Hamnett x Kids Company

Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has created a limited-edition range of T-shirts to raise money for Kids Company, using emotive slogans including ‘genius’, ‘peace’ and ‘love’ to highlight the key messages of the children’s charity. The collection includes four designs, two for adults featuring the slogan ‘love’ in a fitted feminine style as...

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Katharine Hamnett ends Tesco collaboration

Fashion icon and ethical campaigner Katharine Hamnett has disclosed she will not renew her contract with Tesco, when it expires in November 2008. Hamnett’s range Choose Love, which was the first designer organic collection the supermarket giant stocked, did not see wide enough distribution and attention, according to the controversial designer....

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Fashion disaster - a lesson in conventional cotton agriculture

In the heady world of fashion, cotton is the most commonly used fabric and in agricultural terms accounts for 10% of world agriculture. So far so good - until you take on board that to turn these natural fibers into items of must-have clothing conventional cotton farmers use pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers (approximately 25% of...

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Katharine Hamnett Launches Ethical Line for S/S05

Katharine Hamnett is re-launching for Spring Summer 2005 with a line called Katharine E Hamnett. The 'E' stands for as environmental and ethical as is possible within the industry and will be ongoing. She will be the first major designer to successfully produce a collection that is fashionable in the most humane and environmental way possible....