{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ee3a8f1f9831001383bf3e/60ee3a9b89a35e0014893ede?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Power Generation - London's Rising Fashion Stars","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ee3a8f1f9831001383bf3e/60ee3a9b89a35e0014893ede.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Fashion schools everywhere are full of <strong>eco warriors</strong> and bright, brilliant kids who are determined to <strong>do fashion differently.</strong>&nbsp;London is the leader. Long known for its <strong>fashion creativity</strong>, this is the capital that produces the most vibrant student shows and earth-shaking emerging designers. The big international and Paris-based design houses look to London fashion schools like Central St Martins and the London College of Fashion for their future stars - but will they be seduced?</p><p>Many in this new guard are questioning the validity of the exisiting fashion system, and asking if they want to be part of it at all. Now is a time of reinvention - young designers are redrawing fashion and re-imagining the way it might work in future.&nbsp;</p><p>In this Episode, we hear from 3 young London-based ones to watch: <a href=\"http://www.bethany-williams.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bethany Williams</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mpfneedham/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Matthew Needham</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/patrick__mcdowell/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Patrick McDowell</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Find out why they care about <strong>sustainability</strong> and how they apply it to their work, what they're doing to combat f<strong>ashion waste</strong> and <strong>redesign the whole system.</strong></p><p>Further reading &amp; links - the shownotes are <a href=\"https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p>Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast in Apple, and join the conversation on social media. You can find Clare on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mrspress\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Clare Press"}