About

A panel talk of local makers on the importance and output of sustainable fashion.

Alistair O’Neill, fashion historian, curator and Professor of Fashion History and Theory at Central St Martins will chair a talk with local designers; milliner Pip Hackett, denim designer By.Wuzzy and designer, Timothy Gibbons.
They will be discussing the merits of small-scale fashion production, raising ideas about craft, knowing your customer and designing within a locale.

ALISTAIR O’NEILL
Alistair O’Neill is a fashion historian, curator and Professor of Fashion History and Theory at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London). His publications include London: After a Fashion (2007) and the exhibitions he has curated include Exploding Fashion: from 2D to 3D to 3D animation (2022/23, MoMu, Antwerp) and Guy Bourdin: Image Maker (2014, Somerset House, London). He acts as a museum consultant on fashion exhibitions (Victoria and Albert Museum, Uffizi Galleries, MoMu, Design Museum, The Photographers’ Gallery, Musée de la civilization, Museum of London, Somerset House, National Portrait Gallery), sits on the editorial board of Fashion Theory, Film, Fashion and Consumption, and Dune; and writes regularly for Aperture magazine.
He is currently preparing an exhibition on British gay physique for The Photographers’ Gallery, London (2 March – 11 June 2023).

PIP HACKETT
Milliner Pip Hackett graduated from the Royal College of Art, and creates hats, headpieces and hair accessories that are stylish concoctions of feathers, flowers and sculptural shapes.

BY.WUZZY
By.Wuzzy is an ethical and sustainable fashion brand that reworks / upcycles vintage denim to create bespoke garments and accessories.
Using recycled and surplus denim you’ll learn from founder Wuzzy Omiyale how to create a bespoke tote bag or bucket hat.

TIMOTHY GIBBONS
Born and raised in Belfast, recent Central St Martins graduate and now based between London and New York, Timothy works across film, TV, theatre and fashion.