Drapers Talks

What matters to fashion consumers in 2023? How should brands be responding, disrupting, and innovating?

Are new clothes being viewed as an unaffordable luxury today? Or is a price-conscious mindset driving the need for higher-quality, longer-lasting clothing?

How much is price driving the growth of alternative models versus a sustainable mindset?

Which regions offer growth potential in today’s challenging climate, and how can you make an impact in new markets?

Panellists include:

• Eshita Kabra-Davies, Founder and CEO, By Rotation
• Beth Pettet, head of fashion brands, John Lewis
• Heather Wight, tax technology solutions manager, Avalara
• Moderated by Emma Finamore, features editor, Drapers

The power of data in driving a future-facing business strategy: product, content and service

We began the day by exploring the big questions, uniting industry leaders on how they are driving innovation in this new era. Tune in for a a succinct insight into what matters; where to gain inspiration; and how to stay ahead!

 

Brand-building innovation: the Castore story

Following a remarkable rise in an extremely competitive market, Castore co-founder Tom Beahon will join us to discuss the innovation that the premium sportswear brand is built on.

Tom Beahon, co-founder, Castore … in conversation with Jill Geoghegan, editor, Drapers

Fashion can be circular; it doesn’t have to mean take, make, dispose. But are alternative models financially viable? On March 28 we explored how non-linear models - from resale, rental and repair; the linking of green targets to profits; and degrowth - can make business sense as well as impact on the industry’s environmental footprint.

Revolutionising, shaping and educating the fashion retail industry on the future of garment production is key to a circular fashion future. Listen in as we explored ISKO’s newest hub in London, The Creative Room, from the technologies that drive a closed loop within the denim system to its role as a platform for education and support for the wider UK denim community. We delved into how working in partnership with designers, brands, retailers and universities drives shared knowledge and brings circular ideas, concepts and mindsets to life.

 

 

 

Listen in as Drapers leads an intimate, in-depth exploration into an industry leader's journey so far towards sustainability and circularity, and the shape of future plans and ambitions.

 

Sébastien Kopp, co-founder, Veja

Jill Geoghegan, editor, Drapers

Welcome to Drapers Talks, a new podcast by Drapers. Join editor Jill Geoghegan live from the 2023 Drapers Sustainable Fashion Conference which was held 28 March at Kings Place in London.

This session, Drapers Den, invited our pick of sustainable companies to watch who pitched head-to-head to an expert panel of judges, battling for a chance to win mentoring support from industry leaders.

The judging panel was made up of Natalie Binns, sustainable fashion consultant, Christopher Raeburn, creative director and collaborator-at-large for RAEBURN, Timberland, and Touker Suleyman, founder and owner of Hawes & Curtis, Ghost, and Low Profile Holdings. 

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