Fashion can be so much more says the Craft of Use project

Craft of Use exhibition at LCF featuring photography by Kerry Dean. Centre model: Jean Woods.

Conversations on alternative forms of fashion have flowed from the success of Craft of Use hosted by LCF and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, and led by researcher Kate Fletcher.

The event, which saw artists, academics and fashion designers come together to discuss fashion beyond consumerism, generated lively thoughts and stories online and on site.

As Kate writes,

“Fashion is seen as the poster child of consumerism, but it can be so much more.”

• Delve into the stories and topics discussed at Craft of Use in Kate Fletcher’s piece on the Guardian.
• Have a look at the beautiful images on the Guardian created by photographer Kerry Dean for Craft of Use and the wider project it represents, Local Wisdom.

• Also, check out the Guardian’s top twenty sustainable fashion tweeters – featuring three CSF accounts; Head of CSF Dilys Williams, Craft of Use researcher Kate Fletcher, and @CraftOfUse.

• Read more about the Craft of Use event at LCF in March