“It’s about making the right choice to reduce the impact of a collection... [ensuring that] at the end of the garment’s lifecycle it is as biodegradable as possible. You have to start from the design aspect – it can’t be an afterthought... which we’ve learned through this programme.” Emily Rose Dey recently gave an interview alongside fellow graduates of our Modern Artisan Programme to @thewardrobecrisis podcast, hosted by @mrspress. She explained that the programme, which concluded with the launch of a womenswear collection retailed internationally by our programme partners @ynap, informed her in more sustainable ways of operating as a fashion designer and manufacturer. “I always knew that King Charles [President of The Prince’s Foundation] had the background of doing what he’s done,” explains Emily, who studied at Teesside University and harbours ambitions to establish her own sustainable fashion brand. “It’s quite a new thing for people to be into sustainability, but he’s been doing it for years. “We have handmade everything [in the collection] and touched every single piece, which is quite amazing these days.” As part of the Modern Artisan Programme, Emily worked alongside British and Italian trainee artisans at @highgrovegarden, The Prince’s Foundation’s base in Gloucestershire, as well as the premises of our programme partner YNAP at Westfield in London and in Milan in Italy, before manufacturing the garments in the Textile Training Centre on @dumfrieshouse estate. Last month, the artisans unveiled to media and guests at Dumfries House a 13-piece womenswear collection inspired by features of Highgrove Gardens. ■ To shop the collection, visit tinyurl.com/YNAP4PF ■ To listen to the Wardrobe Crisis podcast with our graduates, go to thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast #WardrobeCrisis #fashion #sustainablefashion #sustainability #textiles #training #podcast @emilyrosedey_ @_deystudios