Ahead of Anne-Marie Curtis speaking at Fashion Roundtable’s The Power of Influence event, we take the opportunity to ask her a few questions about luxury fashion and the issue of sustainability. From the evolving role of fashion magazines to the relationship between fast and luxury fashion, she raises many important points about where the sustainability conversation is headed next.

As flexitarians have ventured into the new year on a plant-based diet for Veganuary, the fashion industry too is breaking with some traditional habits for the sake of the sustainability. The industry’s tradition of hosting ostentatious catwalk shows is facing a dramatic revolution.

Ahead of Baroness Young OBE speaking at Fashion Roundtable’s The Power of Influence event, we take the opportunity to ask her a few questions about her career, motivations and any advice on how individuals can get involved in politics.

Fashion Assistants will now be able to take out BECTU’s insurance on items they carry as part of their job, PLI and for accidents at work – covering for loss of wages. Fashion Assistants are the archetypal targets for exploitation: a glamourous industry attracting young people, for whom a decent wage is not the primary draw.

Ahead of our upcoming event on The Power of Influence, Fashion Roundtable's Political Expert Navjyot Lehl explores how individuals can get involved with political activism. From social media to attending parliamentary committees, there are many ways to ensure your voice is heard.

Our Founder and CEO reflects on a month of exits— with Brexit fast approaching when we finally leave the EU and officially enter into a 10 month period of trade negotiations. We also have "Megxit" as The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce their plans to resign as senior royals and live transatlantically, with all the ramifications this will entail.

As we enter a new decade in a time of political turbulence, menswear designers took to the London catwalks to present their AW20 collections. A handful of which had their own individual statements to make, and messages that touched upon topics further than the borders of the brands, and the designers themselves.

Never, in the history of fashion, has there been so many women dictating how men should look…

Back to school, back to work, on the juice diet, or off the wagon. This week is all about facing up to those resolutions and seeing whether we can keep them…

Vogue Italia’s one-off illustrated covers are a step in the right direction, but it’s not enough to bring about the systemic change the fashion industry needs to address global sustainability concerns.

Ahead of the General Election, Fashion Roundtable published a Manifesto to highlight our sector’s top priorities. In the New Year, we will collectively work across industry, government, and parliament to ensure that the UK fashion industry continues to thrive. I would like to draw your attention in particular to… (You can choose a key element of our Manifesto or if you have a specific concern that’s unique to your work, include a brief outline here.)

BECTU is the creative industries part of the trade union Prospect. Trade unions are just colleagues at work who join forces to get better treatment at work. They now have fashion assistants who want to explore what could achieved if they worked together with us to improve conditions in the fashion industry - please fill in their anonymous survey here.

As we approach the end of a decade, Vogue magazine has its sights clearly focused on the next. Earlier this month, Vogue announced the launch of Vogue Values. A shared mission statement from all 26 editions of Vogue that represent the global vision and commitments that the titles will be collectively implementing.

Will Santa’s sleigh be an e-vehicle? Did Mrs Claus pack his refillable water bottle? Is he operating a boxing day wrapping collection run to see in 2020? 

Tamara Cincik, CEO and Founder of Fashion Roundtable, looks back on the past year and reflects on what’s to come in 2020.

On 20th November 2019, the Westminster Business Forum held a conference on Sustainability, ethics and the UK fashion industry - next steps for business practice and options for policy. Tamara Cincik, Founder & CEO, Fashion Roundtable spoke on the subject of ensuring the future growth of UK fashion and increased sustainability.

Fashion Roundtable interview Banseka Kayembe, who brought the Mixed Race Faces project into Parliament for the UK Parliament Campaign. Mixed Race Faces is an organisation that captures portraits and stories of mixed-race people to raise awareness of the vastly growing population of mixed-race people around the world, and how their mixed background and cultures influence the unique way they navigate their every-day lives. 

Fashion Roundtable founder and CEO, Tamara Cincik, weighs in on the election news coverage and how the same stories are covered by different newspapers and media outlets, all of whom of course hold divergent political allegiances. She believes this is important for finding common ground that will create real and inclusive change.

Last week Daniel Lee, the creative mastermind at the helm of the Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta, took home a total of four awards at the British Fashion Awards. An annual event hosted by the British Fashion Council at the Royal Albert Hall that celebrates those who have made the most remarkable achievements and contributions to the industry during the year.

Tom Hunter who will be a part of our March 5th Fashion Roundtable event "Parties, Protests and Photographs" alongside Katharine Hamnett CBE and others (details coming soon), will be setting up a photo booth on Savile Row, London, and taking festive portraits to print on Christmas cards for Crisis at Christmas.