Meg Pirie

Interview by Meg Pirie

A deep dive into the 2026 Spring Budget and what this means for the fashion industry.

First Episode of the Fashion Roundtable Book Club featuring a Q&A with Daisy Fancourt, author of "Art Cure - The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health" published by Penguin Books.

A recording from Fashion Roundtable and Meg Pirie's live video

Podcast Episode · Front Row To Front Bench Podcast · 10 November 2023 · 35m

Podcast Episode · Front Row To Front Bench Podcast · 20 December 2022 · 30m

Podcast Episode · Front Row To Front Bench Podcast · 20 March 2023 · 36m

A deep dive into Wales' biodiversity bill amidst Wales' biodiversity crisis.

With the slowing of pace, always comes a sudden noticing of the smaller, yet ultimately more vital things in my environment – how the air smells on walks, the way that light casts shadows, and the sound the breeze makes as it filters through the brambles.

How my fashion story shaped me into a slow-fashion advocate

I weighed in on this report for the UN Global Compact Network UK which benchmarks UK business sectors on sustainability performance. https://www.unglobalcompact.org.uk/trailblazers-transformers-uk- business-sectors-redefining-sustainability/

How my fashion story shaped me into a slow-fashion advocate

An exploration of those pushing the boundaries in the woollen industry.

As a slow-fashion advocate, Phoebe English has long been on my radar.

Key insights: Circular solutions in the fashion sector are valued at $73 billion globally, with resale predicting an economic value of $476 billion by 2030

“There are huge birds circling overhead, and people, including children, picking through the waste, searching for anything of value."

Guess the month. During this month, fast-fashion giant Shein refused in Parliament to disclose facts about cotton in their supply chain, all the while fires in Kantamanto market destroyed 8,000 livelihoods.

Review of publication that treads the fine line between art object and reference book, entitled ‘a limestone glossary’.

Tomorrow marks the announcement of the Spring Budget and what many anticipate to be the last fiscal event before the general election, which we’re pegging for Autumn. As such, this might be the final opportunity for the Conservatives to set policies

Last night J W Anderson took home ‘Designer of the Year’ award at the British Fashion Council ‘Fashion Awards 2023.’ Of course Anderson wasn’t the only one to take home an award last night, Sarah Burton who took on the mantle after Alexander McQueen passed, was honoured with a special achieveme