Central Saint Martins is the holy grail of fashion schools that counts Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Mary Katrantzou, Phoebe Philo, and Gareth Pugh as ex-pupils. So, when they launch a new initiative it’s wise to sit up and take note – and their Makers Camp is, as ever, on the money with its push for fashion to truly shift its mindset and launch a new generation of designers who not only rethink how clothes are made, but learn by a set of new rules that put the planet first.
MA fashion students have been signing up to the “Makers Camp: The West Africa Project”, which gives young designers all the information they need about fashion’s excessive extraction, pollution and waste. Berni Yates (knowledge exchange lead and senior lecturer) explained the project, “Originally, we were looking at waste and how Kantamanto Market in Accra was reproducing and upcycling the waste.
