"In-depth on the detrimental impacts of fast fashion, and how to work with leather ethically, this uncovers a zero-waste designer’s journey from farm, to fork, to V&A Museum fashion show."
Of undoubted interest to those engaged in the field of ethical fashion, Alice V Robinson’s Field, Fork, Fashion also has much to fascinate folks who enjoy inspirational accounts of personal endeavour and dedication to making a difference.
While studying fashion at the Royal College of Art, Robinson began her remarkable journey to explore leather and its connections to food and fashion. After discovering it was nigh impossible to unearth the provenance of even high-end designer leather goods, she set-up her own supply chain, buying Bullock 374 from Charity Farm in her rural Shropshire home region. This enabled her to follow a transparent, accountable chain from farm, to abattoir, to butchery, to tannery, to her own studio.
Shot-through with expert insights, and a steadfast devotion to defy the devastatingly detrimental trend of fast fashion, Field, Fork, Fashion is also packed with photos of the author’s farm, practical processes, and glorious end products, with Alice’s work and endeavours celebrated at a Victoria and Albert Museum event and exhibition.
In this personal investigation into ethical and traceable leather, fashion designer Alice Robinson begins a ground-breaking journey into the origin story of leather and its connection to food and farming.
As a fashion student, Alice started to question the material she worked with. Leather is universally acknowledged as a luxury material, from which desirable bags, shoes and clothing are made. But how much do we know about where it comes from?
Alice’s questions led back to her childhood home in rural Shropshire, where she decided to buy Bullock 374 and follow its journey from a local farm to the abattoir, then to the butchery and finally to the tannery. The journey culminates with Alice’s own design practice as she creates a collection based on this single hide.
In doing so, Alice would begin to see the bigger picture – and connect farm, food and fashion for the first time to understand the true meaning of provenance, value and beauty.
Field, Fork, Fashion features in the following genres: Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Fashion and beauty industries, Textiles and fibres, Leather crafts and Leatherworking, Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles, Individual designers or design groups, Fashion and textile design, Fashion and textile design: accessories, Apparel, garment and textile industries, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture and farming, The Arts, Photography and photographs, Photographic equipment and techniques: general, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Industry and industrial studies, Agribusiness and primary industries, Manufacturing industries, Hospitality and service industries, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes, Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies, Other manufacturing technologies, Language self-study, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Language teaching and learning, Language and Linguistics, Biographies & Autobiographies, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Field, Fork, Fashion is available in Hardback
Field, Fork, Fashion was written by Alice V Robinson and published by Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Field, Fork, Fashion has 159 pages
£24.30
