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Host, compere, facilitator, lecturer, motivational speaker podcast guest. Alright then...I like to talk!
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Increasingly I'm asked to comment on industry conversations for press. Read more here
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After my Instagram post sparked further debate. Read more here
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The Friday Takeaway team asked me to talk about gender bias in leadership. One of my favourite topics after completing my latest book SKEWED. Link to the talk here. Link to read more about SKEWED here
Northern Fashion Week. In Manchester with WeAreFACE to discuss race equality in education.
Stepping up to lead. This was an interactive talk for Safia Minney's REAL Sustainability, day-long workshop. The outline here:
Our afternoon begins with an inspirational talk from visiting professor Caryn Franklin proposing that ‘when we are our authentic selves we are our most powerful’. Authenticity means questioning stereotypes, assumptions, unconscious bias and disrupting ‘informational cascades’ with our individual creative power. At an individual, organisational and system level every voice matters if we are to bring about change to existing, dysfunctional systems. More than ever before, we need to listen to women and front-line workers who are often muted by dominant culture systems. Knowing this we can practice self-efficacy tools to amplify our confidence and voices to power through obstacles.
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Alyson Walsh founder of That's Not My Age, hands me the mic.
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First gig in a church! Raising funds for Ugandan girls denied education and forced into marriage at an early age
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At the advertising HQ of Ogilvy. Apparently I am an influencer even though my social networking followers are minimal compared to the millions that follow Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin - a very erudite co-panelist.
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A chance to tackle fixed mindsets around gender, at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.
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At talk for the experience website: Funzing. The content fell under the above title to include stories of avoiding sniper bullets and being threatened with the police by a charity CEO. Everyday stories of a fashion luvie really.
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More citizen participant...this time at the East London Extinction Rebellion event
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A panel talk at Hedsor House on being a 'citizen participant,' no more, a plain old consumer
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Not your everyday conversation around fashion...I end up talking about reckless ejaculation in the light of US pro-life movements and Safia let's me run with it.
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Looking a tad smug in this portrait. Will practice enigmatic smile harder and have it under control for next time. Black Neon Digital podcast
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Chairing a panel of guests: ‘My Body, My Rules’ for the NSPCC, hosted at the Fashion Re-Told pop-up shop on Marylebone high street, London and organised by Harrods with designer donations from their cohort. The store raised over £130K for the NSPCC
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I love a bit of facilitation, this time presenting for Blitz Technical at their annual industry event
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Opening the Graduate Fashion Show for Edinburgh College of Art. I'm a supporter of their Diversity Network and emotionally considerate design approach.
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The Body Image Roundtable debate hosted by Push PR and organised by Tamara Cincik Fashion Rountable CEO provided a vital opportunity for me to introduce identity politics and lack of selfhood as an important part of the Body Image conversation June 2018. As many of you know this was the area I began began most vocal about all those years ago.
Talking in 1993 to the Daily Mail
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IKON Gallery
The Birmingham Gallery IKON and Osman Yousefzada created a three week celebration around Migrants. I talked about the importance of diverse narratives (as you knew I would). June 2018. See blog here
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Centre of Appearance Research: Appearance Matters 8
I presented my findings at the Appearance Matters conference in Bath (in a poster session) which was very special for me and a touch scary due to the number of academics in the room. I also hosted the panel talk on ethics and cosmetic surgery. Much easier... give me a mic and I know what I'm doing! June 2018
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Fashion for Change. London College of Fashion
My keynote talk opened the day long conversations on the power of fashion to bring about change. May 2018
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It was a treat to chat about life and trying not to tip tables up in anger. Standard issue presenters are the sort of people you want to invite to live in your spare room for as long as they want!
Podcast here
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A week of celebrations around Diversity at The Scottish Museum in association with Edinburgh College of Art and the All Walks Diversity Network Feb 2018. It was my pleasure to interview LFW designers Teatum-Jones, Rwandan designer Linda Mukangoga and Lina Plioplyte director of the smash hit documentary Advanced Style.
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L-R presenter Sue MacGregor, Bruce Oldfield, Betty Jackson, Wendy Dagworthy, Stephen Jones and me
Radio 4s The Reunion. Transmitted 11:15 Sunday, 27 August and repeated at 09:00 on Friday, 1 September. Read more
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Interviewing Gary James McQueen for the British Style Collective at the St Georges Hall Liverpool July 2017
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British Psychological Association speaker on identity. A selection of findings from my masters Read more
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Chair: Slave to Fashion: Safia Minney launches her latest book and interview a range of distinguished guests
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Dove self esteem talks New York. Read more
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Host: Style Stage with Jack Ayres at last ever Clothes Show Live. London Fashion Week first amputee model.
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Chair: Appearance Matters 7.
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Chair: Southbank on Identity. Meeting Harnaam Kappur, the UK's bearded lady, was a highlight
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Panelist for Riposte Magazine. Nope Feminism isn't a trend!
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Host: Big Issue presentation with esteemed editor Paul Macnamee Read more
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Ethical Fashion It's always a pleasure to interview Safia Minney (left). This time I asked her about her new book Slow Fashion.
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A public address during Leeds Becket Body Image Week. Read more
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In conversation with Daphne Selfe. We took our audience on a historical journey of fashion and style for The Industry. Read feature here
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In conversation at V&A with Thelma Spiers and Paul Bernstock celebrating 30 years in milinary
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Light My Fire. Prof Helen Storey and I stage an event dedicated to collective cognition at London College of Fashion. Read more here
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In conversation with Professor Helen Storey as part of the Sexology season at Manchester Museum of Art. Sold out through Eventbrite, I wove in all my favourite topics fashion feminism, body image and the magic of clothes.
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Chair: Fash/On Film programme curated by Kathryn Ferguson, looking at female fashion filmmakers.
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Chair for Selfridges Imagination Season in Manchester and Beauty Debates on London. Facilitating other speakers is an enjoyable role. My speakers included MP Caroline Noakes, Octogenarian model Daphne Selfe, Inventor Professor Helen Storey, The Invisible Woman and Jody Furlong of The Eye Casting Agency.
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The All Walks Diversity Now Lectures since 2010. I visited approximately 20 colleges each year to lecture including Central St Martin's, Kingston, London College of Fashion, Edinburgh, Leeds, Portsmouth, Ravensbourne, Middlesex, Manchester and many more.
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V&A debates: Fashion and Feminism and 80s Attitudes and Styles are two recent chairing posts. Over the years I've done many form Sustainable Fashion to Streetstyle. Guests have included Toya Wilcox, Katharine Hamnett, Bernstock and Spiers.
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Marc Jacobs for Diet Coke: Read more Fizz.
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Motivational speaking for brands like Wella, Meryl Lynch.
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Host of P&G Beauty Trends a three-season residency, facilitating the P&G ambassadors, Josh Wood, Eugene Souliman and Pat McGrath for global press launches in Athens and London.
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Barbican talks: A celebration of Wayne Hemingway. It was nice to be asked but frankly Wayne didn't meed me and should have his own prime-time show!
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Royal Albert Hall: During my days with the BBC I would yearly present the British Fashion Week Awards live from the Royal Albert Hall. I learned from Selina Scott never to be parted from my script even thought there was autocue. It could and did go down - leaving us with only a rolled paper to list to refer to. Live TV is never dull.