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035 Dionne Gooding: From student to Selfridges
REALWORK
English - April 19, 2022 13:10 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBCareers Business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“I feel like people are more open to black brands”
Dionne Gooding is a fashion designer and sustainable London-based clothes brand creating handmade, fun casual pieces and custom-made garments using West African print fabrics. Combining organic cotton and preloved garments with fabric off-cuts to avoid wastage, her sustainable credentials has seen the designs included in Selfridges’ Project Earth collection. Dionne shares her business journey so far, featuring Paris events and a pandemic pivot.
Dionne talks on:
Building the business with customised shoesLearning essential business skills Moving from custom designs to manufacturingPivoting and changing the business model after COVIDBeing a working mum and adapting to changeDesigning for Selfridges Positive BLM consequencesDiscover Dionne’s work and latest collection at https://www.dionnegooding.com/
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