WHAT WE OFFER
We support businesses, emerging and established, to be fashion role models leading the way forward responsibly and creatively. We’ll meet you wherever you are in your change journey and tailor our services to your unique needs.
Consulting
Our bespoke programmes are designed to help you navigate the meanders of ethics and sustainability with confidence, putting you on the right path to success.
Mentoring
With a lifetime of industry experience between us, we offer guidance, connections and encouragement to those who need it most.
Creative waste solutions
We provide design-led solutions for repurposing pre- and post-consumer waste, informed by decades of in-house upcycling expertise.
WHO WE ARE
Always ahead of the curve, Estethica has nurtured trailblazing designers and raised the bar on sustainability standards since 2006. We started life as the first ethical showcasing initiative at London Fashion Week, cementing our reputation as a collaborative industry force accelerating the visibility of and expectation for responsible fashion. Our name combines aesthetics and ethics into one, two core values that shape our work because fashion should only be seen as relevant when it is fairly made.
Over the years, our work has evolved to encompass mentoring, consulting and creative waste management but our mission has always remained the same: to create agency for change in the fashion industry by supporting those daring to do things differently.
Circular and creative thinking runs in our team’s DNA, a collective of highly experienced experts and solutionists working across all areas of the fashion industry. We exist to help you to adopt decisions and implement strategies based on values and purpose using the philosophy of sustainability, regenerative systems, and longevity.
MEET THE TEAM
TAMSIN BLANCHARD EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Tamsin is a journalist and editor who has been an editor at the Independent, the Observer Magazine, Telegraph Magazine and Tank. She writes for The Gentlewoman, the Guardian and 10 Magazine and is editor of Hole & Corner magazine. She has written several books including Green is the New Black, (Hodder 2006). Previously Special Projects curator at Fashion Revolution and Fashion Open Studio, she was part of the team of curators responsible for the State of Fashion Biennale 2022, Ways of Caring. Tamsin is Pathway Leader for BA Fashion Journalism at CSM.
ORSOLA DE CASTRO CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Orsola de Castro is an opinion leader in sustainable fashion, a mentor, lecturer and author. Her award winning brand From Somewhere (1997- 2014) was pioneering in upcycling - collaborations include collections for Topshop and Speedo. In 2006 she started Estethica, the Sustainable Fashion Showcase at London Fashion Week, and in 2013 she co-founded Fashion Revolution, now the world’s largest fashion activism movement, with teams in over 80 countries. Her first book, Loved Clothes Last was published by Penguin life in 2021 and translated into Italian, French and German.
ROXANNE HOUSHMAND-HOWELL STRATEGIC DIRECTOR
Roxanne is a dynamic brand consultant with over 20 years in fashion and textiles, passionately championing responsible fashion. After 12 impactful years at Katharine Hamnett, she launched The Right Project in 2014, a collective dedicated to helping fashion brands embrace sustainability.
Known for building strong networks and inspiring industry leaders, Roxanne has been a driving force in sustainability, a founding member of Fashion Revolution and Estethica. Her collaborations span designers, brands, and institutions committed to positive change.
FILIPPO RICCI OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Filippo Ricci has 20 years experience driving sustainable innovation in the fashion industry first as the MD at upcycling fashion label From Somewhere then as the co-founder of Estethica at London Fashion Week and co-founder and director of Reclaim To Wear. He joined Fashion Revolution in 2018 to support the launch and manage Fashion Open Studio. He has spoken at events for Politecnico Milano and HEDEC Paris, and advises brands on business development strategies.
MEL WATT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Mel Watt is a fashion campaigner, content creator and educator working at the intersection of social and climate justice. For over half a decade, she has passionately advocated for corporate transparency, accountability and regulation, working with organisations such as Fashion Revolution, Changing Markets Foundation and Mothership. Alongside campaigning, Mel equips others to navigate greenwashing through a series of workshops, guest lectures and her monthly newsletter Caught Green Handed.
PROJECTS
MERCEDES-BENZ SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE, HYERES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Mentoring and supporting the finalists in the creation of their final looks as part of our long-standing partnership
OSHADI COLLECTIVE
Providing storytelling, press and sales support for the launch of the Mind Body and Soil collection
CIRCULAR DESIGN CHALLENGE
Mentoring the finalists of India's largest sustainable fashion award and providing the winners with additional brand and communications support
IRO IRO
Supporting the brand with their collection development, brand positioning, marketing and communications
PLC - PLANET LOVING COMPANY
Supporting the London-based tailoring brand to define their sustainability commitments and narrative
DARN IT
Integrating cultural repair practices within the modern fashion consumption system in India
SRI LANKA DESIGN FESTIVAL
Mentoring the winner of the SLDF fashion-design category competition
