On Thursday evening, V&A members and their friends convened in the Members Room for an evening of inspiring discussion about fashion and sustainability (and fair trade cocktails). The main event was a talk followed by a Q&A from Orsola de Castro the co-founder of Fashion Revolution. Her key takeaway message was that it is down to us to take responsibility for the origin of our clothes. The origins story Orsola explained that Fashion Revolution really began with the Rana Plaza

Fashion is the fifth most polluting industry in the world. The pace of pollution has accelerated in recent years due to a faster and more responsive supply chain and the increased use of technical fabrics and new faster dye techniques which bring harsh environmental consequences. The manufacturing process for many clothes can be very damaging, particularly the pollution of water courses from harsh dyes and bleaches. Not to mention the use of water in the first place - a scarc