Sustainability Responsible Design

Responsible Design is a mindset, it is making a commitment to fashion design and business practices - it is a holistic way of working. Being responsible should never compromise creativity or your business decisions. When James educates professionals, faculty and fashion students about responsible design he challenges them to evaluate every step throughout the development process to determine where they can improve it.

James encourages fashion designers and merchandisers to truly understand the impact of their sourcing decisions throughout the supply chain – this means, farms, farmers, animal well-being, factory workers, etc. He wants them to understand the impact when sourcing raw materials and labor – how their decisions touch so many lives.