Cassie Quinn
As a fashion textiles student, Cassie Quinn wanted to design clothes using sustainable textiles but found the available options uninspiring.
Ngoni Chikwenengere
Ngoni Chikwenengere is the founder of the slow fashion label, We Are Kin.
Ngoni Chikwenengere
Ngoni Chikwenengere is the founder of the slow fashion label, We Are Kin.
We Are Kin believe in sustainable and responsible practices, achieved by working with digital design platforms, end-of-line fabrics, sustainable fabrics, digital garments in place of samples, and a local factory in London.
Ngoni is also a fantastic host for Last Yarn’s event due to her in-depth knowledge of deadstock and digital design.
- First fashion item you bought and still have?
Wow, the hard question, probably a silk-faille DKNY skirt with an applique that doesn’t fit, but I love it. But a purchase I dreamed about as a young girl definitely my Tabi boots.
- Favourite place in the world?
Mexico – tacos and tequila what is not to love…
- Silk, cotton, or cashmere and why?
Silk because I can doo so much with it. And both
- What is the soundtrack to your life?
Lennie Kravitz Strut for sure.
- A quote to change your life?
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” Madonna
- Best book ever?
Can’t ask a bishop’s daughter this question 😂 the Bible
- One thing you wish you’d learned at school, or the one thing you learned in school that you couldn’t live without?
I wish I’d learned more about finances. And what I learned and can’t live without? That everyone has their own battles, it’s not always about you.
- Who would you want to be stuck in a lift with?
My dog 😂 and maybe the CEO of Thames Water to ask why on earth they are ruining waterways.
- If you had the power to change anything you wanted in the world what would it be?
I’d legislate fashion for sure.
- 3 things your friends would say about you?
That I care deeply, that I think I’m funny (some agree, some don’t) and that I’m very encouraging.
Your 3 favourite fabrics (Digital or Physical):
Silk satin, wool twill and Linen. I love them all physically or digital they just feel grand on me.
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Ngoni Chikwenengere is the founder of the slow fashion label, We Are Kin.