Aja Barber is a writer stylist and consultant focusing on the intersections of sustainability fashion and the textile industry. Aja Barber will be in conversation with Zoe Souter (Head of Careers & Stakeholder Engagement Condé Nast College of Fashion) discussing the traditions of privilege wealth inequality racism feminism colonialism and how these systems of power affect our buying habits.
Her debut book Consumed (September 2021) is a treatise on the state of fashion climate change and social justice. The book reveals the endemic injustices in our consumer industries the uncomfortable history of the textile industry and how these oppressive systems help create a lack of diversity and equality in the fashion industry.
Aja has written for The Guardian CNN Selfridges Eco-Age and is a Contributing Editor for Elle UK.
This event forms part of the programme that runs alongside the exhibition What Are You Wearing? which takes place in the gallery until 4 May 2024.
About Inspiring People
Our flagship Inspiring People series is a joint venture between The North Wall and our principal sponsor St Edward’s School. We host talks or in-conversation events with speakers who have done brilliant things with their lives and who are renowned in their field.
We welcome speakers from a wide range of professions – from art history and neurosurgery to theatre and environmental science. We offer free tickets to youth and school groups to promote creative futures philanthropic attitudes and open minds.
Each event is followed by a Q&A session giving audiences the opportunity to have their questions answered by the experts.
Please reserve your place - tickets £10 or free to school/youth groups.
01865 319450
Event Venue
The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown, Oxford, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00