035 Dionne Gooding: From student to Selfridges

“I feel like people are more open to black brands”  Dionne Gooding is a fashion designer and sustainable London-based clothes brand creating handmade, fun casual pieces and custom-made garments using West African print fabrics. Combining organic cotton and preloved garments with fabric off-cuts to avoid wastage, her sustainable credentials has seen the designs included in Selfridges’ Project Earth collection. Dionne shares her business journey so far, featuring Paris events and a pandemic pivot.Dionne talks on:Building the business with customised shoesLearning essential business skills Moving from custom designs to manufacturingPivoting and changing the business model after COVIDBeing a working mum and adapting to changeDesigning for Selfridges Positive BLM consequencesDiscover Dionne’s work and latest collection at https://www.dionnegooding.com/Find out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work  The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.