I am a former secondary school teacher and FE and HE lecturer, delivering sustainability focused design education for over 15 years. My SDG’s focused curriculum design won a national award for environmental education. I have taught all ages from primary, secondary, FE, HE and adult learners. I previously worked in the mainstream fashion sector and have been campaigning for a sustainable fashion industry since 2007. I also run the online platform SustFashWales voluntarily, which aims to support fashion wearing citizens to address their own consumption and seek sustainable alternatives. Through this I am also part of a coalition working group, currently working with the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Government to address the impact of fashion in Wales. I am currently undertaking a PhD in sustainable fashion education, working with families, communities and primary schools to address the environmental and social impacts of fashion consumption. My research draws upon the critical pedagogical theories of Vygotsky’s social constructivism and Freire’s conscientização, examining how creative, participatory approaches can develop critical consciousness and active engagement with sustainable consumption of fashion. The aim of the research is to empower learners to challenge the colonial and capitalist structures of the contemporary fashion industry, through art and design-based practices such as creating textile artefacts and the use of cartoons. I have published some of my research and presented my findings at various national and international conferences such as the European Academy of Design in Finland and SCORAI in Sweden.