As fashion confronts its huge textile waste problem, some of the most promising solutions are closer to home than you think.

As more brand-name sustainable fabrics are launched, fashion brands are jumping at the opportunity to incorporate them into their products. But buyer beware, they’re rarely the sustainability silver bullets brands would have you believe.

Megan Doyle meets with Dame Zandra Rhodes in her rainbow penthouse in Bermondsey, London, to discuss her 50 year career, why she’s joining GFW as a lifetime patron in 2019, the secret to her longevity and more.