![]() ![]() Hamnett won the first ever British Fashion Awards, and in 1996, was voted Britain's favourite designer by readers of Cosmopolitan. ![]() In June 2014, Hamnett joined Nimrod Kamer to perform a stunt outside Hackney Town Hall, aiming to make Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe ban the weedkiller Monsanto Roundup being used in the borough. Hamnett was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas at the 2015 general election. As an additional sign of her commitment to the anti-nuclear cause, Hamnett joined the 55th edition of the Easter demonstration at Aldermaston, on 1 April 2013. In 2013, Hamnett designed two different T-shirts for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: "EDUCATION NOT TRIDENT" and "NHS NOT TRIDENT". I just think there should be a bit more of a balance. Black girls have much better body shapes and it's such a shame. I have no idea why when it's obvious that black girls are just so genuinely much more beautiful than Caucasians, who have clearly got the short straw. The catwalks are full of white dogs, cosmetic companies don't like black models – the racist bitches. In 2008, Hamnett said that fashion designers participating in the London Fashion Week were racist due to what she views as increasing exclusion of black models, stating: In 2003, at a London fashion show, Hamnett's catwalk models wore shirts with "STOP WAR, BLAIR OUT", a reference to the looming invasion of Iraq. After disappointment with the results, Hamnett terminated most of her licensing arrangements, and in 2005 relaunched her line under stricter ethical guidelines, including manufacturing and agricultural practices.Īt one point, Hamnett met with then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wearing her own T-shirt with the slogan "58% DON'T WANT PERSHING", a reference to polls showing public opposition in the United Kingdom against the basing of Pershing II missiles in the country. Political activism īeginning in 1989, with research showing pesticide poisoning in cotton-growing regions, and sweatshop labour a major part of the textiles industry, Hamnett began lobbying for major changes in the way the industry operated. Outside her own label, in 1984 Hamnett was involved in the founding of Tanya Sarne's Ghost label. In 2015, Hamnett designed a T-shirt reading CHOOSE LOVE for the charity Help Refugees (which is now known as Choose Love). Ours is authentic and I believe in a woman's right to choose." We are taking it back and promoting its real meaning. The US anti-abortion lobby attempted to appropriate CHOOSE LIFE. She wrote on her website, "It's not about the anti-abortion lobby. Hamnett has spoken out several times against the slogan's use by anti-abortion activists in the U.S. Inspired by a Buddhist exhibit, it was a comment against war, death and destruction. Hamnett viewed her T-shirts as a way of getting her message across: "If you want to get the message out there, you should print it in giant letters on a t-shirt." Her first shirt featured the "CHOOSE LIFE" slogan. Models such as Naomi Campbell have appeared in Hamnett shirts bearing the slogans "USE A CONDOM" and "PEACE". ![]() And I mean, I did a fanzine, so when I read that I thought, great, fanzine T-shirts!" The official FGTH designs were particularly successful, and spawned many imitations of their own. Morley has stated that these designs were consciously based on Hamnett's slogan T-shirts: "What persuaded me was reading Katharine Hamnett saying she wanted the T-shirts ripped off, which reminded me of Mark P, saying he wanted Sniffin' Glue to be ripped off. In 1984, ZTT's Paul Morley designed a series of "FRANKIE SAY." T-shirts to promote the record label's chart act Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH). Taylor wore Hamnett's "WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW" shirt during Queen's historic appearance at the first edition of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The t-shirt also appeared in Queen's video for " Hammer to Fall" (worn by Roger Taylor). George Michael wore his white "CHOOSE LIFE" shirt in the music video for " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". Hamnett's oversized T-shirts with large block letter slogans, launched in 1983, were adopted by pop bands, including Wham!. From 1975, she was a freelance fashion designer in London, Paris, Milan, New York and Hong Kong until she founded the Katharine E. She set up Tuttabankem with Anne Buck in 1969. Hamnett graduated from Saint Martin's School of Art. Hamnett was born on 16 August 1947, the daughter of James Appleton, a group captain. Hamnett CBE (born 16 August 1947, in Gravesend, Kent) is an English fashion designer best known for her political T-shirts. Hamnett appearing on TV discussion After Dark "You Are What You Wear" in 1988 ![]()
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