2023 Episode 7: Lucy Lian Buckland

A Moral Dilemma: Vegan and Sustainability in Fashion

This episode features a conversation with Lucy Lian Buckland, a final year undergraduate student on the BA (Hons) Fashion Design course at Cardiff School of Art & Design, about their final year research which explores moral questions around ideas of sustainability in the context of fashion design.

In conversation with Lucy are CSAD’s Deputy Dean, Dr Martyn Woodward, and Senior Lecturer in Media Studies & Visual Culture, Dr Ashley Morgan.

You can find out more about Lucy work via Instagram: @lucian.buck or via Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lucy-lian-buckland/

If you would like to follow up on some of the ideas discussed in this episode you may find the following resources interesting:

  • ‘Cradle to Cradle: Re-making the way we make things’, Braungart, M. & McDonough, W.
  • ‘Comparison of the Technical Performance of Leather, Artificial Leather and Trendy Alternatives’, Meyer, M. Dietrich, S. Schulz, H. and Mondschein, A.
  • ‘World Sheep Numbers & Wool Production’, International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO).
  • ‘The Environmental Price of Fast Fashion’, Niinimaki, K. Peters, G. Dahlbo, H. Perry, P. Rissanen, T. and Gwilt, A.
  • ‘Sustainability & Innovation: Upcycling & Deadstock Strategies’, WGSN Report (authors: Barnes, O. Collins, J. Paget, N. and Rechner, E).

You can view some images of Lucy’s work in the images below:


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