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Katharine Hamnett

キャサリン・ハムネット　/　きゃさりん・はむねっと

Fashion designer from United Kingdom

August 16, 1947 (age 78)　・　Gravesend, United Kingdom

fashion designer

My Take

Katharine Hamnett is proof to me that fashion can carry a real message rather than just decorate one. Born in Gravesend in 1947 and trained at Saint Martin's, she became famous for those oversized political slogan T-shirts, the most legendary moment being when she met a sitting Prime Minister wearing one. That blend of commercial design and activism, around peace, the environment, and ethical production, feels decades ahead of today's conversations about sustainable fashion. She was made a CBE, which is fitting recognition. I admire designers who use their platform to provoke, and she did it long before it was fashionable to care.

Overview

Katharine Eleanor Hamnett CBE (née Appleton; born 16 August 1947) is an English fashion designer best known for her political T-shirts.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Katharine Hamnett
Name (Japanese): キャサリン・ハムネット
Reading: きゃさりん・はむねっと
Born: August 16, 1947 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Boar
Origin: Gravesend, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: fashion designer

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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Awards & achievements

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.katharinehamnett.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A0%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

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