This week on Interwoven Stories, I spoke with Diana Kakkar the founder and chief executive of MAES London, a luxury garment manufacturing studio located in North London specialising in designer womenswear. I got the opportunity to tour her factory and it was incredible to see firsthand what she has built.

Diana is deeply integrated in the UK fashion scene as she is also a mentor at the British Fashion Council, a visiting lecturer at the University of art London, and an ambassador for the uk fashion and textile association.

We discuss her entrepreneurial journey and she shares some great tips as well as her advice for aspiring founders. She is at the forefront of fashion innovation and is on a mission to reconnect designers with the people who make their clothes.

Diana shares her knowledge from creating her own business to mentoring and teaching upcoming designers making this episode not one to miss for anyone looking to get involved in fashion from students to designers to founders.

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23. MAES London: Transparency in Fashion Manufacturing with British Fashion Council Mentor Founder Diana Kakkar