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Katherine V Gough

Professor of Human Geography Loughborough University
Katherine V Gough

Katherine V Gough is Professor of Human Geography at Loughborough University.

 
 
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Circularity Issues / EPR Schemes Report
Producer responsibility schemes are generating revenue across dozens of markets, but the recycling infrastructure that revenue was intended to build remains largely absent from the system it funds.

Fashion's Circular Economy Promise Collects the Money but Skips the System

  • Subir Ghosh

3 July 2026
Upcycling Fashion / Drawbacks Analysis
Distinctiveness has a ceiling that few briefs account for, and understanding where that ceiling sits matters more than chasing novelty without any restraint.

The Design Instinct Upcycled Fashion Brands Need to Unlearn

  • Special Correspondent

30 June 2026
 
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Going Circular / Waste Flows Report
Waste accumulates faster than the mechanisms built to convert it into something usable again, leaving each year's surplus to compound against a system still catching up.

Textile Circularity Stalls Where Education, Community and Business Fail to Connect

  • Special Correspondent

10 July 2026
Knitwear Designs / India Market Interview
Knitwear built from fibre behaviour rather than trend cycles reflects a design philosophy where the yarn itself becomes the starting point for every creative and structural decision in the garment.

Indian Knitwear Gets a Design Overhaul as One Label Rejects Seasonal Limits

  • Richa Bansal

9 July 2026
 
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Luxury Markets / Trends Analysis
The stigma around used fashion is fading as young consumers gravitate towards the second-hand market. These consumers are very different from their older counterparts as they care for the environment and intend to impact the planet positively

Preloved Luxury: Fad or Fashion’s Future?

  • Sheetal Jain
  • Rubal Rathi

12 May 2022
Sidelining Leather / State of Leather 2024 / V Analysis
Most animal rights groups may have their hearts in the right place, but have their heads—bereft of ecological understanding and shorn of scientific rigour—buried somewhere else.

Leather Needs to Get Aggressive, Take Battle of Words Right into the Camp of Activists

  • Subir Ghosh

25 October 2024