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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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Climate Action / Pakistan Cotton Interview
Resilience in agriculture often begins with small, repeated decisions made under uncertain conditions and constrained resources. This caption explores how incremental change accumulates into structural transformation across a working landscape shaped by necessity.

Climate Pressure Forces a Reckoning Across Pakistan's Cotton Belt

  • Richa Bansal

25 June 2026
Indian Retail / Market Dynamics Interview
Premium consumption is widening into a broader cultural expression of identity, where aspiration is shaped less by status and more by individual discovery and quality.

The Quiet Recalibration Inside India's Most Aspirational Shopping Address

  • Subir Ghosh

22 June 2026
 
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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
Going Circular / Nature of Fashion Interview
Natural systems demonstrate working models of resilience and regeneration that industrial design has only recently begun to study with any rigour.

Circularity Without Decay Is Fashion Pretending Nature Doesn't Matter

  • Subir Ghosh

26 June 2026
 
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Fashion History / Mantua Feature
The mantua or manteau was a new fashion that arose in the 1670s. Instead of a bodice and skirt cut separately, the mantua hung from the shoulders to the floor (like dresses of earlier periods). It started as the female version of the men's banyan, worn for "undress" wear.

How a 17th Century Gown Ushered in Financial Freedom for Women in Europe

  • Sarah Bendall

3 January 2024
Business of Innovation / Rethread Africa Interview
More than 80% of the maize plant goes to waste after every harvest season as only around 15% is used. This means that valuable resources and energy in sowing, growing, and harvesting the plant are being lost while it has the building blocks to make fibres. And the amazing thing is that this is not only the preserve of maize but the same script is found in other fibre-rich agro-waste including sugarcane bagasse and pineapple leaves that Rethread Africa is currently exploring.

Out of Africa: A Journey from Farm to a Fabric of the Future

  • Richa Bansal

27 July 2023