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(memory of the Lanvin colour wall)

Jackie started her career in textiles making colour schemes for the late Karl Lagerfeld in the nineties. She then went on to work for renowned colour agency Peclers in Paris, collaborating on their colour books and consultancy for La Redoute. Since then, she has developed colour for Nobilis Paris, Elitis, Rena Lange, Takisada, Adidas, Istvan Francer, Cerruti, Solbiati, Lanvin, Stella McCartney, CMO Paris…

She now collaborates with Como mill Girani, to promote better use of colour throughout the luxury sector. Her research based on the work of historian Dominique Cardon and indigenous textile practise of tribal dyeing, aims to promote the use of plant based dyestuffs, not petro-chemicals.

Now Jackie produces colour only with plant based dyes, sourced ethically from organic growers or foraged herself on local walks.

Client portfolio

Jackie was thrown into the heart of the Luxury industry working for Karl Lagerfeld as a textile designer straight out of college. She trained as an apprentice to Francoise Bernard who taught her how to buy fabrics, this lead to a long career in Luxury buying where she always designed and handpainted the customised textiles in her collections.

Her clients have ranged from the most discreet and historic: Farmacia Santa Maria Novella, to the most recognised: Disney, and the most loved by the press: Stella McCartney, Yves St Laurent and Alber Elbaz for Lanvin. Other clients for textiles include: Aquascutum, Comme des Garcons, Rena Lange, Maska, Itochu Fashion System, Peclers Paris, Old England, Elitis, CMO Paris…

As an educator Jackie has lectured at the Royal College of Art, the Institut Francais de la Mode, Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and now teaches at UAL Central St Martins.

Sustainability clients include: Centre for Sustainable Fashion, LCF; DEFRA, DIFID, The United Nations, International Trade Centre.

Sustainability

Today all Jackie’s work is focussed on sustainable issues.

This piece highlights the danger of expansive palm oil culture to biodiversity on the island of Borneo.
Borneo is home to the oldest jungle forest on earth, housing the widest variety of species on the planet. Over the past 10 years, deforestation has decimated the indigenous forest through the implantation of palm monoculture; thus endangering the survival of hundreds of animal species and many plant genera.
This series of tapestries, contemporary Palampore designed for Elitis, highlights the need to cultivate a new hybrid “tree of life”, a plan to conserve and raise awareness for better stewardship of life.

The loss of biodiversity is the biggest crime of the Anthropocene, and will be the biggest threat to human survival on Earth. Today all corporations and large organisations should have a biodiversity strategy in place. We should all be aware of the impact of our actions on the planet: each business trip, each flight, each bin of rubbish left to be disposed off, each tree cut down for the paper we write on, the viscose we wear, each breath of CO2 has impact. Today over a million species on our planet are threatened by human actions.

From avoiding extracting more fossil fuels from the earth’s crust, to knowing how to compost, monitoring water usage, limiting energy use, avoiding the excessive use of toxic chemicals, alleviating poverty and encouraging indigenous, rural populations to thrive…Sustainability targets must be put in place.

If each person, each organisation, each corporation can achieve one small set of changes, we can help save our planet, treading a little lighter on our beautiful home, Earth.