About
Carry Somers
A visionary changemaker, Carry Somers is renowned for her transformative impact on the fashion industry. As co-founder of Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion activism movement, she has ignited a shift towards transparency, fairness, and sustainability in supply chains.
With an MA in Native American Studies, Carry supported Indigenous communities for over three decades, amplifying their voices and embedding their values in her work. She founded Pachacuti, an award-winning Fair Trade brand, and co-founded League of Artisans, a non-profit championing artisanal skills as a response to global challenges.
Recognised by the Business of Fashion’s BoF 500 as one of the most influential figures in fashion, Carry has sailed 2,000 miles researching ocean plastic pollution and collaborated on a textile garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. She holds an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Keele University, is an Executive Member of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and was a 2023 Churchill Fellow, providing her with an opportunity to further her research into fashion’s relationship with nature.
An experienced public speaker, Carry has taken the stage at major events including The Economist Impact Summit in Athens, The King’s Foundation sustainability conference, The Textile Society annual conference, an audience of 5000 at Trimarchi, the largest design festival in Latin America. Her insights have been featured on BBC World News, The One Show, BBC Breakfast, Women’s Hour, NPR, and in publications ranging from British Vogue and Vanity Fair to Business of Fashion and the Financial Times.
On Stage & Online
(re)weaving Amazonia
Panel discussion: From Forest to Fashion – Rethinking Value in the Amazon
26 June 2025
Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross, London
The Nature of Fashion
Manchester Fashion Week Book Launch
9 September 2025 6pm
Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW
The Nature of Fashion
London Book Launch
16 September 2025 6-8pm Invite Only
Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD
Kew Gardens Material World
18 September 2025 Press launch and VIP reception - invite only
October In Conversation event - ticket info available soon
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Shute Festival
26 September 2025 4-5.30pm
Sandon Literature Festival
19 October 2025 10.30am
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COP Belém
TBC
United Nations New York
18 November 2025 12-2pm Private event
405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, United States
New York Book Launch
18 November 2025 6-8pm
Rizzoli Bookstore 1133 Broadway, New York, NY 10010, United States
Booking information online early October
Miami Book Event
Soho Beach House
November 2025
More information coming soon