Katharine Hamnett
Sue Lawley's castaway is designer Katharine Hamnett
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is one of Britain's most successful fashion designers - Katharine Hamnett.
She started in the business 10 years ago with a £500 loan, and now runs a company with a £10 million turnover. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about the connection between politics and fashion, and also about her famous baggy white t-shirts, which bear political and ecological slogans, and the memorable occasion when she wore one of them on a visit to 10 Downing Street.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Big Head by Max Bygraves Book: The I Ching Luxury: Aircraft carrier (to decorate)