Justine Aldersey-Williams / The Wild dyery

Justine Aldersey-Williams is a regenerative clothing activist, founder of the Northern England Fibreshed and a botanical textile dyer and educator at The Wild Dyery. 

She recently made fashion history by producing the U.K.’s first pair of homegrown jeans - in the process capturing the imaginations of industry, media and consumers alike with her mythic ‘field to fashion’ initiation story.

Her pioneering work intersects creativity, deep ecology and spirituality while addressing triple bottom line sustainability. 

As a lifelong meditator, she experiences clothing is an interface between our personal and planetary bodies that needs re-sanctifying.  Her practice involves connecting to traditional wisdom and natural lore through the matrilineal textile crafts that transform seeds into cloth.

Nicknamed Woadica, she’s helping develop the commercial upscale of organic British indigo from our heritage plant source, Woad with her soon to launch company Homegrown Colour. Her intent is to help fashion manufacturers divest from fossil fuels in favour of our botanical wisdom keepers so everyone can wear clothing that’s regenerated ecology, economy and society.