Katherine Hamnett

Fashion designer Katherine Hamnett is famous for making text a fashion accessory. Katherine used slogans to increase public awareness of many issues, taking her lead from badges and buttons, fashionable and political slogans were emblazoned across every ones chest in 1980's Britain.

Tracey Emin Quilts

Tracey Emin uses quilting and embroidery techniques, and domestic traditional textiles and environments to add to the shocking quality of her art. It is a scrap book diary using textiles, possibly textiles with a history and memory to them old dresses and sheets to add to their evocative nature.