The cavalry is not coming. WE are the cavalry.

We live in unprecedented times. A poly crisis of epic proportions is unfolding as we live and breath - and unsustainable fashion consumption and production play straight into it. Things need to change - and fast.

We offer science-based advice, research and educational services and tailored consulting to those who are pushing forward, designing and implementing social change projects linked to fashion.

  • Post Growth Fashion Agency is on a mission to help fashion flourish. We work with clients who are driving meaningful transformative projects related to textiles and fashion in their cities, communities, companies.

  • We are here to help change makers drive much needed transformation - in cities, in communities, in companies.

    We work with local governments, companies, NGOs, international organizations, charities, start ups, and all the other actors who consider themselves agents of change.

  • We are not here to help fashion brands or any other organizations create a greener image for themselves or try to figure our how to comply with upcoming regulations without changing how they work. (There are plenty of other agencies for that.)

Our founder

Post Growth Fashion Agency was started by Dr. Katia Dayan Vladimirova, a proud holder of a double PhD in climate ethics and politics. With over fifteen years of research experience, Katia’s expertise in sustainable fashion consumption and social change has been featured in VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, Femina - and she was recently recognized as a top voice in sustainable fashion by RedBoxMe in Collaboration with Cartier.

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Team

Preston Thatcher, Associate Consultant

Preston is a degrowth and post-growth researcher and communicator from the United States, with a diverse background in environmental and climate fields. His experience spans commerce and trade, environmental litigation, fossil fuel research, literature, art, and philosophy—an eclectic foundation that naturally aligned with the multidisciplinary discourse of degrowth and post-growth.

Preston received his bachelor’s degree in English literature and French in 2021, and completed his master’s in Environmental Policy from Sciences Po Paris in 2024. Outside of work, Preston enjoys writing, playing basketball, cycling around Paris, and regularly staying up past his bedtime.

Atiya Hyder, Associate Communication / Events Coordinator

Atiya’s experience in the sustainable fashion/textile landscape spans from the manufacturing perspective in Pakistan, to the craftsmanship focus in Italy to the pinnacle of sustainability in Denmark. Her expertise lies in program management, communication and event coordination working with international organizations such as Global Fashion Agenda and the Ethical Fashion Initiative (UN/WTO).

Originally from Pakistan, she earned a BA in Textile Design before completing an MA in Textile Design, Innovation & Sustainability at Istituto Europeo di Design in Italy.

Our theory of change

Why should fashion change? Where should we channel our efforts and resources to make the most difference? How does social change happen? How can we transform unsustainable fashion production, consumption and disposal practices?

And last but not least - what the heck does Post Growth Fashion even mean?

Read our theory of change here