'The Nettle Dress' is a film documenting 7 years of Allan Brown's journey foraging for nettles, designing, spinning, weaving and finally sewing a dress made entirely of nettles.
The film has been released widely in the UK and beyond during 2023 to awards and positive reviews, including:
'An exquisite, inspiring film' Sir Mark Rylance
'One of the best cinema surprises of 2023' Film Review Daily
'Lyrical and moving, like a fairytale' Wendy Ide, The Guardian
In this episode your podcast host Jo Salter, founder of ethical clothing enterprise Where Does It Come From?, chats with Allan about his journey creating the nettle dress, documenting his story through his friend and film maker Dylan Howitt, and his thoughts on the way the film has been received.
This episode is the second part of a two part discussion with Allan. You can listen to the first half of the discussion in episode 38 'Grow your own clothes with Allan Brown'.
Links:
Where Does It Come From? - https://www.wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk
The Nettle Dress Film - https://linktr.ee/nettledressfilm
Allan Brown on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hedgerow.couture/
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