The Red Dress: Conversations In Stitch

The Red Dress: Conversations In Stitch is not just a dress, but a symbol of empowerment and connection. With every stitch, it tells a story and invites you to be part of a larger conversation.

The Red Dress is a global project featuring work from 51 countries. The dress’ embroiderers include female refugees from Palestine, Syria and Ukraine, women seeking asylum in the UK from Iran, Iraq, China, Nigeria and Namibia, survivors of war in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and DR Congo, impoverished and disadvantaged women in South Africa, Mexico and Egypt, individuals in Kenya, Japan, Turkey, Jamaica, Sweden, Peru, Czech Republic, Dubai, Afghanistan, Australia, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Tobago, Vietnam, Estonia, USA, Russia, Pakistan, Wales, Colombia and England, students from Montenegro, Brazil, Malta, Singapore, Eritrea, Norway, Poland, Finland, Ireland, Romania and Hong Kong as well as artisans from embroidery studios in India and Saudi Arabia. They are communicating with each other, and us, using the language of stitch. 

You can read some of their stories in this astonishing book. We’re having a celebration of the dress and the book in Bristol on 29 September at The Mount Without, as part of Sustainable Fashion Week. Find out more and book a space here: https://reddressembroidery.com/The-book