Cavan Jayne McPherson

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About Cavan Jayne McPherson

I am a Scottish based designer working in natural/low impact dye application in fashion and textiles. A deep understanding on the fashion design and production system has allowed me to place natural dye application from small scale sampling to larger scale production both within my small scale Scottish dyehouse and collaborating with industrial mills. Working holistically with a plethora of industry professionals such as creative design directors, farmers and factory leads has enabled me to showcase the contemporary aesthetics and environmental benefits of natural dyes within the current system of fashion. Innovations in creative application have recently been showcased by The Woolmark prize 2023 and LVMH prize 2023. Natural dye colour work can be seen for British Vogue June 2024, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, JW Anderson, Nike, Salomon, egg trading, Paolina Russo, Sinead O’Dwyer to name a few, and stocked in notable stores such as Dover Street Market, Selfridges, Browns and Ssense. I work across bespoke palette creation, sampling and production in yarn, piece and garment dye with various application techniques.