Nicholas Brown, Fashion Revolution USA

Nicholas started his career in NYC, where he worked for fashion brands Marc Jacobs and Project No 8, as well as publications like Nylon, Esquire, Vanity Fair. His love of high fashion led him to Europe to work with womenswear designer Christian Wijnants, menswear designer Walter Van Beirendonck, and conceptual designers BLESS.

Noticing that certain aspects of the fashion industry were at odds with his passion for protecting the environment and human rights, Nicholas wanted to help redirect the industry. Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, he has been heavily involved with various nonprofits including Beyond the Label, Fair Trade LA, Impact Fashion, and Fashion Revolution, where he currently serves as the country coordinator for Southern California. He has worked across the supply chain to help unite the industry and to find solutions that work for all living beings and the planet.

Nicholas is driven to continue the work of Fashion Revolution in uniting people and organizations to work together towards radically changing the way our clothes are sourced, produced, and consumed.

Lesley Roberts works and plays in the spaces between culture, material, and imagination. She is a creative strategist, community builder, and social entrepreneur.

Oceanparkstudio is the creative workshop–research studio–experimental space through which Lesley offers strategic marketing, brand management, and cultural programming. She believes in the power of thoughtful ideas, creative vision, and clarity of purpose to achieve meaningful change and growth.

She is the founder of Material Encounters, director of the So Cal chapter of Fibershed, and co-founder and former Executive Director of Textile Arts | Los Angeles. Lesley holds a BA in Art History from UCLA and a certificate from UCLA Anderson’s Executive Education program.