A Colonial History of Fashion seen through the Thames: A river walk with Tanveer Ahmed

As we walk through our cities and along our rivers, it is not apparent that their story is inextricably entwined in the exploitation of people through Britain's role in colonisation – both from the money derived from the transatlantic slave trade invested in London's construction, and through the cargoes produced by enslaved people and colonised people that the river Thames carried including sugar, cotton, and tobacco. The Thames plays a crucial role in British fashion histories, carrying the sailors on the docks and merchants with goods for trade, to building the monuments, museums and economy that has shaped London as a fashion capital.