ABOUT US
Mica Lamb – founder and director of Agent For Change – has been immersed in fashion since her early childhood, when her Godmother Karen Erickson founded the hugely influential ‘Showroom 7’ in the heart of New York City’s garment district in 1983. The showroom became a second home to Mica as she was growing up, and Erickson’s work ethic and determination has inspired her ever since.
Shortly after the launch of Showroom 7, Erickson, together with her London based partner Vicki Beamon, established world-renowned jewellery company Erickson Beamon. Mica is extremely fortunate to count both Vicki and Karen as mentors, they have both been, and continue to be, enormously generous with their expertise, advice and support.
After reading Anthropology (BSc) at Goldsmiths University, Mica went on to work in the fashion industry, both in London and New York. Her various roles, including four years working under Vicki Beamon at Erickson Beamon London, have gained her a thorough understanding of the production process, from design through to sales and marketing. Over the years she has become acutely aware of how this complicated manufacturing chain impacts on the environment, damaging the planet and creating a socio-political struggle for third world and developing countries.
She truly believes, however, that we are now on the brink of a highly innovative future, where materials and processes that were hitherto thought impossible are being developed every day. This has facilitated a huge shift in eco fashion, taking this traditionally slow moving market and propelling it into a period of rapid growth. The industry is beginning to see eco-design not as a threat but as an opportunity.
Agent for Change is a response to this opportunity. Mica’s diverse knowledge base and contacts within the fashion industry afford her a unique position whereby she can offer bespoke services to eco-designers, as per their needs and budgets, while presenting press and buyers with high-end innovative fashion product.