Reimagining supply chains for *upcycling* & embracing sustainability and streetwear through reworked design

Sara Gourlay is the Creative Director at Frankie Collective, a brand dedicated to innovating women’s streetwear and setting a standard for sustainability in the fashion industry.

Waste, Reuse, Materials, Circular Economy, Style, Manufacturing, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsOctober 5, 2021EPISODE 252Comment

The freedom in nonbinary design & experimentations with upcycling

Francisco Diaz is an upcycling designer and the creator of CiscoSews, a slow fashion sewing studio.

Waste, Reuse, Materials, Craft, Circular Economy, Style, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 28, 2021EPISODE 251Comment

Why *diversity* is tokenistic and advocating for holistic inclusion

Natalie Shehata is a stylist focused on sustainability who currently works as the Retail Trainer for The Social Outfit, a Sydney-based fashion label who provides employment and training to people from refugee and new migrant communities.

Storytelling, Waste, Reuse, Materials, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 20, 2021EPISODE 250Comment

Botanical dyeing, sustainability as a collection of idiosyncrasies & the art of slowing down

Ocean Rose is a Yoruba artist, focused on botanical dye, community, photography, & poetry.

Storytelling, Waste, Reuse, Materials, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 7, 2021EPISODE 248Comment

Fashion rental, making the sharing economy personal & challenging the pressure of *newness*

Eshita Kabra-Davies is the CEO and founder of By Rotation, a UK-based social fashion rental app and platform, dedicated to transforming the way we consume fashion.

Style, People, Storytelling, Planet, Waste, Reuse, Circular Economy, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsAugust 10, 2021EPISODE 245Comment

Creativity over consumption & shifting the narrative away from placing *all* responsibility on the consumer

Alyssa Beltempo is a Canadian slow fashion expert and stylist who believes in creativity over consumption.

Style, People, Storytelling, Planet, Reuse, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsAugust 3, 2021EPISODE 244Comment

Mikaela Clark on balance in partnerships, welcoming the evolution of your creativity, and inclusivity in upcycling

Mikaela Clark is a visual artist and designer, and the founder of Hansel - handpainted, upcycled apparel made in Brooklyn, New York.

Industry Insiders, Style, Waste, Circular Economy, Materials, Reuse, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsMay 18, 2021EPISODE 235Comment

Rethinking upcycling, questioning trends & reimagining what "seasons" mean

Lottie Bertello is the founder and designer of LOTI, an Upcycling Design Studio recently launched in 2021.

People, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Style, Waste, Circular Economy, Materials, Reuse, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsMay 11, 2021EPISODE 234Comment

Statement pieces & future vintage over future garbage

Dani Des Roches, the founder of Picnicwear, a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC (almost) entirely from vintage and deadstock materials.

Upcycling & how fashion creates culture

Selina Sanders is a slow fashion artisan who makes clothing that is always one-of-a-kind and upcycled.

Style (self) over fashion (conformity)

Chanelle Harris is the founder of NELLO, a curated thrift brand that is non-binary to any form of fashion and promotes positive self-love with sustainable clothing through artistic expression.