Slow art as a tool for liberation and why sustainability isn't passive – it's something you live

Kesiena Onosigho is a textile and mixed-media artist, who intuitively explores textiles and a range of media to create atmospheric abstractions focused on intersectionality.

Season 6, Planet, People, Materials, WasteKestrel JenkinsJune 7, 2022EPISODE 274Comment

The rise of plastic fashion & the journey of microplastics that come with it

Timnit Kefela is a doctoral candidate in environmental science and management, studying the sources, pathways and fates of microplastics in urban environments.

Season 6, Planet, People, Materials, WasteKestrel JenkinsMay 3, 2022EPISODE 270 Comment

Fashion cooperatives & how they can shift power dynamics, counter overproduction, and support local economies

Ngozi Okaro is the founder and executive director of Custom Collaborative.

Season 6, Planet, Manufacturing, People, WasteKestrel JenkinsApril 26, 2022EPISODE 269 Comment

Fashion's greenwashing problem and the need for mandatory measures & regulation

George Harding-Rolls (the Campaigns Advisor at Changing Markets Foundation) and Amy Nguyen (a strategist, researcher and writer) are behind the new platform Greenwash.com.

Waste, Materials, Circular Economy, Style, Season 6, Transparency, Fashion ActivismKestrel JenkinsMarch 8, 2022EPISODE 264Comment

The digitization of secondhand & supporting small business

Shilla Parker-Kim is the founder and CEO of Thrilling, the first dedicated online marketplace for secondhand and vintage stores across the United States.

Reuse, Style, Waste, Circular Economy, Storytelling, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsNovember 23, 2021EPISODE 256Comment

Gee's Bend Quilters: the original purveyors of sustainability & exploring the meaning of an equitable collaboration

Mary Margaret Pettway is a fourth generation Gee’s Bend Quilter, and Greg Lauren is a designer focused on reworked American sportswear.

Storytelling, Materials, Reuse, Style, Waste, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsNovember 9, 2021EPISODE 255 Comment

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

Reimagining waste as a resource, creativity's battle against commerce & the importance of welcoming financial sustainability into the larger conversation

Akilah Stewart is the founder and creative director of FATRA, a creative waste management company.

Style, People, Storytelling, Planet, Industry Insiders, Circular Economy, Materials, Waste, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsJune 29, 2021EPISODE 241Comment

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

Sensible shoes and resisting mindless consumption & markdowns

Katherine Theobalds is the founder and creative director at Zou Xou shoes, a slow fashion footwear brand, made in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

People, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Style, Waste, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsMay 4, 2021EPISODE 233Comment

The nuances of “influence” today, splashing color across ethical fashion & Living In COLOR(ISM)

Kara Fabella is an ethical fashion advocate, digital creator and stylist - known as @theFlippside on Instagram.

Planet, People, Circular Economy, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Materials, Style, Waste, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsApril 27, 2021EPISODE 232Comment

Modern shoe repair & reframing our understanding of the sneaker lifespan

Lauren Tanaka-Fortune and Rory Fortune are the cofounders of Goods & Services, a modern repair shop in Los Angeles, that specializes in sneaker repair.