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The challenges of navigating supply chain minimums while intentionally building regional systems
The challenges of navigating supply chain minimums while intentionally building regional systems

Leah D’Ambrosio is the founder of Wol Hide, who create easy wear for living in – styles made from natural fibers and organic textures.

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Style, Season 6, People, Planet, Storytelling, Circular Economy, Farming, MaterialsKestrel JenkinsMarch 29, 2022EPISODE 266 Comment
Slowing down influence & building community instead of obsessing about analytics
Slowing down influence & building community instead of obsessing about analytics

Summer Dean (also known as @ClimateDiva) is a writer, content creator and model, who has a distinct way of making conversations around climate justice and fashion educational, intersectional and fun.

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Style, Season 6, Fashion Activism, People, Planet, StorytellingKestrel JenkinsMarch 15, 2022EPISODE 265Comment
Fashion's greenwashing problem and the need for mandatory measures & regulation
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.

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Waste, Materials, Circular Economy, Style, Season 6, Transparency, Fashion ActivismKestrel JenkinsMarch 8, 2022EPISODE 264Comment
*Sacrifice zones* & the complex ways that fashion was built on and produces erasure
*Sacrifice zones* & the complex ways that fashion was built on and produces erasure

Dr. Sandra Niessen is a cultural anthropologist, fashion scholar and activist, who currently works closely with Fashion Act Now.



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People, Planet, Season 6, Storytelling, Fashion Activism, CraftKestrel JenkinsFebruary 22, 2022EPISODE 263Comment
Should we focus on LABOR, not MATERIALS in the quest to reduce fashion's environmental impact?
Should we focus on LABOR, not MATERIALS in the quest to reduce fashion's environmental impact?

Roland Geyer is Professor of Industrial Ecology at UCSB, and author of “The Business Of Less: The Role Of Companies and Households On A Planet In Peril”.



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People, Planet, Season 6, Storytelling, Materials, Manufacturing, Circular EconomyKestrel JenkinsFebruary 15, 2022EPISODE 262Comment
Can fashion and degrowth coexist, and specifically — do high heels exist in a degrowth world?
Can fashion and degrowth coexist, and specifically — do high heels exist in a degrowth world?

Marula Tsagkari is a degrowth advocate and a PhD candidate at the University of Barcelona in the Department of Economics .



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Style, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, People, Planet, Season 6Kestrel JenkinsFebruary 8, 2022EPISODE 261Comment
What are you latching onto? A special edition recap episode
What are you latching onto? A special edition recap episode

A special edition recap episode that helps us reflect on what we learned on Season 5, so we can move intentionally into Season 6.



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Style, Storytelling, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, People, Planet, Circular Economy, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsJanuary 18, 2022EPISODE 260Comment
“The Slow Grind" & the inevitability of degrowth in fashion
“The Slow Grind" & the inevitability of degrowth in fashion

Georgina Johnson is the founder of The Laundry and the editor of The Slow Grind: Finding Our Way Back to Creative Balance.



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Style, Storytelling, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, People, Planet, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsDecember 28, 2021EPISODE 258Comment
How the *affordability* story is fueling a messed up narrative & why we need a culture shift
How the *affordability* story is fueling a messed up narrative & why we need a culture shift

Aja Barber is a writer, stylist, consultant, and the author of Consumed - The Need For Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism.

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Style, Storytelling, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, People, Planet, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsDecember 21, 2021EPISODE 258Comment
The need for safe spaces where global designers can be seen, valued, and heard & educating the next generation of fashion's leaders
The need for safe spaces where global designers can be seen, valued, and heard & educating the next generation of fashion's leaders

Farai Simoyi is a fashion entrepreneur, educator and also the founder of The Narativ.

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Style, Storytelling, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, People, Planet, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsDecember 7, 2021EPISODE 257Comment
The digitization of secondhand & supporting small business
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.

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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
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.

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Storytelling, Materials, Reuse, Style, Waste, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsNovember 9, 2021EPISODE 255 Comment
Using a brand as an experiment, questioning ownership over one's trash & how augmented reality could impact sustainability in fashion
Using a brand as an experiment, questioning ownership over one's trash & how augmented reality could impact sustainability in fashion

Johnathan Hayden is an independent designer, focused on the intersections of fashion, technology and art.

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Fashion Activism, Storytelling, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsOctober 26, 2021EPISODE 254Comment
Advocating for the U.S. to appoint a fashion czar, what are The Green Guides and more on the intersections of politics & fashion
Advocating for the U.S. to appoint a fashion czar, what are The Green Guides and more on the intersections of politics & fashion

Hilary Jochmans is the founder of consulting firm Politically In Fashion - and recently helped pen an official letter to President Biden, calling for him to appoint a fashion czar.

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Fashion Activism, Storytelling, Industry Insiders, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsOctober 12, 2021EPISODE 253Comment
Reimagining supply chains for *upcycling* & embracing sustainability and streetwear through reworked design
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.

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Waste, Reuse, Materials, Circular Economy, Style, Manufacturing, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsOctober 5, 2021EPISODE 252Comment
The freedom in nonbinary design & experimentations with upcycling
The freedom in nonbinary design & experimentations with upcycling

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

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Waste, Reuse, Materials, Craft, Circular Economy, Style, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 28, 2021EPISODE 251Comment
Why *diversity* is tokenistic and advocating for holistic inclusion
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.



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Storytelling, Waste, Reuse, Materials, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 20, 2021EPISODE 250Comment
Fashion's current obsession with *genderless* and paying respect to queer & trans communities
Fashion's current obsession with *genderless* and paying respect to queer & trans communities

Isiah Magsino is a writer based in New York City, focused on exploring the beautiful things in life. photo credit: Catherine McGann/Getty Images, Drag ball in 1988 in New York City.

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Storytelling, Fashion Activism, Industry Insiders, Style, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsSeptember 14, 2021EPISODE 249Comment
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