Fashion psychology, contextualizing our buying behaviors amidst today's *speed* & how shopping is not equal to happiness

Dr. Dion Terrelonge is a chartered psychologist, researcher and stylist, who explores the connection between clothes and human expression.

Season 6, Planet, People, Waste, Style, StorytellingKestrel JenkinsAugust 2, 2022EPISODE 276Comment

The Or Foundation's take on their recent agreement with SHEIN, how these grant funds are/will be used & extended producer responsibility (EPR)

Liz Ricketts and Sammy Oteng work with The Or Foundation, a nonprofit based in the USA and Ghana, with a primary goal of catalyzing what they call a justice-led circular economy.

Season 6, Planet, People, Materials, WasteKestrel JenkinsJuly 5, 2022EPISODE 275Comment

What are biosynthetic dyes & could they replace the toxic petroleum-heavy ingredients in today's predominant indigo garment dye?

Michelle Zhu is the CEO & cofounder of Huue, which make biosynthetic dyes to replace the toxic chemical dyes in apparel – their current focus is providing an alternative to synthetic indigo.

Season 6, Planet, People, Materials, WasteKestrel JenkinsJune 21, 2022EPISODE 274Comment

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

Revealing lipstick's dirty little secrets & questioning the beauty industry's lack of regulation

Angela Weinberg is the cofounder of KOLORETE, a luxury color cosmetics brand specializing in the lips category and focused on organic ingredients.

Style, Season 6, Fashion Activism, People, Planet, Storytelling, Craft, ManufacturingKestrel JenkinsMay 24, 2022EPISODE 271Comment

Should we be questioning cut & sew as the primary way to join garments together?

Anuj Sharma is an innovative designer, who developed a unique method to make clothing called Button Masala, which does not require any cutting or sewing to construct a garment.

Style, Season 6, Fashion Activism, People, Planet, Storytelling, Craft, ManufacturingKestrel JenkinsMay 17, 2022EPISODE 271Comment

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

The need to *Remember Who Made Them* (our clothes) & whether we should buy fast fashion secondhand

Venetia La Manna is a broadcaster and slow fashion campaigner. She’s also the co-founder of Remember Who Made Them, and the host of All The Small Things.

Style, Season 6, Fashion Activism, People, Planet, StorytellingKestrel JenkinsApril 19, 2022EPISODE 268Comment

Breeding naturally colored organic cotton

Sally Fox of FoxFibre® is a farmer and scientist, who is known for her work in developing strong genetics in organic, naturally-colored cotton.

Season 6, Planet, Farming, MaterialsKestrel JenkinsApril 12, 2022EPISODE 267 Comment

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.

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.

Style, Season 6, Fashion Activism, People, Planet, StorytellingKestrel JenkinsMarch 15, 2022EPISODE 265Comment

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

*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.

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?

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”.