- EP30: The Pros and Cons of Secondhand Fashion: With The Vintage Seeker
Today we're joined by Kristina Urquhart from The Vintage Seeker to discuss the pros and cons of the secondhand fashion market and how it can not only repurpose current fashion waste, but be an igniting force of innovation for the industry.
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In this episode, I talk about my experience in the fashion education system and break down core issues that are hindering industry progress, fashion sustainability and innovation. I break things down from unsustainable teaching practices, outdated teaching methods, over-packed curriculums and more. I also spend some time discussing some of the solutions that could revolutionize the way fashion is taught and consequently, produced in a way that nurtures innovative thinking and allows the designers of the future to see human rights and sustainability as the default to start working in fashion.
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Welcome back to the Naturspired Podcast! After a 4+ month-long silence, I'm back to help you feel inspired by nature and shift fashion from the inside out. Today I wanted to have an honest conversation about where my life is and how things have been going but I also wanted to talk about the power of positivity in creating real systemic change in the fashion industry.
In this episode, I discuss the power of positivity in igniting action and real behavioural change. Like, you know how we're more likely to adopt a new habit in our lives if it offers a positive solution or makes our lives easier? As humans, we're psychologically wired to want positive incentives to do positive things. And solely focusing on the negative can (in some cases) actually be counterproductive to activism and can result in fear, despair and a sense of hopelessness in our communities. So how do we address talking about the real issues in fashion while also inspiring a positive response? My theory is that by approaching the issues and problems in fashion from an educational perspective, but inspiring action from a place of positivity, excitement and joy, we might be able to create a world or industry that thrives on change. Not one that views change as a tedious task that "has to be done" in order to be considered good people.
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This episode will cover some of the important work the Changing Markets Foundation has been up to with a specific focus on their latest campaign: greenwash.com.
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Grab your favourite comfort drink and join us for this joyful chat about self-expression, inclusivity and building a sustainable fashion brand using deadstock with Oge Ajibe.
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In this episode, I expand on what neuromarketing or consumer neuroscience is and how it connects to fashion and why it's an important tool for shifting the fashion industry from the inside out.
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In this insightful and inspiring episode, Hannes Schoenegger, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bananatex® and QWSTION shared his insight on what the future of fashion could look like and what changes we need to see to get there. We also discussed the amazing capabilities of the Bananatex® fabric, the world's first biodegradable waterproof fabric made from banana plants. This fibre is not only biodegradable, but it's also fully circular. Check out the shownotes for a video on the journey of this fabric, from cultivation to production and everything in between.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy33m - May 10, 2022 - EP23: What The SHEIN Stats Say About Fast Fashion
To recap, SHEIN is the worst contributor to fast fashion, trumping their other fast fashion rivals in mass by launching over 9000 new products every day producing over 30 BILLION dollars a year in disposable clothes. With all this said, doesn't it make you think - how is this possible? And what do these statistics say about fast fashion and the way we're moving as an industry? What's going on and how is this even legal? Well, let's dive in and find out.
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Today we're talking to Carrie Davies, the founder and designer at ONE Essentials, a circular underwear brand based in the UK that has done the work to prove that circular fashion is possible. As you'll learn in the episode, their underwear is made with non-toxic, recycled, organic AND biodegradable elastane - you know the stretchy part in underwear that typically take ages to degrade? Yes, they've addressed that issue. We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, you can get all the nitty-gritty shownotes and useful links here.
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Today we're highlighting 4 practices fashion brands and innovators have created and implemented in their businesses to improve transparency, traceability and build successful fashion businesses with sustainability at the focus. There is a lot of content in this episode so if you're listening on Spotify or any other audio platform - you can check out the shownotes for this episode here.
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Today we're talking about the players who are in charge of ending greenwashing in the fashion industry. Is it our government? The brands we buy from? or is it us? Are we in charge of changing the industry? Today we expand on why each player has their own part in creating change and who ultimately should be responsible for implementing change that affects the global industry.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy10m - Mar 4, 2022 - EP19: [Self Fridays] How To Implement Balance & Focus In Your Life
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In the digital era we live in today, it is more challenging than ever to focus on a specific task that's right in front of you. We are constantly bombarded with texts, notifications, emails, calls, reels, etc. that we barely get real mental space to do the thing we sought out to do at the beginning of the day. In this episode, we're exploring how to implement selective focus and balance in your work and personal life, so you can maximize your efficiency and achieve the goals that you want to achieve.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy8m - Feb 25, 2022 - EP18: 5 Key Marketing Tips For Growing a Sustainable Brand
BEFORE YOU START: Marketing is important in business. BUT there is a consideration to be had between using marketing solely to increase profits without consideration of your business practices and using marketing to support the positive impact your business is doing. I'm very cautious with how often or how much marketing/sales advice I put out on this platform because my mission is not to promote overconsumption and overproduction but to help society, brands and individuals who wear clothes feel empowered by how you connect to business, fashion and to give you tools to do better in the industry.
With that said, this episode is aimed towards sustainable fashion brands who have already done their ethical due diligence in their operations and supply chain, but just need the extra hand in getting the word out there, reaching their target audience and making their mark in the industry.
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Today we're joined by FABCYCLE, which is a social enterprise based in Vancouver with the mission of reducing textile waste by diverting usable materials from ending up in landfills. FABCYCLE works directly with local apparel manufacturers like factories, fashion designers and schools to collect the scraps, off-cuts, deadstock and ends of rolls that are left during the apparel production process and reuse or recycle them.
In this episode, we're breaking down what pre-consumer textile waste is, the challenges in the industry with recycling and repurposing both post and pre-consumer textile waste and the systems that we need to see for circularity to be attainable in fashion.
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Taking a moment to introspect and think about your lifestyle or career, can be quite daunting and challenging at times. In this Self Fridays episode, my goal is to give you a safe space to ponder on what you're doing, to identify if what you're doing aligns with your soul and to provide some tips to help you get there.
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With so many external factors affecting the way we operate from hustle culture to our own innate desire to scale and 'grow' without direction, sometimes it can be hard to stop and think "wait a minute, I built this business, shouldn't it work with my lifestyle?" The answer is - yes it should!
Today we're breaking down why simplicity is so important when building a business that works around you.
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There is hope that the world is moving towards a sustainable future - this means that authenticity, transparency and accountability will become more and more prevalent and essential to running a successful business.
Why not be ahead of the curve?
Today we explain how this can be a good thing for your brand and where to start.
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- EP01: Greenwashing Signs To Avoid
- The Fashion Act
- Article: Will 2022 Be The Year The Fashion Industry Finally Faces Green Legislation?
- Ep12: Why Sustainable Materials Won't Save Fashion
- Building Transparency In Fashion Brands
- Digitizing The Fashion Industry - EON & Microsoft
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- The Paris Agreement
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Typically as a new year approaches, we pick a set of goals and set a timeline to reach these goals. But the thing that we tend to not consider is the growing pains that come with the exponential growth we're seeking in the new year. This is what this episode is about! Today we're touching on 3 tips to help you thrive through growing pains and help you reach a more evolved and capable you.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy11m - Dec 31, 2021 - Ep12: Why Sustainable Materials Won't Save Fashion
I'm not trying to stir the pot, but this is an important thing to talk about. How are we going to create true material change in the fashion industry if all we're doing is mass-producing more of something better? The key to moving the dial towards a sustainable future and a circular economy starts far from the raw materials and has everything to do with how we think, relate and connect to fashion as businesses, brands and as a society as a whole. And this is what we cover in today's episode.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy9m - Dec 17, 2021 - Ep11: [Interview] The Impact of Mass Production - With The Velvet Underground
In this episode, I'm joined by the amazing Amy Rafferty - Founder & Owner of The Velvet Underground - a secondhand vintage shop in Whistler BC - to talk about all things mass production.
Join us for an educational yet casual conversation where we dive deep into what happens to donated/dumped clothes, why overproduction happens, supply chain overload and what happens to clothes after they have not been sold and left sitting as deadstock.
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