Conscious Style Podcast

In this episode, Kestrel Jenkins — host of the Conscious Chatter podcast — is sharing her thoughts on slow media. Kestrel also shares:

• If slow media could ever be compatible with social media
• How algorithms impact us as content creators and content consumers
• How news cycles have been speeding up — and what the impact has been
• Why podcasting is such a powerful form of media
• How we can start to slow down our consumption (and production) of media

Hit play to join this conversation on slowing down media.

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/kestrel-jenkins-conscious-chatter

EPISODE MENTIONED:

• Ep.37 The Challenges and Complexities of Being a ‘Sustainable’ Influencer or Creator

LINKS MENTIONED:

• People Tree
• SUSTAIN the Mag
• The Root Podcast: Ep.4 The Future of Fashion
• NPR Lifekit: 4 Tips to Get Over FOMO

CONNECT WITH KESTREL & CONSCIOUS CHATTER:

• Conscious Chatter Website
• Instagram: @consciouschatter

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In this episode, we'll be exploring a new approach to production with Sally Lim, the co-owner of 2°EAST. Sally is sharing:

• An insider perspective into what goes into making a watch — and what that tells us about the rest of the fashion industry, too
• What it's like to co-own a brand with the manufacturer
• How this partnership enables far more transparency
• The challenges of marketing in an ethical way that feels good
• And so much more.

Hit play and join us as we peel the layers of what transparent production looks like.

Note: this episode was made as part of a partnership with 2°EAST. But it's not a promo episode — it's still as educational, inspirational, and useful as the rest of the Conscious Style Podcast episodes (hopefully!) are for you.

FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/sally-lim-2-degrees-east

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Instagram Graphic on 2°EAST's Pricing
• Sustainability Against Shame
• How Can We Make Ethical Fashion More Affordable?

CONNECT WITH SALLY & 2°EAST:

• 2DegreesEast.com
• Instagram - @2DegreesEast

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Uncover lost textile histories with Karen Baker — a researcher and ethnographic fiber artist — in this episode. You'll also hear Karen talk about:

• Her research into African American weavers' contributions to textile and fibers before the Great Migration
• The impact of these lost histories in understanding textiles and fashion
• How we can collectively work to uncover and integrate lost and/or overlooked textile histories 
• How she is integrating her research into her work with the organization Fiber With A Cause
• What role technology plays in the fashion industry, and in the slow fashion movement.

Hit play to uncover the impact of restorative textile history in building a better fashion future.

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/fiber-artist-karen-baker

EPISODE MENTIONED:

• EP29: Compostable Clothing, Natural Dyes, and Localizing Fashion Systems with Lydia Wendt

LINKS MENTIONED:

• The Day The World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon (Book)
• Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save The World by Jason Hickel (Book)

CONNECT WITH KAREN & FIBER WITH A CAUSE:

• Fiber With A Cause Website
• Facebook
• Instagram - @fiberwithacause
• Twitter - @sevencon

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In this episode, Sam Weir — a professional slow fashion stylist and the founder of one-on-one sustainable styling service Lotte is sharing:

• Why wearing what it's in our closets is so important to the sustainable fashion movement,
• How we can find joy in our wardrobes and not make it feel like a sacrifice to shop less,
• Her advice for restyling what's in our closets,
• What to do when nothing in our wardrobe feels like us any longer, and more.

Hit play to find out how you can be a part of the slow fashion movement by simply loving what you already own!

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/sustainable-stylist-sam-weir

EPISODE MENTIONED:

• EP17: More Creativity, Less Consumption: Sustainable Stylist Tips from Alyssa Beltempo

CONNECT WITH SAM & LOTTE:

• Website
• Instgram - @lotte.v1
• Tiktok - @lotte.world

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The impacts of fast fashion have been well documented — awareness of the industry's destruction of the environment and exploitation of people around the world has never been higher.

Yet, we are continuing to see a rise in fast fashion consumption. In fact, when you look at ultra-fast fashion brands like Shein, fast fashion has only gotten cheaper, faster, and bigger.

We're in the midst of a climate crisis. So why can't we stop buying so many cheap clothes? 

What makes this fast-fashion habit so particularly hard to break? Well, that is what we're going to be talking about today with our guest: Zainab. In this episode, she'll be breaking down:

• What ultra-fast fashion exactly is
• Why it's so addictive, especially for young people
• How fast fashion's marketing tactics keep people hooked on their "drug"
• The role that influencers play in overconsumption
• And how we can start to challenge and change these fast fashion systems.

Hit play and join us in exploring just how fast fashion brands are "using every trick in the book to get us addicted"... 

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/zainab-mahmood-fast-fashion

LINKS MENTIONED:

• ThredUP 2022 Resale Report
• Business of Fashion Article: Why Shein Might Be Worth $100 Billion in Four Charts
• Book: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
• Oh So Ethical Resources
• Oh So Ethical Twitter

EPISODES MENTIONED:

• EP.24 The Fascinating Psychology Behind Fashion and Consumption with Shakaila Forbes-Bell
• EP.47 How to Cultivate a Healthier Relationship to Shopping with Jessica Harumi
• EP.40 What It’s Really Like Working for Fast Fashion with Amanda McCarty
• EP.21 The Connection Between Social Media and Overconsumption in Fashion

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Could social enterprises offer a blueprint for how fashion can start to center people above shareholder profits?

Well, this is the question that will be explored in today's episode hosted by Stella Hertantyo with guest Simone Cipriani of the Ethical Fashion Initiative. Simone covers so many important topics, including:

• Why human rights and labor rights need to be at the center of our fashion system,
• How his work with artisan communities has helped him understand what sustainable fashion means in practice, how social enterprises work, and how alternative fashion business models are helping us shift the business of fashion by tackling overconsumption and waste,
• Why he thinks we are in the era of fashion accountability and the role that business reporting plays in this, and;
• Why local ecosystems are production and consumption and circular textile economies are key elements of degrowth in practice

Hit play to find out how social enterprises can shift fashion’s future. 

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/simone-cipriani

OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED:

• EP.38 How Custom Collaborative is Paving the Way for a Better Fashion Future
• EP.26 Behind the Indigenous-Owned Circular Conscious Fashion Brand Anne Mulaire

CONNECT WITH ETHICAL FASHION INITIATIVE

• Website
• Instagram: @ethicafashion

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The current fashion system puts profits above people and the planet. But what if we could flip this on its head and get fashion to actually put human and ecological health first? 

Well, that's exactly what a wellbeing economy for fashion could do — otherwise known as a "Wellbeing Wardrobe". 

Commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau, Wellbeing Wardrobe is an in-depth report that identified ways that fashion could participate effectively in a post-growth future to work in the interest of the common good.

In this episode, you'll hear from three members of the research team at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney:

• Dr. Samantha Sharpe: Associate Professor and Research Director
• Dr. Monique Retamal:  Program Lead for Resource Stewardship, and
• Dr. Taylor Brydges: Research Principal

Hit play and find out how we can all participate in this change and what a healthier future for fashion could look like. 

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/wellbeing-wardrobe

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Wellbeing Wardrobe: A wellbeing economy for the fashion and textile sector
• Post Growth Institute

EPISODES MENTIONED:

• EP.11 Fashion Activism: It’s Time for Brands to #PayUp with Ayesha Barenblat
• EP.20 How We Can Make Mending Mainstream with Josephine Philips of Sojo
• EP.45 Are Better Brand-Supplier Relationships The Missing Link to Ethical Fashion?

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When we think about slow fashion, there's a lot of tactical advice out there and this is all important and vital to talk about. But a long-term sustainable approach to conscious fashion goes beyond the actions we see at the surface and involves creating a new mindset around what we buy and own.

In today's conversation, I am going to be chatting with slow fashion content creator Jessica Harumi about: 

• How we can identify when we have an unhealthy relationship to shopping
• How we can start to create a healthier relationship to shopping and fashion
• How we can still enjoy style and fashion without constant consumption
• The benefits of capsule wardrobes
• How a capsule wardrobe changed Jessica's relationship with fashion

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/jessica-harumi/

LINKS MENTIONED:

• The Anna Edit
• Ep.24 The Fascinating Psychology Behind Fashion and Consumption with Shakaila Forbes-Bell
• Ep.7 How to Make the Most of Your Wardrobe with Jess Atkins
• Ep.17 More Creativity, Less Consumption: Sustainable Stylist Tips from Alyssa Beltempo
• Ep.34 What is the Power of Style? Style Coach Elyse Holladay Breaks it Down

CONNECT WITH JESSICA:

• Website
• Instgram - @jessica.harumi
• Youtube
• TikTok - @jessica.harumi

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Cheap clothes come at a cost to the environment, to the people working across the fashion supply chain, and maybe even to fast fashion consumers too. 

In this episode, we are going to explore all of the hidden — the true — costs of fast fashion.

This is the first episode of season 4, which will be focused on dramatically slowing down fashion and envisioning what a post-growth or degrowth future for fashion would look like. 

Before we get into all of the ways we can slow down fashion though, I wanted to talk about what is wrong with fast fashion. So hit play for a deep-dive into fast fashion's environmental impacts and social impacts.

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FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/why-is-fast-fashion-bad/

LINKS MENTIONED:

• What is Sustainable Fashion?
• What is Ethical Fashion?
• What is Slow Fashion?
• The Fashion Industry's Environmental Impacts
• White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
• 'Buy now, pay later' is sending the TikTok generation spiraling into debt

EPISODES MENTIONED:

• Ep.1 What is Ethical Fashion?
• Ep. 2 What is Sustainable Fashion?
• Ep.30 Regenerative Fashion & Building a Seed-to-Sew Supply Chain
• Ep.29 Compostable Clothing, Natural Dyes, and Localizing Fashion Systems
• Ep.31 The Reality of the Secondhand Clothing Trade
• Ep.45 Are Better Brand-Supplier Relationships The Missing Link to Ethical Fashion?
• Ep.40 What It’s Really Like Working for Fast Fashion
• Ep.3 What is Slow Fashion and How Can You Participate in the Movement?

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• YouTube

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What will it really take to create a more sustainable and equitable future for fashion? Join me, your host Elizabeth, as I interview changemakers in the fashion industry to explore this very question.

Every Tuesday on the Conscious Style Podcast, you'll hear from guests from labor activists and organizers to slow fashion entrepreneurs and designers to ethical fashion authors and creators to fashion psychologists and sustainable fashion stylists, who are diving into all of the questions you've been asking about conscious fashion. 

Listen to the trailer to get a preview of what to expect in this show.

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https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/category/podcast/