Cultivated Conversations

Y'all!! Get ready to fall in love with Amy Teague and thrifting. Amy is an artist and story teller in Tulsa, OK. In this episode, she shares her love for the story in an antique piece and her addiction to finding a great deal. You will fall in love!! My favorite line from this episode comes from when she found a Kate Spade bag for a few dollars. "Kids! Get in the car before they realize this Kate Spade purse was worth more!"

We're back with my friends, Rebecca and Lauren, talking about clothing swaps! Rebecca describes swaps like going to summer camp with your friends. Just dump all the cute clothes on one bed and let's find the best outfit to meet our camp boyfriend in! Maybe that is not exactly what she said, but you get the point! Free clothes, a great time with friends, and no new purchases. See all the show notes online: http://www.cultivated.fashion/blog/cultivated-conversations-26-clothing-swaps.

Welcome back! Today on the show we have my favorite shop-owner, Lauren, from SoBo Co. Y'all know my LOVE for this shop! You've heard my miracle dress story from Small to Large. I found that dress at Lauren's shop. Lauren and I originally recorded this episode back in the spring, but the timing was all wrong! I wanted her episode to be strategic, because she has a wealth of knowledge. Her gifting and knowledge is really luxury consignment and vintage! So, if you are looking for a new Gucci piece or vintage denim, she has some great advice.

See show notes at Cultivated.Fashion! Check out Lauren's Shop in Tulsa, SoBo Co.

Hey ladies! It's me, Kara. Guess who the guest is today? Guess! IT'S ME!! I'm on the show talking about consignment shopping. I LOVE consignment shopping. I literally just went shopping today. In this episode, I share my strategy for shopping consignment. Yes, you read that right. I have a strategy. My love for consignment shops is a little weird, but that's to be expected from me!

It's time to go shopping! In this episode, we talk to Bethany Tran, founder and owner of The Root Collective. The RC has a great ethical list on their website. So, we asked Bethany to come on to tell us all the brands we need to know about to start shopping ethically. You know I love anyone who talks about addressing poverty alleviation through creating jobs and shopping! Bethany brings light to the amazing power women, who control 85% of household spending, have in our daily spending decisions. Check out our website for a list of brands mentioned. www.cultivated.fashion

Today, we welcome Shae aka The Tulsa Tailor. It's week two of our second season! Before we get into strategies for purchasing more ethically, it is so beneficial to know your personal style. No reason to spend money on clothes you'll never wear! LADIES! I thought this conversation was going to go one way, but Shae blew me away with her practical advice on personal style. I think my jaw dropped when she said "They (fast fashion companies) are hoping to confuse you and convince you to buy constantly. You don’t need to buy constantly; you need to buy consistently." You just have to go listen. Her practical advice will convince you that your personal style is important to your everyday life.

All the CHEERS for season two! We are back and ready to help you kick start your ethical wardrobe. In episode 1 , we give you the main reasons why this topic of "ethical purchasing" matters. We start by catching up with our co-hosts about their summers. . Then, we talk about fast fashion, unethical industries, how to begin the journey to purchasing ethically, what ethics we are looking for, and discuss the awesome episodes we have coming up. This episode we give you a few statistics, but mainly just chit chat about the basics of purchasing ethical. We are excited for the fall season. So, make sure to subscribe!

FRIENDS! We are wrapping up our first 10 episodes and first season of the podcast. As we wrap up the season, we want to give you a chance to hear some audio we had to cut from our second episode with Jaclyn from Trove. Melissa asked her a wonderful question about ethical purchasing and terms, but, since the episode was already so long, we had to cut it out. Jaclyn is so knowledgable and straight forward! So, I wanted you to hear her answer. We hope this short episode on a few of the ethical terms helps you make decisions that work for you.

In this episode, Kara interviews Melissa about traveling internationally with your little kids! We talk about hurdles to international travel as a family, strategies, and funny stories.

Y'ALL! We have the coolest wisest guest on the show today! On the show, we talk to Krista Box. Krista is a stylist and advocate with Noonday Collection, one of our favorite brands! In this episode, she tells us about how her family brings adventure into their lives. Specifically, she tells about their annual tradition called "Box Family Wish Day." It is the funnest thing. She also drops tons of grace for us moms on how to handle expectations and rough days. Non-moms, this podcast is for you too! Krista got the idea for "Wish Day" from a group of girlfriends who used to do it all together once a year!