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This week, Momo and Evy talk to the brilliant Venetia La Manna about making sustainability a factor in our wardrobe choices, and how the animals are not the only victims of the fashion industry we should be speaking up for. Venetia is a climate activist and sustainability expert, and in this episode she speaks about her journey that began with ethical veganism and evolved to her role as a slow fashion advocate which sees her speaking out passionately against the fast fashion industry, and inspiring people to embrace a lifestyle of consuming less. Also in this episode...

• Venetia shares why she considers that going vegan was ‘one of the best decisions’ she’s ever made.
• Venetia talks about her initial resistance to embracing slow fashion, and we talk about what makes someone ‘ready’ to learn about veganism and sustainability.
• Beyond vegan fashion: why cutting out animal derived fabrics isn’t enough.
• What is fast fashion?
• ‘What we’re forgetting is that when a garment is as cheap as it is, someone somewhere is paying for that.
• The similarities between factory farming and fast fashion factories.
• Are vegan materials made from plastic off the table now?
• We discuss whether or not being a sustainable vegan is a privilege or can it be accessible to all?
• What should you do if you can only afford to shop from fast fashion brands.
• Venetia names some of the worst offenders in the fast fashion industry.
• Are influencers helping or hindering the sustainable fashion movement?
• Venetia shares her non-negotiable morning routine and mindfulness practices that keep her mental and physical health in balance.
• Listener question from Jamie about the inherent frustration of being your friends’ ‘vegan google’

Links:

Follow Venetia on Instagram, Youtube and Twitter!

Check out Venetia’s website.

Listen to Venetia’s podcast, Talking Tastebuds!

Check out Venetia’s recommendations for learning about fast fashion: 

The True Cost, 

Kristen Leo’s Youtube 

Eco-Age

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