Solacene

What do Gregorian chants, arts and crafts, and spoken word have in common? They all inspire fashion in the Solacene. This week we dive into the art movements that shape Solarpunk fashion, and spend some time breaking down the relationship between ecological degradation and human exploitation in the fashion industry.

Book Recommendations:

To Die For by Lucy Siegle

Stitched Up by Tansy Hoskins

Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas

Consumed by Aja Barber

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This week we discover the historic innovations that inspire and contribute to the fashion of the Solacene. Some highlights are biomimicry in design, a look at ancient shoes, and how wedding dresses are solarpunk.

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On this week's episode we design a solarpunk mall that features thrift shops, rotating meal halls, and scarecrow mannequins. For part two we go into our favourite movie costumes and the lessons we can learn from them. Like how we can dress more naturalistically like Elio in Call me By Your Name or how to be more stock like Marco from Porco Rosso.

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"It's a small world after all..."

...but does it have to be? Globalization in fashion is the subject of today's podcast, especially how we can retain local identities and the idea of the 'exotic' in a beautiful sustainable tactile future. We also discuss the various ways degrowth and fashion might converge, and a very special garment of the week which Alicia terms "the most important piece of clothing she never wore."

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This episode sees us discuss the fashion magazine: part tabloidy obsolete relic, part glossy irl Pinterest. How could these exist in a future that is beautiful, sustainable, and tactile?

We also rank sports uniforms by their Solacene-ness.

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Advertising has a bad wrap (rightfully so). This week on Solacene, we imagine a way advertising in the fashion industry can be more transparent, less intrusive, and as beautiful as a work of art. Listen to hear the advertising traps we have fallen into and tips on how to avoid them for yourself.

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This week we take a trip to the future, where fashion isn't killing the planet. I know what you may be thinking, everyone is wearing greige shapeless clothes. Believe it or not, this doesn't have to be the case! Listen to learn about designers like Jesse Lee, Ganit Goldstein and Christy Dawn who are paving the way towards exciting sustainable fashion.

The second half of the episode is an ode to athletic wear and how to workout without draping yourself in microplastics.

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Does the ideal world feature microplastics? What about wearable seaweed? Listen to find out!

Check out the zines or buy some beautiful sustainable tactile handmade Solacene TULIP SHORTS here: https://www.solacene.org

Clothes(being close to us) play a key role in the presentation of personas and the manifestation of individual identities. Do the clothes maketh the man, or does the man maketh the clothes? Listeneth to this week's episode to hear us ponder such questions, as well as discuss DYES and all our favorite Solaceney colors of clothes.

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As we jump into a semester of talks about beautiful, sustainable, tactile fashion, a sort of glossary is necessary; cue the ABC's episode. This week we define and discuss the words necessary to engage with the world of sustainable fashion. Some more frivolous, while others historical, these 26 words will introduce new and revitalize old topics to those who listen.

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