Sustainability Changemakers in Fashion by Denim Privé

This episode does a deep dive into the history of laundering in the textile and garment industry and how Tonello has changed and remained the same since its inception in the ’80s. We cover details about how exactly innovation and advancement in the machines involved in washing, dying, and finishing can play a part in the drive toward a more sustainable future.

Follow Tonello here: https://www.instagram.com/tonellosrl/

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In this episode we speak to Anna Weber, a denim designer and artist based in Germany. She tells us about the circularity and the ethos behind working with denim in a new way. It is a celebration of the passion she’s encountered in the denim and sustainability communities.

Follow Anna and her work here: https://www.instagram.com/artworksxdenim/

Diogo Aguiar is the founder of Minority Denim, a brand that went from wash and dye developer to producer. Located in the north of Portugal, they are known for producing an all-natural, chemical-free dye called Biotint. Taking what would otherwise be waste and turning it into dye, Diogo Aguiar talks about the production process, the next phase of sustainable fashion, and the importance of changing the way things are done.

Socials:

https://www.instagram.com/minoritydenim/

Website:

https://minoritydenim.com/

Justine Aldersey-Williams founded the Northern England Fibreshed to create a more regenerative system for textile production. We talk about the Homegrown Homespun project and how she is growing, weaving, and essentially making a pair of jeans from beginning to end in a no-short-cuts kind of way.

Follow her:

https://www.instagram.com/thewilddyery/

Visit her website:

https://naturalfabricdyeing.com/

Ghana is often referred to as the gateway to Africa and is home to the biggest second-hand market in West Africa. In this episode, we talk with Amma Aburam about the history that created this culture and how the immediacy of dealing with this waste has created sustainable solutions that everyone should be listening to.

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https://www.instagram.com/styleand.sustain/

https://www.styleandsustain.com/

In this episode, Amma Aburam talks about how she went from a fast fashion addict to a fashion and sustainability blogger. She is now being activated to turn her words into action as she tries to make the conversation less about her and more about the solutions to waste.

Connect here:

https://www.instagram.com/styleand.sustain/

https://www.styleandsustain.com/

In this episode we chat with Denim Designer and Trend Forecaster Shannon Reddy from Denim Dudes. She gives us insight into how future forecasting is actually done with a longer range of scope than what consumers see as a seasonal focus. And how overconsumption is being tackled by the bringing together of sustainability and trend forecasting.

Follow Denim Dudes on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/denimdudes/

Check out their website: https://denimdudes.co/

Join us in this episode as we sit down with Juliane Nowakowski, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility at Tom Tailor. She shares her remarkable journey of spearheading structural sustainable change within a major company that initially lacked a sustainability infrastructure.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomtailor_official/

Niki Tsukamoto is an artist and long-time student and artist of Indigo. Going back to her time spent in Japan and her knowledge of the medicinal properties of dyeing, Niki shows the meaning and art behind her work.

Follow her on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/lookoutandwonderland/

In this episode, we get to chat with Arsal Kassim from Denim Privé to see how decisions get made about a company’s sustainable and creative direction.