Talking Pretty

Award-winning filmmaker and animal rights activist Rebecca Cappelli speaks to us about the use of leather and animal skins in the fashion industry, and beyond. She shares her experiences from producing the documentary Slay, her learnings, her personal journey and activism. Together, we break down the most pertinent question of all: Should We Be Buying Leather?

In this episode of Talking Pretty, Dr Jaishree Sharad, celebrity dermatologist, Medical Director of Skinfiniti Aesthetic & Laser Clinic, Mumbai, and author of Skin Talks, Skin Rules and The Skin Answer Book, talks to us about the ways in which our clothes, fashion influencing and trends may be hurting us, and the people who make our clothes. Plus, she spills some valuable skincare tips!

In this episode, Prerna Singh Butalia sits down with Wamika Shekhawat, founder of Aulive, which makes accessories with a variety of vegan leathers, to talk about the various issues surrounding leather, and how the various vegan leathers fit into the scheme of things. This episode is presented as part of Slow Fashion India's Know Your Leather campaign.

Wondering where to start your sustainable fashion journey? Or how to take it forward? Jugal Mody reads the tarot deck to find out what’s in store for your zodiac and help you figure your fashion agenda.

How often do you wear your clothes? How can you extend the lives of your clothes? Can you give them a new lease of life? How much do you know about the clothes you wear? About the people who made your clothes?

Prerna speaks to Shruti Singh, the country head of Fashion Revolution India, about breaking trends, glorifying mending, choosing preloved and the intersection of fashion, planet and humanity.

When was the last time you received a gift you really loved?

What do you do with gifts you don't like?

Could your gifts be hurting the planet? 

Prerna and Navmalika share their gifting stories, while talking about the culture of gifting—what's great about it, what's not so great about it. And, of course, how we can make it all prettier for the planet, for people and for ourselves, by breaking certain social constructs. 

What is slow fashion?

Who is an activist?

What is the power of campaigns?

Is it possible to go from fast fashion junkie to a slow fashion practitioner?

Prerna speaks to Puja Misra (@puja_nvogue on Instagram), Global Community Lead for the Slow Fashion Movement and a Remake ambassador, on all this and more."

What does fashion mean to each of us? And what is the impact of our wardrobe choices on planet and people? Do our clothes have stories to tell? In the third episode of Talking Pretty, Prerna sits with Reejh Birring, a teacher, and Siddharth Singh, an athlete, to not only discuss their individual fashion choices and what sustainability means for them but also to bring focus to various aspects in our daily life that we forget to question. Watch out for this one, its fun yet enthralling!

In this episode, Prerna speaks to Dipna Daryanani, Co-founder of Love The World Today, about all things kidswear, LTWT’S journey, sustainability, challenges and misconceptions surrounding Handlooms and kidswear, and responsible buying for kidswear.

In this introductory episode, Prerna and Malika get down to a discussion about how and why PAYP came to be, their personal journeys and the reason why this podcast is such an important step for us.