Unreal Times

Joined by Simon Lock from ORDRE Virtual Showroom we learn about all the ways in which he and his team are reinventing the business of fashion. New technologies drive change, and the digital revolution is well and truly upon us, so it’s time to embrace it.

PJ Smith, Director of Fashion Policy at the Humane Society joins us this episode. PJ does so much for animal welfare in fashion. We celebrate his successes, and discuss the importance surrounding education and relationship building when it comes to pushing towards a cruelty-free future in fashion and his role within these complexities. 

Worldwide, we are all feeling the impact from Covid-19, on our businesses, lives and future. It's Important to remember that in times like these, positivity and optimism are what can help get us through. Chatting with Hillary France from Brand Assembly, we hear her take on getting through this trying time together, all while staying apart.

This episode we had the pleasure to speak with Nina Paley, an an American cartoonist, animator and free culture activist. We discuss women's empowerment, the complicated nature of the copyright industry and the liberation that free culture can bring.

Talking all things Australian small business, vegan fashion and conscious consumption, this episode we are joined by the incredible Cathryn Wills from the vegan brand, Sans Beast. Hear her take on what current world events could mean for fashion and how brands like ours can help inspire change.

In this episode, we are joined by Dan O'Connell from BrandLab, the innovative company streamlining wholesale fashion buying by digitising it. Can you imagine a world where fashion’s future is virtual? Well, it’s closer than you might think.

On this episode of Unreal Times we are joined by Emily Rice from PETA to chat about the complicated relationship between man and animal. Covid-19 is inextricably linked to animals, so we ask ourselves, after all this is over, can we go back to normal? Or was normal the problem?

In the premier episode, host Neomi Amit is joined by Unreal Fur's Managing Director Amir Shani to discuss why the Australian faux-fur brand has decided to launch this topically charged podcast and to shed some light on the company's current situation during the confusing time that is the Covid-19 era.