Episode 129: Unpacking The "Textile Recycling" Industry with Jessica
Our surprise circularity miniseries continues! Jessica is many things: a designer, a pattern-maker, an educator, a consultant and a dreamer. She has so much experience in a variety of different areas ...
6 Jun 20222h 12min
Episode 126: A Light Episode About Fashion + Style That's Actually Pretty Deep (featuring Elizabeth Mollo)
In this episode, we will ponder fashion as an art form and personal style as a personal creative expression. This episode is a whole journey!We’ll get started with personal style as a creative express...
8 Mai 20221h 41min
Episode 125: The Rental-sode
"Is clothing rental a sustainable option?" Amanda breaks down the very complicated answer in this episode.Extra Credit Reading"Renting clothing is worse for the planet than just throwing it away, stu...
1 Mai 20221h 27min
Episode 120: Quilt Clothes Must Live, featuring Dani + Lesley
Do you remember that one weekend in late January when everyone was super upset (or possibly super pleased) by a video about "dumb" quilt clothing? Well, today we're going to talk allllllll about it. ...
4 Mar 20222h 23min
Episode 116: Buying New Underwear Instead of Doing Laundry: Meet Rita (part II)
Please DON’T buy new underwear instead of doing laundry. Thanks!Rita of Panty Witch is back to talk about two of the major obstacles that limit access to slow fashion: size and cost. As part of that c...
6 Feb 20221h 49min
Episode 115: We Say "Panty" Like 1000 Times: Meet Rita of Panty Witch (part I)
Rita of Panty Witch joins Amanda to share her experiences as a small business owner and member of the slow fashion community. At one point in the conversation, Rita said, "There are humans behind ever...
30 Jan 20221h 56min
Episode 112: Gift With Purchase + A Whiff of Happy: Working The Beauty Counter with Susan (part 1)
Susan drops by to talk about her experiences managing a Clinique counter at a department store. We'll learn the three words that every beauty counter employee dreads: "Gift With Purchase." We'll also...
9 Jan 20222h 3min
Episode 107: Creating Is Self Care, featuring Kathleen of Republica Unicornia
Kathleen--the owner and yarn wench behind Republica Unicornia--joins us to talk about the therapeutic benefits of crafting, the fight for progress over perfection, and how we can rein in our natural d...
21 Nov 20212h 9min
