Episode 18: Copycats (how fast fashion knocks itself off every day)
This is part one of a three part series with our friend Dani from Picnic. Before she started her own slow fashion brand, she designed sweaters (knitwear) for several fast fashion brands. We already k...
20 Sep 20201h 20min
Episode 14: Leisure Suits, Chemistry, and Hemp: Let's talk about fabric
We know that cotton is natural and polyester is synthetic, but what about all of the other names we see on the labels inside our clothing? What is rayon? How does that relate to Cupro and Tencel? It...
7 Sep 20201h 44min
Episode 11: Blue Butts, Blue Legs, and Blue Office Chairs: Denim Part I
We dive into the HIGHLY problematic world of the denim industry, with special guest and mega denim expert Michelle. "Am I profiting off of someone else's misery?" Michelle said this during our convers...
23 Aug 20201h 24min
Episode 8: A Conveyor Belt Pooping Out Clothing (Even more tales of excess inventory)
Brands like Burberry and H+M have come under fire (pun intended) in the past few years for incinerating millions and millions of dollars in unsold inventory. In fact, this practice of destroying prod...
9 Aug 20201h 41min
Episode 7: TEN THOUSAND STRAW FEDORAS! (tales of excess inventory)
Every year 15 billion garments head to the landfill pre-consumer. These are garments that either never made it to the store or were marked down aggressively and still did not sell. H+M made headlines...
5 Aug 20201h 23min
Episode 3: Cheap, Fast, or Good (You can only pick two)
WTF is Production? That's a job? Learn all about the essential role that Production plays in the world of fashion, with our special guest, production expert Amy. We will talk about the design process,...
22 Juli 20201h 42min
Episode 2: Tiny Satin Ribbon Bows, or Somehow We Talked About Walmart Twice
It's the thrilling sequel to episode 1! Janine is back to discuss margin--it's a really big deal in the world of making and buying stuff. We will also talk about why sustainable/ethical clothing *sh...
15 Juli 20201h 41min
Episode 1: Romper Drama and Useless Safety Pins, or It's a Cents Game
Welcome to our very first episode! Janine joins us from San Francisco via the magic of technology. Her extensive career in merchandise planning at both large retailers and smaller startups makes her ...
12 Juli 20201h 13min
